With short explanations of why they work, and if you're really interested in perception read this. picked by thenegativeone 2 years ago

Here are two sculptures: "Sensory Homunculus" and "Motor Homunculus." The first shows what a man's body would look like if each part grew in proportion to the area of the cortex of the brain concerned with its sensory perception. The second one shows the area of cortex with regard to movement. picked by ogri2003 2 years ago

People with an angrier temperament are more likely to think of themselves as moving through time, than to think of time as moving towards them. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

Yet one more addition to his shortcomings. picked by meggysue 3 months ago

By taking advantage of the unique position of NASA's Spitzer's Space Telescope millions of miles from Earth, and a depth-perceiving trick called parallax, they were able to pin down the most probable location of one such object. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

The extrasensory perception lab at Princeton University will be shuttered at the end of the month. Believe it or not, I saw this coming. picked by MaskedWriter 3 years ago

Your grip on reality may be looser than you think! Researchers discover how frighteningly little attention people pay to their surroundings. picked by VoodooPeacock 3 years ago

White people — including children as young as 10 — may avoid talking about race so as not to appear prejudiced, but that approach often backfires as black people tend to view this approach as evidence of prejudice, especially when race is clearly relevant. picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

A great collection of optical illusions. The colour ones are guaranteed to mess with your mellon. picked by Boomshank 3 years ago

Did we really dress like that? Ah well, it's a cool illusion anyway.. picked by power832 3 years ago

Now that we've all discovered how deaf we are taking the hearing test, let's see how perceptive we are with this test. Ready? Begin.

(Dr. Michael Shermer is the Founding Publisher of Skeptic magazine) picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

Pain -- it's really in the mind of the beholder. picked by hypnotode 3 years ago

Pleasant scents give rise to pleasant dreams, and foul smells turn fantasy to phantasmagoria: so concludes a small, unreplicated and wholly plausible study on odor and dreaming. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

It seems you can, with hypnosis

Synesthesia is the condition where the senses get crossed so that sight may become sound, taste my become colours, and so on.

Researchers have discovered that they can recreate the effects through hypnosis. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

For some, quantum physics excludes any deity from our perception of reality. For others it shows there's a reality we can't conceive - a reality that may include God. picked by pocksucket 8 months ago

A black commentator, angry about white perception of his race's riot readiness, flips the looking glass and asks if whites will riot if Obama wins. Suggests that white are just as likely to riot as blacks. picked by tontodiablo 1 year ago

A "novel" virus, XMRV, had been discovered in people suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome. For sufferers of this disease, the news has offered enormous hope. These patients have been the targets of ridicule that stem from the perception that it is all in their heads. picked by stinkobinko 1 month ago

Download trial version of pass-test driving theory test software to get latest DSA questions and hazard perception demo clips. Prepare with Pass-Test Software & pass your UK driving test at the first attempt. picked by janegrath 3 years ago

The virginity lie ensures that young women's perception of themselves is inextricable from their bodies, and that their morality depends on their sexuality. It's time to teach our daughters that their ability to be good people depends on their being good people, not on whether or not they're sexually active. picked by meggysue 8 months ago

Snack foods containing natural appetite suppressants are being suggested as a method of combating obesity. Galactolipids found in oats, cereals and green leaves alter the rate at which food is digested which in turn alters the brain's perception of how much nutrition is needed, reducing appetite. picked by Pocksucket 2 years ago