Perception/Awareness

Why do some people learn music more quickly than others? Intelligence could play a role, according to a Michigan State University study that investigated the early stages of learning to play piano. Published in the journal…

International Society for Autism Research policy brief grant will fund International Meeting in Philadelphia in 2020 Although the last two decades have seen an increase in awareness and the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder, policy…

Elite videogamers under as much stress as top-flight footballers and rugby playersCredit: ESL/University of Chichester Esports athletes playing in top-level competitions face similar stress levels as football and rugby stars University…

Children who are born preterm or at very low birth weight have similar temperament difficulties as children who were institutionally deprived early in life Researchers have found that a child's temperament is sensitive to…

A new study by UNC researchers finds that using a polygenic risk score (PRS) based on data from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) improves psychosis risk prediction in persons meeting clinical high-risk criteriaCredit: UNC School of…

A handful of left-handed women have excellent senses of smell, despite lacking olfactory bulbsCredit: Weizmann Institute of Science Is a pair of brain structures called the olfactory bulbs, which are said to encode our sense of smell,…

Research study reveals how to alter memories to protect consumers In today's fast-paced digital age, information can become outdated rapidly and people must constantly update their memories. But changing our previous understanding of the…

Despite nationalist messaging, India's Muslim kids no less likely to feel Indian With a multi-faith population of some 1.3 billion, India claims to be the world's largest secular democracy. But when it comes to the question of who is a…

USC computer scientists and psychologists teamed up to investigate how music affects how you act, feel and thinkCredit: USC Viterbi School of Engineering In a new paper, a team of USC computer scientists and psychologists teamed up to…

Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science Our brains are so primed to recognize faces - or to tell people apart - that we rarely even stop to think about it, but what happens in the brain when it engages in such recognition is still far from…