It's terribly important to distinguish perception from sensation. The perception of red means understanding, representing the effect about the world, that there is a traffic light out there and that ...

Our body movements profoundly impact how our brain processes sensory information. Historically, it was believed that the brain's primary motor cortex played a key role in modulating sensory ...

My recent book, Making Sense of Emotion, views emotional intelligence as "emotional literacy." This perspective on emotional intelligence suggests a new theoretical framework that breaks down ...

Do we always perceive the world in the same way? A hypnosis experiment proves that we certainly don’t. If we sincerely believe that our index finger is five times bigger than it really is, our sense ...

The result is "perception." Perception is explicit, conscious awareness. The two processes of sensation and perception co-occur with no absolute distinction. Emotional Intelligence Essential Reads How ...