Why do we lose the "superior" ability to perceive large objects' motion during development?

Experiments help answer significant questions about how leaders are perceived by followers and observers when they show humility

In a new study from the University of Sussex, people felt thinner and lighter when they experienced the scent of a lemon

Many explanations for Weber's Law have been proposed through the years

A new study from Chuo University suggests that five- to eight-month-old babies show face-specific brain activity in response to yawning

The discovery of a rapid pain-signaling system challenges our current understanding of pain

Study shows how healthy people can sometimes misattribute touch to the wrong side of their body, or even to a completely wrong part of the body

The practice of altering foods genetically, through the introduction of a gene from a different organism, has courted controversy from the get-go

A computer scientist at the University of Göttingen develops automated process for finding out the effectiveness of virtual reality technology

In a survey, people who had no trouble believing that machines can outperform humans were more likely to accept the presence of driverless cars on the highway