How the brain senses touch, pain, and temperature
Every Time We Touch
What happens when people are missing important parts of the brain?
Absolutely nothing, some studies suggest
The World in Color
How do our brains perceive color, and why do some people and animals see color differently?
The protein that makes you feel pain
Different conditions uncover how one protein is important in controlling pain
Parched
The neuroscience of thirst
The Voice Within
How can brain-computer interfaces be used to restore speech?
Neuroethology: The wild side of neuroscience
What do bats, zebra finches, electric fish and honeybees have in common? They are all species that are studied in neuroethology!
The scent of memory
Smells can trigger powerful emotional memories
Manipulating Memories
As we learn more about how memories are formed and stored in the brain, researchers are now discovering the many ways in which memories can be altered on a neuronal level.
Your Brain With A Migraine
Migraines are much more than just headaches, so what exactly is going on in the brain to cause them?
Unconscious Vision
How our brains can “see” after blindness
Wired to Respond
How the brain coordinates instinctive responses to our environment
Sensory Overload
Can the way we touch affect the way we feel?
Putting the “high” in runner’s high
What do exercise and marijuana have in common?
Déjà vu? I’ve seen that before.
What’s up with the brain creating a false sense of familiarity?
It’s getting hot in here: How your brain knows when you need to cool off
When temperatures soar, how does our brain help us keep cool?
Brain-Computer Interfaces
Forget the mind-body connection, what about the mind-computer connection?
Ghost Sensations
How is it possible to feel something that is no longer there?
Tasting With Your Brain
We’ve known for decades that the tongue is involved in taste perception, but could the brain actually be playing a more important role?
A face is worth…205 neurons?
The ability to accurately recognize faces is crucial for success in our increasingly social societies. But how do our brains do this? A recent study suggests it may be simpler than we thought.
Synesthesia: A Tale of Two Senses
What exactly is synesthesia? And what happens in the brain that allows certain people to visualize sounds, or taste words? New research suggests communication is key.
