Why this cinematic sound trick makes your brain tingle and your skin crawl
Neuroscientists and sound designers explain the auditory illusion that makes listeners feel like they’re flying or sinking.
Neuroscientists and sound designers explain the auditory illusion that makes listeners feel like they’re flying or sinking.
To have long-term memories, dogs and cats must have short-term ones. But how do they process daily or past experiences, and what does it look like when they recall them?
Woodpecker brains lack helmet-like protection, but they don’t seem to get concussions and brain damage.
Smells and memory are tightly linked, and you can use that to your advantage. Use these tips to get scent associations to help you form new habits.
Do animals feel pain? In his new book ‘An Immense World,’ Ed Yong takes a deeper look at this sensory question.
Some octopus moms self harm, eat their own body parts, and even die after laying eggs. Does the mental breakdown happen because of stress? Or hormones? We now have a clue.
Read an excerpt from the new book Wired for Love by neuroscientist Stephanie Cacioppo.
Archaeologists like Barbara Huber are trying to recreate the ancient smells from artifacts of ancient Egypt and Tayma, and build a ‘scent library’ for museum visitors to enjoy.
The mobile game Sea Hero Quest attracted millions of players from around the world. Now it’s helping neuroscientists and Alzheimer’s researchers break down our navigational skills by different demographics.
For the first time, doctors measured detailed brain activity in the moments before and after a patient’s heart stopped.