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Photographs with a shallow depth of field trick the brain into assuming that the subject is small and close-up, and experiments show how effective this illusion can be

The neuroscience of consciousness explores the fundamental aspect of wakefulness and the higher-level cognitive perceptions, such as thinking and understanding. Various theories, like the Global Neuronal Workspace Theory...

An AI that predicts wind changes could boost wind turbine efficiency by 0.3 per cent, which globally would amount to enough extra electricity to keep a country running

Both the geometric and spectral information of the target are available with the hyperspectral light detection and ranging (LiDAR) in a single measurement. This advanced technique extends the scope of imaging spectroscop...

A new study details the safe and promising use of an engineered oncolytic virus (DNX-2401) alongside immunotherapy in treating recurrent glioblastoma (GBM). Despite not meeting its primary efficacy endpoint, the study ac...

This week in neuroscience has been nothing short of astounding. We're here to recap the top Neuroscience News articles that made a splash. If these escaped your radar, it's the perfect time to plunge into the ocean of kn...

A new study reveals amputees can feel temperature in their phantom limbs using thermal electrodes placed on their residual arms. Participants in the study reported feeling heat or cold, and discerning material types, suc...

Researchers discovered shared genetic underpinnings for cannabis use and psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Employing advanced statistical modelling, the study revealed a complex interplay of ...

To those who study existential risk, the list of threats is lengthening. If nuclear war doesn’t end us, a designer virus or AI might. The good news? No giant asteroids will strike this millennium. A new study by Univer...

Artificial lights can be deadly to the insects that fly around them, so why do these critters do it?

The mass extinction at the end of the Permian Period wiped out many plants. Fossils of millipedes from that era have been found alongside ancient mammal carcasses, suggesting that mass plant die-off may have driven them ...