Liminal, a word which is used to define those moments which are uncertain, shifting, or incomplete. It is derived from the ...

Synaesthesia is a neurological phenomenon where the activation of one sense, such as hearing, triggers the activation of ...

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Let's be honest, we're all drama queens sometimes. Whether you're texting your bestie you're “literally dying” over the latest celebrity gossip or declaring on social media that Monday mornings are ...

Disney films are known for magic, music, and family-friendly storytelling—but some viewers believe there’s more beneath the surface. This video explores subtle subliminal messages, visual tricks, and ...

Hallucinations are more common than we think, and they may be an underlying mechanism for how our brains experience the world. One scientist calls them “everyday hallucinations” to describe ...

New ultra–high-field brain scans reveal hidden body maps inside the visual system, showing how the brain weaves sight and touch together to build a unified sense of perception. Study: Vicarious body ...

A few years ago I climbed over a gate and found myself gazing down at a valley. After I’d been walking for a few minutes, looking at the fields and the sky, there was a shift in my perception.

How is it that two people can see the same thing and have a completely different understanding of what happened? Two leaders can look at the same numbers, hear the same news or face the same challenge ...

It’s doubtful that modern psychology would exist—at least in its present form—without William James. James is often referred to as the “founding father” of American psychology. As well as offering the ...

During her training in anthropology, Dorsa Amir, now at Duke University, became fascinated with the Müller-Lyer illusion. The illusion is simple: one long horizontal line is flanked by arrowheads on ...

In a recent article Fahrenfort and colleagues demonstrate that auditory and monetary punishment change the criteria that participants use to rate the clarity of perception (Fahrenfort et al., 2025).