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Sensation
A sensation if a feeling or perception that occurs when something comes into contact with the body. Sensations typically result from touching something physically during which time sensory organs, such as the eyes and ears, respond to the stimuli. Sensory organs include the eyes, ears, tongue, skin, and nose.
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OCT 30, 2021Health & Medicine
The ability to detect odors is important to most organisms' survival; they have to be able to find food or mates, fo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2021Neuroscience
An implant in a blind person's visual cortex generates imagesOCT 10, 2021Plants & Animals
It's not unusual for people in workplaces and at home to have different temperature preferences. There may be biological ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 03, 2021Technology
A research team at the Cleveland Clinic has developed a new mechanical arm that could help people who have received arm ...Written By: Ryan VingumAUG 16, 2021Neuroscience
Researchers identify neural mechanism common to both attention lapses and sleeping.AUG 03, 2021Neuroscience
Neuroscientist, Donald Hoffman, thinks a mathematical model will solve the hard problem of consciousnessJUL 15, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis terpenes, the part of cannabis plants responsible for its smell and taste, may be able to relieve pain both by ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 28, 2021Health & Medicine
Exploding Head Syndrome (EHS) is a benign but abnormal sensory reaction where a person hears loud sounds perceived withi ...Written By: Alexandria BassMAY 31, 2021Cardiology
Researchers have found that adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are over 3 times more likely to have an isch ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2021Health & Medicine
Chronic itch —clinically known as chronic pruritus — is characterized as an unrelenting sensation to scratch ...Written By: Angela DowdenMAY 06, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from Temple University Health System have found that a novel cannabidiol (CBD) analog can reverse pain sensi ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 05, 2021Genetics & Genomics
People with red hair, as well as some animals that have red fur, carry one variation of a gene called melanocortin 1 rec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 28, 2021Plants & Animals
The Venus flytrap is famous for its ability to snap its leaves shut when they're triggered by the touch of an insect. Re ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 28, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Our teeth do a lot of work, and they may become sensitive to cold as the gums erode due to aging or because they have an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 05, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Food isn't only appealing because it tastes good. Appearance and texture are important too. When food gets mushy or sogg ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 10, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The venom of some spitting snakes has evolved to cause more pain to mammals, a defense mechanism likely meant to fend of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 02, 2021Plants & Animals
Humans aren't the only creatures with dialects that are specific to certain regions. It seems that colonies of naked mol ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 01, 2021Genetics & Genomics
It's thought that as many as one in one hundred people are born with a brain disorder known as Chiari 1 malformation, bu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have identified a new prognostic biomarker for Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), a rare autoimmune disor ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 13, 2020Health & Medicine
If you’ve ever scalded the top of your mouth with very hot food or drink you'll know the pain it can cause. No ...Written By: Angela DowdenNOV 06, 2020Health & Medicine
Fibromyalgia is a debilitating condition with a spectrum of symptoms that include pervasive musculoskeletal pain accompa ...Written By: Angela DowdenSEP 24, 2020Technology
What drives essential sensing in animals? Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a new theory that can pr ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 22, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Friedreich's ataxia causes degeneration in the peripheral nervous system, and movement is progressively impaired over ti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 17, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Once, it was thought that the tongue had zones that sensed different tastes. Researchers have learned a lot more about h ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 30, 2021
Health & Medicine
The ability to detect odors is important to most organisms' survival; they have to be able to find food or mates, fo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2021
Neuroscience
An implant in a blind person's visual cortex generates images
OCT 10, 2021
Plants & Animals
It's not unusual for people in workplaces and at home to have different temperature preferences. There may be biological
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 03, 2021
Technology
A research team at the Cleveland Clinic has developed a new mechanical arm that could help people who have received arm
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
AUG 16, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers identify neural mechanism common to both attention lapses and sleeping.
AUG 03, 2021
Neuroscience
Neuroscientist, Donald Hoffman, thinks a mathematical model will solve the hard problem of consciousness
JUL 15, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis terpenes, the part of cannabis plants responsible for its smell and taste, may be able to relieve pain both by
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 28, 2021
Health & Medicine
Exploding Head Syndrome (EHS) is a benign but abnormal sensory reaction where a person hears loud sounds perceived withi
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
MAY 31, 2021
Cardiology
Researchers have found that adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are over 3 times more likely to have an isch
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2021
Health & Medicine
Chronic itch —clinically known as chronic pruritus — is characterized as an unrelenting sensation to scratch
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
MAY 06, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from Temple University Health System have found that a novel cannabidiol (CBD) analog can reverse pain sensi
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 05, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
People with red hair, as well as some animals that have red fur, carry one variation of a gene called melanocortin 1 rec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 28, 2021
Plants & Animals
The Venus flytrap is famous for its ability to snap its leaves shut when they're triggered by the touch of an insect. Re
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 28, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our teeth do a lot of work, and they may become sensitive to cold as the gums erode due to aging or because they have an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 05, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Food isn't only appealing because it tastes good. Appearance and texture are important too. When food gets mushy or sogg
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The venom of some spitting snakes has evolved to cause more pain to mammals, a defense mechanism likely meant to fend of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 02, 2021
Plants & Animals
Humans aren't the only creatures with dialects that are specific to certain regions. It seems that colonies of naked mol
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 01, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
It's thought that as many as one in one hundred people are born with a brain disorder known as Chiari 1 malformation, bu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have identified a new prognostic biomarker for Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), a rare autoimmune disor
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 13, 2020
Health & Medicine
If you’ve ever scalded the top of your mouth with very hot food or drink you'll know the pain it can cause. No
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
NOV 06, 2020
Health & Medicine
Fibromyalgia is a debilitating condition with a spectrum of symptoms that include pervasive musculoskeletal pain accompa
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
SEP 24, 2020
Technology
What drives essential sensing in animals? Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a new theory that can pr
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 22, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Friedreich's ataxia causes degeneration in the peripheral nervous system, and movement is progressively impaired over ti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Once, it was thought that the tongue had zones that sensed different tastes. Researchers have learned a lot more about h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch