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Does Concentration Blunt Our Sense of Smell?
A study indicates that when we’re distracted by something visual, we can actually miss an unrelated smell.
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Myth: We Are In Touch With Reality
Students learn that what they view as “real” is but one version of reality, which can vary radically from the experience of other people.
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How Humans Move With the Crowd
This field of study, Warren says, converged on the conclusion that complex group movements in humans and animals seem to follow three simple rules.
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August and September 2018 NSF Grant Submission Deadlines
Psychological scientists looking to apply for funding from the US National Science Foundation (NSF) may be interested in the following August and September deadlines: Perception, Action & Cognition (PAC): August 1, 2018 The PAC program
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Imagining an Object Can Change How We Hear Sounds Later
Research shows that you don’t need to see an actual object to experience the “ventriloquist illusion” and its aftereffect. Simply imagining the object produces the same illusory results.
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The Emotions We Feel May Shape What We See
Findings from two experiments suggest that our emotional state in a given moment may influence how we perceive visual stimuli.
