The results revealed that the speed of alpha brain waves in the parietal cortex plays a key role. This region of the brain processes sensory input from the body. The frequency of these alpha waves ...

A classic science experiment demonstrates how the brain can be tricked into accepting a fake hand as part of the body, revealing the surprising power of perception and illusion. Canada's Florida ...

Renzo Lanfranco receives funding from the Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) and the Strategic Research Area Neuroscience (StratNeuro). Most of us go through the day without thinking much ...

A magician in Missouri had a kooky idea: implant a computer chip into his hand and then do some fun magic tricks with it. Too bad he forgot the password. It sounds like a short story cooked up by Kurt ...

A recent study published in the journal, Emotion, discusses the relationship between mind wandering and mood, and suggests that it isn’t mind wandering, itself, that is to blame for our unhappy states ...

Tijl Grootswagers receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Sophie Smit does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit ...

In the classic “rubber hand” illusion, a participant is tricked into experiencing a fake arm on the table in front of them as their own: their brain “feels” the tickle of a feather or other stimuli ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. First the scientists placed an octopus in a water tank where it could relax on a soft substrate similar to the seafloor. Then they ...

Octopuses, they’re just like us: New research suggests the eight-armed cephalopods are also fooled by a version of the rubber hand trick. In humans, this illusion involves covering a person’s hand so ...