perception
Sound Can Enhance Sight, But Only If You Can Read Music
Listening to music enhances the ability to discriminate between conflicting information from the left and right eyes, but only if the person can read musical scores.
Skin-Brain Communication Requires Reverberations
An optogenetic study in mice shows that sensing textures requires a two-stage brain circuit.
Why Some People Hear Color & Taste Sounds
Synesthesia could be caused by unusually strong connections between different brain areas, scientists say.
Symmetry Makes You Switch Off
Symmetrical images could trick the brain into underestimating differences, study says.
Blue Is The Warmer Color
A study shows that blue objects are more likely to be judged as warm than red objects, defying intuitive expectations.
