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Researchers from Duke University have discovered the unique system in your gut that naturally mimics the effects of GLP-1 ...

The trick that plays with awareness of one’s own limb appeared to fool all six of the cephalopods tested in a series of ...

Our brains can spot real biodiversity using sight and sound alone, according to scientists studying how humans perceive ...

Harvard Medical School neurobiologist David Ginty spoke about the neural mechanics of touch and sense perception during the 2025 Science in Medicine Annual Lecture on May 15 in UW’s Foege South ...

In this episode of WHY: Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life, host Jack Russell Weinstein speaks with Richard Kearney, a distinguished philosopher and author of Touch: Recovering Our Most ...

Meta's robotics project is transforming touch perception, enhancing human-robot interactions with advanced AI and tactile technology.

While the flight mechanics of hummingbirds are well-studied, less is known about how their sense of touch contributes.

Every hug, every handshake, every dexterous act engages and requires touch perception, and so understanding the molecular basis of touch is important. But to date, scientists had only known about ...

A new study reveals that our perception of time is intertwined with the sense of touch, supported by the dual functionality of the somatosensory cortex. Utilizing optogenetics, the research ...