Throughout their everyday life, most people engage in many activities that require varying degrees of attention. As they take ...

Beijing Normal University-led researchers have identified specific high-order thalamic nuclei that drive human conscious ...

Sensory systems are composed of receptors that sense the sensory stimuli, brain areas involved in sensory perception and neural pathways that connect them.

A new study using intracranial recordings in humans reveals that the thalamus, particularly its higher-order regions, plays a ...

The CIA claimed to have confirmed the existence of the Ark of the Covenant by way of remote viewing — aka extra sensory perception or ESP — alleging the mysterious and sacred object is guarded ...

We all need someone in the room who will speak up for us, especially when we are not there, but to also speak for us when we ...

Apr. 7, 2025 — Body signals such as heartbeat and breathing accompany us constantly, often unnoticed as background noise of our perception. Even in the earliest years of life, these signals are ...

Scientists created a model of the human pain pathway in a dish by connecting four separate brain organoids. The feat should help them understand sensory disorders like those affecting pain perception.

Designing effective, wearable multisensory haptic devices requires a deep understanding of human touch perception, and the research team identified several key challenges in the field today. One of ...