When Dr. Rebecka Sepela was a kid, she performed kitchen table science experiments with her grandfather. He was a product chemist and encouraged Sepela to be curious about the powerful role that ...

Research with a unique, perhaps one-of-a-kind individual, shows that you can comprehend and use tactile language and metaphors without relying on previous sensory experiences. These findings challenge ...

Sensory processing differences refer to atypical ways in which the brain receives, organizes, and responds to sensory inputs such as sound, touch, light, movement ...

Students from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to attend schools where learning a foreign language to GCSE level is considered optional rather than a core subject, research suggests. The ...

Across the food industry, mouthfeel has emerged as a critical differentiator – its importance cannot be overstated. Yet, it’s complex, and the formulation process can often feel frustratingly ...

A research team led by Prof. Li Ping, Sin Wai Kin Foundation Professor in Humanities and Technology, Dean of the PolyU Faculty of Humanities and Associate Director of the PolyU-Hangzhou Technology and ...

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Our ability to store information about familiar objects depends on the connection between visual and language processing regions in the brain, according to a new study. Our ability to store ...

A schematic view of the main findings, adapting from a brain figure in the study. Our ability to store information about familiar objects depends on the connection between visual and language ...

Design lovers can appreciate the effect atmosphere has on wellbeing. The value of an aesthetically pleasing, accommodating space is dialed up further when it comes to sensory rooms, which are ...