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Language is our most powerful tool for thinking. We talk to other people to solve problems, and we also use internal monologues to guide our thinking. However, there are some things that language is ...

Neurobiologists have developed a model that for the first time can completely represent the neuronal processes from seeing to grasping an object. Every day we effortlessly make countless grasping ...

Describing the movement of objects in 3D space requires an understanding of mathematics. ' Moving Objects in 3D Space ' is a website that uses animated slides to explain how to mathematically ...

Humans can visually perceive the motion of a small object better than that of a large one. By contrast, according to a study reported in the journal Current Biology on September 5, babies under 6 ...

Researchers are able to make objects such as particles and liquid droplets fly in mid-air by letting them ride on acoustic waves. For the first time, they have been able to also control the movement ...

This work was supported by NIH National Eye Institute Grants R01EY014645 (to I.F.) Woon Ju Park receives funding from an NIH National Eye Institute Grant K99EY034546 and was supported by a Weill ...

In humans, as well as most animal species, perception of object motion is critical to successful interaction with the surrounding environment. Yet, as the observer also moves, the retinal projections ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Robots excel at many things, but having a good sense of touch is not among them. Whether dropping items or pinching them too tightly which crushes the object, many robots struggle with ...

CHAMPAIGN — A new exhibition on Swahili arts at Krannert Art Museum tells a lot of stories, says Allyson Purpura, one of its curators. The 130 or so objects — some of which have never been shown in ...