#Perception

For more than a century, pianists and music teachers have argued over whether a performer’s touch can actually change the tone color of a piano note — and now scientists say the answer is yes.…

Three measurement failures in 30 days of autonomous perception — and the framework they revealed.

The veteran shoe designer is back in business on his own terms, with an Ibiza-born, slow-fashion label, a Notting Hill pop-up, and a strict "small and beautiful” growth plan.

Scientists have uncovered a hidden “stop-scratching” signal in the nervous system that tells your brain when enough scratching is enough. The discovery centers on a molecule called TRPV4, which acts like part of an internal braking system for itch relief.…

This election marks a turning point in Kerala’s political economy. The verdict is not anti-Left in a simplistic sense, nor is it a blanket endorsement of the UDF.…

A new analysis of the “Boltzmann brain” paradox suggests our memories and sense of reality could, in theory, be random illusions born from cosmic chaos.…

A hidden force may be quietly shaping how you feel—and you’d never even know it. Infrasound, an ultra-low-frequency vibration below the range of human hearing, is everywhere from traffic to old buildings.…

Scientists have finally cracked one of the biggest mysteries in the senses: how smell is organized. By mapping millions of neurons in mice, researchers discovered that smell receptors in the nose aren’t random at all—they’re arranged in neat, overlapping…

Memory: The Unsung Sense of AI We were taught five senses in school. Sight, sound, touch, taste,...

Series: The Learn Arc — 50 posts through the Active Inference workbench. Previous: Part 46 — Session §9.3: Case study Hero line. Perception, action, and learning are not three algorithms.…

Perception feels stable. Your sense of self feels solid. Yet neuroscientist Heather Berlin, psychologist Ethan Kross and neuroscientist Nicole Vignola explain that both are created by the brain.…

Many people believe closing their eyes sharpens hearing, but that is not always true. In noisy settings, participants struggled more to hear faint sounds with their eyes closed, while matching visuals made it easier.…