UC Santa Cruz research innovations and academic programs advance brain and mental health.

Ultra-high-field brain scans reveal integrated maps of vision and touch, highlighting the brain's role in embodied perception ...

A research group led by Prof. Zhang Peng from the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed how ...

And when instinct disguises itself as intuition, it can lead us to misread situations, damage relationships, and make choices ...

In other words, “Warm touch reminds us that we are connected, valued, and part of a social world,” says Dr Crucianelli.

A flash fiction contest hosted by The Hopkins Review uses short stories to push the boundaries of psychology research ...

Humans and other animals actively sense their surrounding environment. This entails the deliberate adjustment of motor ...