News articles tagged with 'perception' (Page 2)
Motorcycle simulator gives new clues to road safety
— 30 Nov 2010 21:53 | TechnologyNew research using a world leading motorcycle simulator to analyse rider behaviour has proved that safer doesn't necessarily mean slower and that formal advanced training for bikers…
Acupuncture changes brain's perception and processing of pain
— 30 Nov 2010 21:38 | HealthUsing functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), researchers have captured pictures of the brain while patients experienced a pain stimulus with and without acupuncture to determine…
Perceptual training improves vision of the elderly
— 23 Nov 2010 18:47 | HealthElderly adults can improve their vision with perceptual training, according to a study from the University of California, Riverside and Boston University that has implications for the…
Important brain area organised by colour and orientation
— 17 Nov 2010 09:36 | HealthA brain area known to play a critical role in vision is divided into compartments that respond separately to different colours and orientations, Vanderbilt University researchers have…
Blind people perceive touch faster than those with sight
— 27 Oct 2010 11:21 | HealthPeople who are blind from birth are able to detect tactile information faster than people with normal vision, according to a study in the Oct. 27 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience…
Push and pull get eyes to work together
— 15 Oct 2010 13:18 | HealthResearchers appear to have found a better way to correct sensory eye dominance, a condition in which an imbalance between the eyes compromises fine depth perception. The key is a push-pull…
Enzyme in saliva shapes how we sense food texture
— 14 Oct 2010 11:00 | HealthCreamy. Gritty. Crunchy. Slimy. Oral texture perception is a major factor contributing to each person's food preferences. Now, a new study from the Monell Centre reports that individuals'…
Neighbourhoods can have depressing effect on health, according to Iowa State study
— 7 Oct 2010 15:24 | HealthThe nation's poverty rate climbed to 14.3 percent - the highest level since 1994 - according to the Census Bureau's annual report on the economic well-being of U.S. households. That…
NYU researchers identify new neurological deficit behind lazy eye
— 11 Sep 2010 11:25 | HealthResearchers at New York University's Centre for Neural Science have identified a new neurological deficit behind amblyopia, or 'lazy eye.' Their findings, which appear in the most recent…
Study: Teasing about weight can affect pre-teens profoundly
— 8 Sep 2010 11:48 | HealthSchoolyard taunts of any type can potentially damage a child's sense of self-confidence. But a new study suggests that a particular kind of teasing - about weight - can have distinctive…