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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kara Dennison writes about careers, leadership, and the job market. More than 70% of professionals experience imposter syndrome or ...

Imagine standing at the crossroads of the present, peering into the fog that shrouds the future. This is the metaphorical landscape Heinz von Foerster painted back in 1971, as he pondered the complex ...

Memory and perception seem like entirely distinct experiences, and neuroscientists used to be confident that the brain produced them differently, too. But in the 1990s, neuroimaging studies revealed ...

Past neuroscience and psychology studies have shown that people's expectations of the world can influence their perceptions, either by directing their attention to expected stimuli or by reducing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Discover why hills look steeper than they are and how eye height and gaze angle shape everyday visual perception. (CREDIT: Getty ...

A recent study by academics at Royal Holloway, published in Current Biology, shows how our heartbeats can lead to distortions in our perception of time. The study was led by Dr. Irena Arslanova and ...

The University of Liverpool is part of a new study that reveals for the first time how particular scents can influence our perception of color. In a paper, titled "Odors modulate color appearance," ...

What do people really think when they see your brand? Do they trust you, roll their eyes, or feel like you’re the obvious choice? That gut-level reaction, shaped by every touchpoint from your website ...

A recent small study analyzes how the psychedelic drug LSD reshapes brain activity. The research shows that the substance ...