Optical illusions aren’t just fun internet puzzles—they’re windows into how our brains construct reality. New research shows ...

Every day, various types of sensory information fromthe external environment are transferred to the brainthrough different modalities and then processed to generate a series of coping behaviors. Among ...

Imagine arriving at a busy location with people moving around and a multitude of visual and other sensory cues vying for your attention. How does the brain integrate such floods of sensory information ...

The human brain can learn through experience to filter out disturbing and distracting stimuli—such as a glaring roadside billboard or a flashing banner on the internet. Scientists at Leipzig ...

A brain that develops in the deprivation of one sense reorganizes itself in surprising ways, revealing remarkable ...

Sounds can alter the way the brain interprets what it sees. This is the key finding of a new study by SISSA researchers in Trieste, published in PLOS Computational Biology. The research shows that, ...

Does the deaf brain "see" with its ears? New research shows the auditory cortex maps visual space through selective ...

In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers investigated the dynamic visual-somatosensory cortical interactions in human infants. Prior studies have shown that infants are sensitive ...

Mark Lescroart, an assistant professor at the University of Nevada, Reno, was recognized with a prestigious CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Lescroart works in the Department ...