Figure 1: Visual stimuli activate auditory cortex in the deaf. Our visual stimulus consisted of a moving dot pattern (size, 10° diameter; speed, 7°/s; dot luminance, 590 candelas/m 2 against a black ...

A study has uncovered new insights into how the brain processes and integrates pain information. The research goes beyond identifying brain areas that respond to pain, revealing the mechanisms behind ...

The cerebral cortex is the largest part of a mammal's brain, and by some measures, the most important. In humans in ...

In higher education classrooms, instructors constantly strive to understand what motivates and shapes student behavior. Yet, many educators remain reluctant to acknowledge one fundamental truth: All ...

Supernormal stimuli are exaggerations of normal behaviors, objects, or cues, and they function to attract and capture our attention. They represent things that occur in nature that attract our ...

Colors and their perceptions are responsible for a series of conscious and subconscious stimuli in our psycho-spatial relationship. Despite its presence and its variations, it is present in all places ...

Plants adapt their water consumption to environmental conditions by counting and calculating environmental stimuli with their guard cells. Plants control their water consumption via adjustable pores ...