New Scientist reports that angry faces are noticed faster than any other expressions.
Dreaming of near-death experiences?
According to a recent study, people with near-death experiences appear to be more likely to confuse reality and dreams than those with no near-death experiences. This may explain something.
Inflow/Outflow for the brain
A recent study suggests that both the “inflow” and the “outflow” hypotheses are correct when it comes to the brain knowing where your limbs are.
Spinning balls and why we cannot judge them correctly
My tennis today was horrible. But at least now I know why. Our visual system just cannot deal with spinning balls.
We want our world stable
“Would you notice if all the objects around you simultaneously moved farther away? In a virtual-reality laboratory in Oxford, researchers have obtained the puzzling finding that humans can be “blind” to changes like this.” The EurekAlert article is here.
The path less travelled feels shorter
The more times we have walked a route, the longer we judge it to be, a UK researcher has confirmed.” Nature
