Our body is a mystery, especially when it comes to certain phenomena. One of the most puzzling is that sensation when the hair stands on end and you feel a kind of shiver. This is ...

AI can help humans reach their cognitive “flow state,” says author Mithu Storoni, by balancing challenge and ability.

The brain does not need its sophisticated cortex to interpret the visual world. A new study published in PLOS Biology ...

An international team of researchers, including scientists from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, has uncovered a ...

The first biologically inspired computer model, comprising multiple multisensory correlation detectors, can integrate spatially and temporally congruent audiovisual information in a similar way to ...

Optimal cue integration, Bayesian Causal Inference, spatial orienting, speech illusions and other key phenomena in audiovisual perception naturally emerge from the collective behavior of a population ...

Chronic stress is on the rise—the result of an evolutionary mismatch that our bodies and brains, adapted over hundreds of thousands of years to hunter-gatherer conditions, are experiencing in ...

Scientists are exploring shiitake mushrooms for advanced computing. These fungi can act as bioelectronic components, mimicking brain functions. This o ...

Living with chronic pain on a daily basis impacts not only the body but also the mind and emotions. This is the reality for ...

People with hyperhidrosis are at greater risk of dehydration due to the amount of fluid a person loses when they sweat – up ...

This thirst for knowledge is a cornerstone of intelligence. The study found that those with a curious nature are more likely ...