Sensation and Perception Archives

image of a computer smiling saying "hi my name is ChatGPT and I am a text-based AI model"

Carolyn Amir July 27, 2023July 26, 2023 AI, Artifical Intelligence, ChatGPT, Large Language Model, LLM, neural network

Does ChatGPT think like a human?

By Carolyn Amir ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI) platform designed to interface with humans, is the ultimate search engine and virtual conversation partner. The AI can improve your computer code,… Read More

Brain Basics Sensation and Perception

Ayushe Sharma May 30, 2023May 20, 2023 Anosmia, AON, Glomerulus, Hippocampus, Olfactory Bulb, Olfactory Cortex, Olfactory Neurons, olfactory nucleus, Olfactory system, piriform cortex, Smell, Thalamus

How the Olfactory System Makes You Run Toward Pumpkin Spice Lattes, and Away From Rotting Flesh

By Ayushe Sharma and Brandon Mitchell As you walk down the street towards your favorite coffee shop, you experience countless odors. Trash. Stale fries. Wet dogs. Floral perfumes. Overbearing colognes.… Read More

Sensation and Perception

Anastasiia Gryshyna January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 Antibodies, Chronic Pain, Hyperalgesia, Hypersensitivity, Injury, LTP, nanoparticles, nanotechnology, Nociception, Pain, Perception

The Mystery of Chronic Pain: When your body goes past the “Ouch!”

By Anastasiia Gryshyna Have you ever wondered why some of us have chronic pain while others do not? Most of us have experienced the awful sensation when you burn your… Read More

Big Ideas Neuro SciFi Neuroscience Technologies Philosophy Sensation and Perception

John Zhou January 10, 2023January 10, 2023 Brain-computer interface, decoder, Technology, virtual reality

A Full Dive

An essay by John Zhou On an overcast afternoon in November, 2022, a teenage boy pages through a glossy video game manual in his bedroom in the Saitama prefecture of… Read More

Learning and Memory Neuroscience Technologies Sensation and Perception

Jasreen Singh December 6, 2022December 15, 2022 Alpha waves, Binaural beats, brain waves, EEG rhythms, entrainment, Gamma waves, Perception, phase synchronization

Binaural Beats for Behavior Modulation and Brainwave Entrainment

By Jasreen Singh What are binaural beats? Have you ever heard something that wasn’t actually there? Perhaps you were listening to an auditory illusion known as binaural beats. A binaural… Read More

Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Sensation and Perception

Lauren Wagner August 18, 2022December 30, 2022 Asperger, Autism, Intelligence, Kanner, neurodivergent, overstimulation, Psychiatry, scientific discovery, Sensory, symptoms

A Tale of Two Autisms

By Lauren Wagner The Neuroscience of Autism, edited by Rajesh Kana, is the most recently published textbook on the history, characterization, and neuroscience of autism spectrum disorder. Lauren Wagner walks… Read More

Big Ideas Sensation and Perception

Vincent A Medina July 28, 2022October 17, 2022 Animal model, association, Classical Conditioning, multisensory integration, Physchology, Sensation

Evolution and Multisensory Integration

By Vincent A Medina Vision, hearing, smell, taste and touch. When combined, these form a single coherent perception of the world around us. The combination of senses for this purpose… Read More

Big Ideas Brain Basics Neuroscience Art Sensation and Perception

James Cole June 21, 2022June 21, 2022 aesthetic, audience, Awareness, Emotion, literary, neuroaesthetics, Perception, poetry, Sound

Innate Interpretations: Poetry and the Brain

Written by James Cole “It is a test [that] genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.” T.S. Eliot A couple years ago I found myself in perhaps one of… Read More

Sensation and Perception

Lisa-Ruth Vial April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 flavor, gustatory, Olfaction, Perception, Sensation, taste, Touch

Have you ever touched a flavor?

The multisensory perception of taste Starting when we are little children, the role of food in our lives is crucial. The act of sharing a meal is something so universally… Read More

Cognition Psychedelics Sensation and Perception

Sean Noah December 23, 2021January 13, 2022 Drug, Drug policy, Pharmacology, Psychedelics, Research

Psychedelic Journal Club: How Do Psychedelics Work?

A commentary on the article “REBUS and the Anarchic Brain: Toward a Unified Model of the Brain Action of Psychedelics” by Robin Carhart-Harris and Karl Friston, published in Pharmacological Reviews.… Read More

Cognition Psychedelics Sensation and Perception

Sean Noah December 16, 2021January 13, 2022 Drug policy, Drugs, medicine, Pharmacology, Psychedelics, Research

Psychedelic Journal Club: Microdosing for Mental Wellbeing

A commentary on the article “Adults who microdose psychedelics report health related motivations and lower levels of anxiety and depression compared to non-microdosers by Joseph M. Rootman et al., published… Read More

Big Ideas Language Philosophy Sensation and Perception

Zoe Dobler August 2, 2021October 18, 2021 Color, Color Vision, language, native language, Perception, Vision

50 Shades of Green – How Language Shapes our Color Perception

While writing this article, I am lying in the grass, which is as green as the caipirinha I am drinking under the blue sky. This sounds great, doesn’t it? I’m… Read More

Big Ideas Brain Development Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Sensation and Perception

Caitlin Goodpaster June 14, 2021November 5, 2021

The Promise of Service Dogs in Autism

I was in my junior year of college at Ohio State University when my roommate roped me into joining an organization called 4 Paws for Ability, a group that trains… Read More

Big Ideas Sensation and Perception

Miguel Omar Belhouk Herrero March 29, 2021May 17, 2023 Cognition, Consciousness, Emotion, Emotions, Empathy, fMRI, Mentalizing, Mirror Neurons

Empathy: Building Social Interactions By Linking Our Emotional Lives

As social beings, humans have the ability to adapt their behavior to fit their social context. Whether we are meeting new classmates, conducting a job interview or helping a friend… Read More

Big Ideas Brain Basics Did You Know?Sensation and Perception

Mariella Careaga February 21, 2021June 3, 2021 Fear, Fear conditioning, Fear Extinction, gut microbiome, Medial Prefrontal Cortex, Metabolism, microbiome

Invisible Modulators of Fear: How the Gut Microbiome Alters Fear Extinction

Learning to avoid a threat as well as knowing when something is no longer dangerous is crucial for an organism’s survival. Being able to shake off fearful memories after a… Read More

Big Ideas Consciousness Did You Know?Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Sensation and Perception

Joshua Cain October 27, 2020February 18, 2021 brain imaging, Consciousness, Deep Brain Stimulation, Thalamus, transcranial electrical stimulation

Focused Ultrasound: A Stimulating New Strategy To Treat Severe Brain Damage

A year into my doctoral training at UCLA, I escape the noisy hustle and bustle of Ronald Reagan Hospital at midday, into a clean and quiet room in the Intensive… Read More

Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Sensation and Perception

Jessica Brown April 22, 2020April 17, 2020 Antipsychotic drugs, Cognition, Cognitive Remediation Therapy, Hallucination, Memantine, Neurological Disorder, NMDA, NMDA receptor, Quality of life, Relapse, Schizophrenia, Therapeutic Approaches

Cognition in Schizophrenia: The Missing Piece of the Therapeutic Puzzle

What kind of mental image springs to mind upon reading the word ‘schizophrenia’? Many envisage individuals locked in dark institutions, plagued by non-existent voices and vivid hallucinations. Fortunately, modern antipsychotic… Read More

Feature image depicting a brain in the center of a circle with a visual illusion background. On the left is a hand, palm up, holding a heart. On the right, another hand is tentatively reaching out to grab it. Designed by Alexa Erdogan.

Big Ideas Culture Philosophy Sensation and Perception

McKenna Becker April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 Bias, Blind spot, Cognition, Empathy, Illusion, Neuroplasticity, Optic nerve, Perception, philosophy, Photoreceptor, Politics, R.L. Gregory, Reality, Retina, Stroop Test, Top-Down Processing, V.S. Ramachandran, Visual Illusions

Understanding Visual Illusions Can Make Us More Empathetic

Philosophers and neuroscientists agree that if there is an objective reality, human beings can’t perceive it: philosophers refer to objective reality as a perception independent of any conscious awareness. Neuroscientists… Read More

Brain Basics Consciousness Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Sensation and Perception Sleep

Mira Rakicevic December 30, 2019June 3, 2021 Anxiety, Cataplexy, circadian rhythm, EEG, Electromyogram, Genetics, Hallucination, hypnagogic hallucination, Hypnopompic, Insomnia, Narcolepsy, NREM sleep, parasomnia, PER2, Polysomnography, REM sleep, Sleep, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Atonia, Sleep paralysis, stress, Vestibular-motor Hallucination

Sleep Paralysis: What Is It and What Causes It?

Sleep paralysis is a type of REM parasomnia or abnormal behavior that takes place during the REM sleep cycle. Also known as sleep atonia, this condition refers to the feeling… Read More

Brain Books by Knowing Neurons. The Case Against Reality by Donald Hoffman. Illustrated by McCall Sarrett & Jooyeun Lee.

Big Ideas Brain Books Consciousness Evolution of Cognition Sensation and Perception

Joel Frohlich December 6, 2019December 7, 2019 Brain Books, Cognition, Color, Consciousness, Evolution, Evolutionary Game Theory, Hallucination, hard problem of consciousness, Illusion, Interface Theory of Perception, mathematics, Motion, Necker Cube, Occam's Razor, Orientation, Perception, Physicalism, Psychology, Quantum mechanics

Book Review and Author Interview: The Case Against Reality by Donald Hoffman

A full interview with Donald Hoffman follows this book review Does the moon still exist when you’re not looking at it? In a provocative new book titled The Case Against… Read More

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT) Feature Image

Infographics Movement Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Sensation and Perception

Rajamani Selvam November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 Autosomal dominant, Autosomal Recessive, Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Electromyogram, Genetic Mutation, Genetic Testing, Muscle Atrophy, mutation, myelin, Nerve Conduction Study, peripheral neuropathy, Sensory Loss, X-linked Dominant

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease [Infographic]

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is a peripheral neuropathy disorder that affects various genders and ethnic groups worldwide. Nerve cell abnormalities are associated with this disorder and are linked to symptoms such as… Read More

Feature image depicting a fetus in the womb of a pregnant woman experiencing pain shortly after birth and having that pain show up later on in adulthood. Illustrated by McCall Sarrett.

Aging Big Ideas Brain Development Sensation and Perception

Denis Duagi September 18, 2019September 17, 2019 Analgesics, Brain development, Chronic Pain, EEG, Excitatory Neurons, fMRI, GABA, Glycine, Inhibitory Neurons, Neonatal Pain, Pain, Sensation, Somatosensory, Tactile fibers, Touch

How Pain in Newborns Can Have Lifelong Consequences

You probably don’t remember anything from when you were an infant. However, chances are that you experienced some pain immediately after you were born. You might have needed an IV… Read More

Feature image of a labryinth next to an ear (as a play on the inner labryinth of the ear). Illustrated by McCall Sarrett.

Brain Basics Movement Neuro Primer Sensation and Perception Space Neuroscience

Alexa Erdogan June 26, 2019May 31, 2021 balance, BPPV, Cupula, Endolymph, Gravity, Microgravity, Movement, Orientation, Otolithic Organs, Otoliths, Saccule, Semicircular Canals, Sensation, Space neuroscience, Utricle, Vertigo, Vestibular Ocular Reflex, Vestibular system, VOR

Neuro Primer: Vestibular System

Spanish Translation also available here: Neuro Cartilla: Sistema Vestibular ~~~ Have you ever watched shaky camera footage taken by someone running frantically through the forest? The camera shot shakes and… Read More

Image of synaptic cleft in the background with a large cupcake on the right, topped with sprinkles in the shape of pills. Illustrated by McCall Sarrett.

Big Ideas Culture Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Sensation and Perception

Shaun Khoo April 4, 2019April 7, 2019 Addiction, Basolateral Amygdala, Classical Conditioning, Cocaine, Dopamine, glutamate, Neurotransmitters, Nucleus Accumbens Core, obesity, Operant Conditioning, Pavlov, Psychology, Relapse, Sugar, Tolerance, Withdrawal

Are Foods Addictive or Just Delicious?

We are surrounded by an abundance of delicious food. Throughout the developed world, cooking shows saturate our televisions and streaming video feeds advertise greasy burgers and decadent chocolates. Our addiction… Read More

Aging Big Ideas Brain Development Learning and Memory Sensation and Perception

Alexandria Weaver February 28, 2019February 27, 2019 auditory, Cognition, cognitive development, Emotion, Emotional Awareness, Learning, Listening, Memory, mood, Music, Musical Therapy, Performance, Therapy, Visuospatial abilities

Music for the Mind: How Music Nurtures Cognitive Development

Imagine listening to your favorite song, how it makes you feel, and the flood of memories the sounds bring with them. Music is well known for its ability to evoke… Read More

A neuron halfway between winter and summer season backgrounds. Illustrated by McCall Sarrett.

Big Ideas Culture Learning and Memory Sensation and Perception

Marco Travaglio January 31, 2019January 31, 2019 Attention, Climate, Cognitive, Decision-making, glucose, Memory, Metabolism, seasonal affective disorder, Temperature, Winter

Is Winter Good for Your Neurons?

It is that time of the year again. Whilst the Southern Hemisphere is coping with the sweltering heat of the summer, cold is sweeping across the rest of the globe,… Read More

Illustration of deep neural networks by Michal Roessler.

Artificial Intelligence Learning and Memory Sensation and Perception

Ioannis Kalfas November 7, 2018November 7, 2018 AI, convolutional neural network, deep learning, Deep neural network, Electrophysiology, inferotemporal cortex, Learning, Machine Learning, neural network, Perception, regression, visual system

How our Visual Neurons relate to Deep Neural Networks

Our brain has been evolving for millions of years, ever-changing and adjusting to handle novel stimuli and conditions, looking like a bag of slimy, gooey matter folded in various ways… Read More

Did You Know?Sensation and Perception Weird Animal Brain

Kayleen Schreiber June 18, 2018June 14, 2018 Fact, Neuron, Neuroscience, Perception, Science, Vision

Weird Animal Brain: Dung Beetle

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he dung beetle has more interesting characteristics than you might think! If you’d like to learn about more animals with amazing vision, check out this article.… Read More

Brain Basics Sensation and Perception

Jenn Tribble April 25, 2018April 25, 2018 circadian rhythm, David Eagleman, Dopamine, Einstein, emotional state, five senses, Perception, Sensation, stress, temporal pattern, Time

Tick, Tock: Your Brain’s Inner Clock

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]ime: one syllable, four letters, but one of the nebulous constructs of our world. Many bright scholars and philosophers have attempted to understand time as a primary sense, including Albert… Read More

Brain Stimulation: Learning Method of the 21st Century

Learning and Memory Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Sensation and Perception

Amin Kamaleddin April 4, 2018April 2, 2018 Brain, brain stimulation, Consciousness, Decision-making, Free Will, Learning, neuroprosthetics, premotor cortex, stroke

Brain Stimulation: A Learning Method for the 21st Century

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hat is happening in the brain when you decide to reach your hand and grasp a cup of coffee early in the morning? First, the posterior parietal cortex of your… Read More

Did You Know?Language Sensation and Perception

Kayleen Schreiber March 28, 2018March 28, 2018 Brain, Broca's area, Cortex, ECoG, electrocorticography, Fact, Hebbian learning, Karl Wernicke, language, Neuroscience, Pāṇini, Paul Broca, Speech, Wernicke's area

Language: Your Connection to Others

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]magine what it would be like if you couldn’t communicate with others. Language is a critical aspect of our lives, and it may be one of the oldest academic pursuits… Read More

Brain Basics Did You Know?Sensation and Perception

Jenn Tribble January 24, 2018January 23, 2018 Brain, Dopamine, GABA, glutamate, Network, Neuron, Neurons, neurotransmitter, Perception, Receptor, serotonin, Synapse

Neuronal Communication: Electricity and Neurotransmitters

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]ith approximately 86 billion neurons in the human brain, it is a complex piece of machinery in charge of movement, sensation, decision-making, and more. Behaviors cannot arise from the work… Read More

Learning and Memory Neuroscience Technologies Sensation and Perception Sleep

Sophie Fessl December 21, 2017December 21, 2017 Alpha waves, bayer, Binaural beats, brain waves, digital drugs, EEG rhythms, entrainment, Gamma waves, monaural beat, Perception, phase synchronization

How Binaural Beats Affect Your Brain – and How They Don’t

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he beat is low and steady – but it’s all just in my head… While I’m sitting on my couch, listening to some smooth jazz, there is a faint beat… Read More

Did You Know?Sensation and Perception Weird Animal Brain

Kayleen Schreiber December 18, 2017December 18, 2017 Brain, Narwhal, Neuron, Neuroscience, Ocean, Sense, Weird Animal Brain

Weird Animal Brain: Narwhal

Narwhal tusks used to be sold as unicorn horns and were believed to contain magical powers. Now we know a little bit more about these unique tusks, and the truth… Read More

Did You Know?Sensation and Perception Weird Animal Brain

Kayleen Schreiber November 27, 2017December 18, 2017 Infographic, Knowing Neurons, Nature, Perception, Weird Animal Brain

Weird Animal Brain: Leaf Sheep Sea Slug

Remember photosynthesis: How plants capture energy from the sun. Chloroplasts (the green parts of leaves) are where the sun’s energy is captured.… Read More

Brain Basics Did You Know?Movement Sensation and Perception

Cari Ritzenthaler October 23, 2017October 22, 2017 balance, Brain, Cerebellum, Coordination, granule cell, Infographic, Knowing Neurons, Movement, Neuroscience, Proprioception, Purkinje cell, Vestibular system

What is the cerebellum?

Learn about the mini brain you have at the base of your skull!… Read More

Brain Books Sensation and Perception

Joel Frohlich October 19, 2017October 18, 2017 bipolar disorder, circadian rhythm, Clock, Einstein, eternalism, general relativity, metaillusion, metaphysics, Neuroscience, presentism, relativity, special relativity, time machine, time perception

Book Review: Your Brain is a Time Machine: The Neuroscience and Physics of Time

[dropcap]O[/dropcap]n a recent family trip, I persuaded my dad to continue on from Grand Teton to Yellowstone National Park. Time was short before driving back to our lodging in Idaho.… Read More

Brain Basics Brain Development Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Sensation and Perception

Joel Frohlich September 20, 2017March 21, 2022 Anesthesia, Antidepressant, Antipsychotic drugs, Brain, cognitie symptoms, depression, Dissociation, Dopamine, glutamate, Ketamine, negative symptoms, neurotransmitter, PCP, Perception, phencyclidine, positive symptoms, Schizophrenia, Sensation, Synaptic Connections

Schizophrenia in a Vial? The Story of Ketamine

Note: Ketamine is a controlled substance in the US and many other countries. Do not use ketamine illicitly. [dropcap]I[/dropcap]magine an injection that briefly gives you schizophrenia. Now imagine that this… Read More

Did You Know?Sensation and Perception Weird Animal Brain

Kayleen Schreiber September 18, 2017September 17, 2017 Fact, Infographic, Knowing Neurons, Lizard, Nature Neuroscience, Neuron, Neurons, Neuroscience, Perception, Science, Vision

Weird Animal Brain: Tuatara Lizard

The tuatara lizard is called a “living fossil” because it is the last surviving member of the Rhynchocephalia order. Learn more about the tuatara in the infographic below!… Read More

Big Ideas Science Policy Sensation and Perception

Ellen Wann September 6, 2017September 7, 2017 Brain, diabetes, Funding, Golden Fleece Award, Golden Goose Award, John Eng, NIH, Research Funding, Science Policy, Sensation, Somatosensory, stroke, Taq polymerase

Risky Business, or Is It?

[dropcap]B[/dropcap]iologist Marston Bates once described research as “the process of going up alleys to see if they are blind.” Bates was referring to the inherent uncertainty in predicting and managing… Read More

Did You Know?Sensation and Perception Weird Animal Brain

Kayleen Schreiber August 28, 2017August 30, 2017 Brain, Color, Fact, Infographic, Knowing Neurons, Neuroscience, Perception, Squid, Vision

Weird Animal Brain: Strawberry Squid

Also known as the cock-eyed squid, this beautiful and weird creature is unique not only because of its similarities to a strawberry, but also because of its two very special… Read More

Neuroscience Technologies Sensation and Perception

Sean Noah August 16, 2017August 16, 2017 Analog, Biomimicry, Brain, Chips, Circuits, Computer, Digital, Engineering, Neuromorphic, Neurons, Sensors, Silicon, Transistors

Neuromorphic Engineering: Biomimicry from the Brain

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hat is the brain? Researchers conceive of neurons as information processing units, meaning that the circuits formed by neurons support logical and mathematical operations. In this view, the brain is… Read More

Did You Know?Sensation and Perception Weird Animal Brain

Kayleen Schreiber August 7, 2017August 7, 2017 Brain, Drosophila, Fact, Infographic, Knowing Neurons, Nature, Neuron, Neurons, Neuroscience, Perception, Receptor, Science, Smell, Synapse, taste

Weird Animal Brain: Fly

Fly lips are called labellum and fly feet are called tarsi. Both the labellum and tarsi contain taste receptors which help the fly find food. Think about that the next… Read More

Big Ideas Neuroscience Art Neuroscience Technologies Sensation and Perception

Alexa Erdogan August 2, 2017August 2, 2017 Brain, CLARITY, Cortex, EEG, Fact, fMRI, Greg Dunn, Interview, Knowing Neurons, MRI, Neuroimaging, Neuron, Neurons, Neuroscience, Perception, Prefrontal Cortex, Research, Science

How Neuroimaging Changes Our View of Science & Humanity

Magritte’s comments on our fascination with the unknown rings true not just in artistic surrealism, but also in many of our scientific research endeavors. The human mind is continually fascinated… Read More

Brain Basics Brain Development Did You Know?Learning and Memory Sensation and Perception

Gabrielle Torre July 26, 2017June 23, 2022 Brain, Cortex, Development, EEG, Fact, fMRI, Knowing Neurons, Learning, Neuron, Neurons, Neuroscience, Prefrontal Cortex, Reading, Research

Reading: The Brain’s Best Hijacker

What are you doing right now? I’m no psychic, but I can say for certain one thing that you’re doing: reading. You’re reading this sentence, word by word, and extracting… Read More

Did You Know?Sensation and Perception Weird Animal Brain

Kayleen Schreiber July 24, 2017July 23, 2017 Brain, Color, Fact, Infographic, Knowing Neurons, Learning, Nature, Neuron, Neurons, Neuroscience, Perception, Research, Science, Vision

Weird Animal Brain: Brittle Star

Brittle stars are covered in protective outer plates, but they also have another structure of internal plates. A particular species of brittle star seems to be able to use these… Read More

Did You Know?Interviews Neuroscience Art Sensation and Perception

Kayleen Schreiber July 19, 2017July 16, 2017 Art, Brain, Color, Consciousness, Cortex, Genetics, Interview, Knowing Neurons, Learning, Neuron, Neurons, Neuroscience, Perception, Prefrontal Cortex, Science

Self Reflected: The Best of Neuroscience and Art

The phrase, “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” seems especially true for scientists. What we study becomes not only intellectually beautiful, but also literally beautiful: the form is… Read More

Did You Know?Sensation and Perception

Kayleen Schreiber July 17, 2017July 16, 2017 Brain, Immune System, Neuron, Neurons, Neuroscience, Receptor, Synapse

Bite-size Science: Immune Cells use Neurotransmitter to Communicate

Researchers have suspected for a few years that neurotransmitters like dopamine play a role in how the immune system functions. But they didn’t know how cells in the immune system… Read More

Big Ideas Consciousness Philosophy Sensation and Perception

DanielToker June 28, 2017September 24, 2017 Brain in a Vat, Consciousness, Gilbert Harmanm, Hallucination, Illusion, Perception, Rene Descartes, The Matrix

We Are All Brains in Vats

The Matrix made all of us ask the same disturbing questions: How do I know that the world I see, hear, and touch is real? Can I prove that I’m… Read More

Did You Know?Movement Neuroscience Art Sensation and Perception Weird Animal Brain

Kayleen Schreiber June 26, 2017June 30, 2017 Brain, Neuron, Neurons, Neuroscience, Perception, Platypus, Receptor

Weird Animal Brain: Platypus

The platypus and the echidna are the only mammals that have the power of electroreception, which means they can sense electrical changes. Check out this new Weird Animal Brain to… Read More