Neuroscientists have discovered how the brain distinguishes between visual motion occurring in the external world from that caused by the observer moving through it. Known as the 'motion-source ...

For example, a neuron in the prefrontal cortex may only fire in response to a green traffic light when there is a car blocking the crosswalk. A unified understanding of how brain cells in the ...

Sensory systems include the parts of the nervous system responsible for processing sensory information, including the visual system, auditory system, olfactory system, somatosensory system ...

The purpose of this study was to examine the available literature on the impact of sensory interventions on the quality of ... on the settings where the studies were conducted. For example, the WHO’s ...

The world certainly looks different through the eyes of a young child; enormous, intriguing, and somewhat overwhelming, and it has long been believed that what we encounter as children shapes our ...

Scientists also classify neurons into four groups based on structural differences: Sensory neurons help you to explore and interpret the world safely. Pain is an example of an important sensory neuron ...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to cement his legacy in the Middle East were well underway even before he reclaimed the White House. “There’s just no way that President Trump isn’t going to be ...