Our human senses apparently don’t stop at five—as recent research shows, we may have over thirty. Most of our experiences are ...

Microneurography is a method that allows the researchers to listen to the nerve signalling in one nerve cell at a time. No less than 16 different types of nerve cells have been identified by ...

Sensory memories are stored for a few seconds at most. They come from the five senses: hearing, vision, touch, smell, and taste. They are stored only for as long as the sense is being stimulated. They ...

Every soft caress of wind, searing burn and seismic rumble is detected by our skin’s tangle of touch sensors. David Ginty has spent his career cataloging the neurons beneath everyday sensations. Like ...

2020 may not have been the best year, but now that it’s behind us, we at D Home are ready to turn things around. In our January/February issue, we’re sharing tried-and-true ways to introduce more joy ...

I’m the type of person who is always stubbing her toes, knocking elbows into door frames, and shattering glasses by accidentally bashing them into things. I’ve always thought of myself as clumsy, but ...