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In Visual Searches, Computer Is No Match for the Human Brain
July 17, 2012 — You're headed out the door and you realize you don't have your car keys. After a few minutes of rifling through pockets, checking the seat cushions and scanning the coffee table, you find the ... > full story -
Why Does the Week Before Your Vacation Seem Longer When You're Going Far Away?
July 17, 2012 — Consumer decision-making is affected by the relationship between time and spatial distance, according to a new ... > full story -
Selling on eBay? Get Higher Bids With a Red Background
July 17, 2012 — The color red influences consumers to become more aggressive in online auctions and affects how much they are willing to pay for products as varied as video game consoles and Florida vacation ... > full story -
Infants' Recognition of Speech More Sophisticated Than Previously Known
July 17, 2012 — The ability of infants to recognize speech is more sophisticated than previously known, researchers have found. Their study showed that infants, as early as nine months old, could make distinctions ... > full story -
Controlling Your Computer With Your Eyes
July 12, 2012 — Millions of people suffering from multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s, muscular dystrophy, spinal cord injuries or amputees could soon interact with their computers and surroundings using just ... > full story -
Why Hypertension Increases Damage to Eyes of Diabetic Patients
July 12, 2012 — Hypertension frequently coexists in patients with diabetes. A new study shows why the co-morbid conditions can result in impaired ... > full story -
Early-Life Exposure to PCE, Chemical in Drinking Water, May Affect Vision, Study Finds
July 11, 2012 — Prenatal and early childhood exposure to the chemical solvent tetrachloroethylene found in drinking water may be associated with long-term visual impairments, particularly in the area of color ... > full story -
Deaf Brain Processes Touch Differently: Lacking Sound Input, the Primary Auditory Cortex 'Feels' Touch
July 10, 2012 — People who are born deaf process the sense of touch differently than people who are born with normal hearing, according to new research. The finding reveals how the early loss of a sense -- in this ... > full story -
The Magnetic Sense: Why Powerlines Confuse the Internal Compass of Migrating Birds
July 10, 2012 — Migratory birds and fish use the Earth's magnetic field to find their way. Researchers have now identified cells with internal compass needles for the perception of the field – and can explain ... > full story -
Training Improves Recognition of Quickly Presented Objects
July 9, 2012 — "Attentional blink" is the term psychologists use to describe our inability to recognize a second important object if we see it less than half a second after a first one. It always seemed impossible ... > full story
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