A new app detects a telltale characteristic of autism in toddlers. The technology could one day offer an inexpensive, scalable early screening tool.

During the pandemic, clear and reliable health communication can literally be a life-and-death issue. Researchers who focus on the science of science communication highlight strategies that work.

Even when we don't mean to, we "see" the invisible, implied objects that mimes interact with, researchers have found.

Are humans the only species to experience the world consciously? A new study suggests the answer is no.

Neuroscientists tackling the age-old question of whether perceptions of color hold from one person to the next are coming up with some interesting answers.

Rather than putting on a 'brave face', parents might be better putting on a 'brave voice' to conceal their emotions.

Aphantasia is a rare condition that prevents people from picturing things without seeing them. New work clarifies aphantasia and how it relates to memory.

By age three, children show a preference for the fractal patterns common in nature, despite growing up in a world of Euclidean geometry.

A new device called HandMorph can help adults get a taste of what it's like to interact with the world as a child, researchers say.

Researchers have uncovered the brain dynamics behind the experience of dissociation, in which people can feel disconnected from their bodies and reality.