This sixth sense is entirely unconscious and stops us from falling over in the dark, and allows us to raise a cup of coffee to our mouth.

To recognize a famous voice, human brains use the same center that lights up when the speaker’s face is presented, finds a new study.

By increasing the power and synchrony of the 40Hz brain rhythm, he lab has shown profoundly affects on several types of brain cells.

Sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch: We’re all familiar with the five senses that allow us to experience our surroundings.

A new study found that this association persists across race/ethnicity and gender, but women may benefit slightly more than men.

After 20 years searching for a cure for tinnitus, researchers are excited by ‘encouraging results’ from a clinical trial of a mobile therapy

Research findings could ultimately help improve treatments for certain neuropsychiatric disorders and brain injuries.

Dogs can smell stress from human sweat and breath, a new study by Queen’s University Belfast researchers has found.

The way in which we experience music and speech differs from what has until now been believed according to Linköping University researchers

Scientists have recorded the first direct evidence that babies react differently to various smells and tastes while in the womb.

A new study from North Carolina State University explores the connection between hearing loss and dementia in geriatric dogs.

Michigan State research shows insects can differentiate between cancer cells and healthy cells, which could help detect the disease earlier

Experiences are stored in the hippocampus, the brain structure long considered the seat of memory, the details are parsed elsewhere.

For centuries, people have been using mindfulness meditation to try to relieve their pain, but how does it actually work?

The small, thin microphone demonstrates a wider auditory field than human ears, while it can be easily attachable to the skin.

Researchers developed an SPS-enabled artificial skin which mimicks human skin for pain perception and sensitivity to touch.

Smart skin is a wafer-thin material that reacts simultaneously to force, moisture and temperature with extremely high spatial resolution.

During sleep, we commonly experience two types of sleep phases, alternating one after the other: non-REM sleep and REM sleep.

Researchers trained their robot chef to assess the saltiness of a dish at different stages of the chewing process, imitating humans.

One of many special human qualities is the ability to handle objects with skill and precision. This is all down to our sense of touch.