Sensory Perception News

• Alcoholism
  Addiction
  Psychology
  Neuroscience
  Birth Defects
  Brain Tumor
   

  Brain's Response to Sweets May Indicate Risk for Development of Alcoholism

  July 10, 2013 — Several human and animal studies have shown a relationship between a preference for highly sweet tastes and alcohol use disorders. Furthermore, the brain mechanisms of sweet-taste responses may share ... > full story
• Evolutionary Biology
  Mammals
  Wild Animals
  New Species
  Zoology
  Extreme Survival
   

  Bat That Sings Like a Bird Is Highly Tuned to Social Circumstance

  July 10, 2013 — New research shows that Brazilian free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) vary the way elements are combined in their songs (i.e. syntax) in response to different social contexts, which is ... > full story
• Child Development
  Child Psychology
  Children's Health
  Neuroscience
  Nervous System
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Breakthrough Study Reveals Biological Basis for Sensory Processing Disorders in Kids

  July 9, 2013 — In a groundbreaking new study, researchers have found that children affected with sensory processing disorders have quantifiable differences in brain structure, showing a biological basis for the ... > full story
• Eye Care
  Medical Devices
  Perception
  Medical Imaging
  Medical Technology
  Alternative Medicine
   
  

  How Well Can You See With Your Ears? Device Offers New Alternative to Blind People

  July 8, 2013 — A device that trains the brain to turn sounds into images could be used as an alternative to invasive treatment for blind and partially-sighted people, researchers have ... > full story
• Robotics
  Robotics Research
  Artificial Intelligence
  Engineering
  Psychology
  Social Psychology
   
  

  Robot Mom Would Beat Robot Butler in Popularity Contest

  July 8, 2013 — If you tickle a robot, it may not laugh, but you may still consider it humanlike -- depending on its role in your life, reports an international group of ... > full story
• Insects (including Butterflies)
  Zoology
  New Species
  Mating and Breeding
  Wild Animals
  Animals
   
  

  Moths Talk About Sex in Many Ways

  July 8, 2013 — Originally moths developed ears so that they could hear their worst enemy, the bat, but now moths also use their ears to communicate about sex in a great number of different ... > full story
• Intelligence
  Brain Injury
  Neuroscience
  Perception
  Language Acquisition
  Disorders and Syndromes
   
  

  Brain and Eye Combined Monitoring Breakthrough Could Lead to Fewer Road Accidents

  July 8, 2013 — Latest advances in capturing data on brain activity and eye movement are being combined to open up a host of 'mindreading' possibilities for the future. These include the potential development of a ... > full story
• Fish
  Fisheries
  Wild Animals
  Marine Biology
  Zoology
  Sea Life
   
  

  It Smells Fishy: Copper Prevents Fish from Avoiding Danger

  July 5, 2013 — Fish fail to detect danger in copper-polluted water. A new study shows that fish cannot smell a danger odor signal emitted by other fish in waters contaminated with ... > full story
• Sea Life
  Marine Biology
  Evolutionary Biology
  Coral Reefs
  Biology
  Developmental Biology
   
  

  Seeing Sea Stars: The Missing Link in Eye Evolution?

  July 5, 2013 — A study has shown for the first time that sea stars (also known as starfish) use primitive eyes at the tip of their arms to visually navigate their environment. New research has shown that sea star ... > full story
• Insomnia
  Sleep Disorder Research
  Insomnia Research
  Brain Tumor
  Nervous System
  Sleep Disorders
   
  

  New Clue to Cause of Human Narcolepsy

  July 3, 2013 — Researchers have found that an excess number of brain cells that produce the chemical histamine may cause the loss of other cells that produce hypocretin, the neuropeptide that keeps us awake, ... > full story

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