From as far back as we can remember, most of us have likely been under the impression we have five senses (and maybe a ...

Scientists are studying the “sixth sense” that humans have after the NIH grants $14.2 million in funding Humans interact with ...

Farb is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Toronto, where he directs the Regulatory and Affective Dynamics laboratory and the Psychedelics Studies Research Program. Segal is ...

My long-term collaborator, professor Charles Spence from the Crossmodal Laboratory in Oxford, told me his neuroscience colleagues believe there are anywhere between 22 and 33 senses.

Modern cognitive neuroscience is challenging our understanding of sensory perception: instead of five, we might have to count up to 33 different senses,' a study says.

Billions of years of evolution have supplied humans with five senses: sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing. A new study analyzing memory engrams—networks of neurons across brain regions that work ...

Humans perceive and navigate the world around us with the help of our five senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. And while scientists have long known that these different senses activate ...

We perceive the world through our five senses—our eyes, ears, skin, nose, and mouth are all receptors. Everything that comes into the brain enters through one of these doors. Because most of us take ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Walking through a park, you stumble upon a lilac bush. You take in its vibrant purple color, touch its velvety petals and breathe in its fragrant scent. You hear a bee flying nearby before it drinks ...

To notice more is to appreciate more, and so Gretchen Rubin set out to become an artisan of everyday experience, exploring the tweaks that can create enduring joy, and devising habits, some ...