Five Observations May Be Enough to Build Usable Category Ratings
A simulation study and two human experiments found that category ratings formed from as few as five or ten observations ...
Tag: psychophysics
Space–time interference in action
A virtual reality study shows that spatial and temporal judgments interfere with each other not only in perception but also ...
Inhibiting Irrelevant Information Eases the Cost of Switching Tasks
A task-switching study finds that stronger inhibition of task-irrelevant information significantly reduces switch costs.
Silence After Sound Shrinks Perceived Visual Time, Study Finds
A brief silent interval after sound offset makes subsequent visual stimuli appear shorter in duration without reducing temporal discrimination precision.
Joint Rushing Speeds the Beat but Leaves Timing Precision Mostly Intact
Pooling 110 participants from three finger-tapping experiments, a new study finds that joint rushing dramatically degrades timing accuracy in a ...
When a Stranger’s Gaze Decides Which Gap Looks Wider
A new study finds that identical gaps formed by avatars are judged differently depending on task context, with a central ...
Fear of a Virtual Spider Dulls the Sense of Touch While You Move
A virtual reality study shows that avoiding a threatening spider suppresses the sense of touch on the moving hand more ...
Brief Multisensory Training Reshapes Audiovisual Timing in Autistic Youth, but Speech Gains Remain Elusive
A brief multisensory timing training narrowed the temporal binding window in autistic children and adolescents for about a week, but ...
How Long Does the Brain Take to See One Object? A Clockwise Search Trick Finally Measures It
Researchers at the University of Bremen have validated a visual-search method in which the target's position in a clockwise array ...
Up Is Not Down: Head Movements Pull Attention in Opposite Directions Depending on Axis
New experiments show that attention follows vertically tilting heads but moves opposite to horizontally turning heads, revealing a dimensional asymmetry ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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