Sensory overload is often about uncertainty and how long the brain has to stay engaged—especially in autism and ADHD.

When a baby smiles at you, it's almost impossible not to smile back. This spontaneous reaction to a facial expression is part ...

A new brain device from Northwestern University is asking a daring question: what if information could reach your brain ...

An optical illusion is a type of puzzle where the viewer perceives the image differently, but the answer is hidden in the same images. These illusions come in a variety of types, such as puzzles, word ...

Hallucinations are more common than we think, and they may be an underlying mechanism for how our brains experience the world. One scientist calls them “everyday hallucinations” to describe ...

Leeds Beckett University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. A few years ago I climbed over a gate and found myself gazing down at a valley. After I’d been walking for a few minutes, ...

“Illusions are fun, but they are also a gateway to perception,” says Hyeyoung Shin, assistant professor of neuroscience at Seoul National University. Shin is the first author of a new study in Nature ...

Scientists cannot say for certain, but new research suggests that different people’s brains respond similarly when looking at a particular hue. By Kenneth Chang After decades of brain research, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — In the latest episode of Orange and Brown Talk, the hosts dive into one of the most contentious topics surrounding the Cleveland Browns: why the coaching staff isn’t accelerating ...

Most leadership development fails because it discounts perception. While executives perfect their skills in boardrooms, their influence evaporates in daily interactions, killed by a perception gap ...