(Phys.org)—Researchers at the University of Illinois in Chicago have developed a special set of body modules that provide wearers with extra-sensory perception as to who or what is nearby. The design could help the blind ...
By measuring brain signals, a neuroscience research group at the University of Tübingen has demonstrated for the first time that corvid songbirds possess subjective experiences. Simultaneously recording behavior and brain ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 25, 2020
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Food's texture affects whether it is eaten, liked or rejected, according to Penn State researchers, who say some people are better at detecting even minor differences in consistency because their tongues can perceive particle ...
Other
Jun 13, 2019
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Experiments show that too much of a form of vitamin B3—nicotinamide—that is produced naturally inside of cells can lead to cell death in certain sensory cells and cause behavioral changes in the worm, Caenorhabditis elegans. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 12, 2016
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Fungi can sense environmental signals and react accordingly, changing their development, direction of growth, and metabolism. Sensory perception lies at the heart of adaptation to changing conditions, and helps fungi to improve ...
Biotechnology
May 26, 2016
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Sex may in fact be one of the secrets to good health, youth and a longer life – at least for fruit flies – suggests a new University of Michigan study that appears in the journal Science.
Plants & Animals
Nov 28, 2013
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When a mouse smells a cat, it instinctively avoids the feline or risks becoming dinner. How? A Northwestern University study involving olfactory receptors, which underlie the sense of smell, provides evidence that a single ...
Biotechnology
Apr 29, 2013
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A new information-theoretical model of human sensory perception and memory sheds light on some peculiarities of the nervous system.
Mathematics
Oct 5, 2012
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A discovery in fruit flies may be able to tell us more about how animals, including humans, sense potentially dangerous discomforts.
Biotechnology
Dec 15, 2011
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Since the dawn of the electronic age, it has never been easier for researchers to engage with the general public—gaining access to precious resources otherwise unavailable.
General Physics
May 13, 2021
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