Modern cognitive neuroscience is challenging our understanding of sensory perception: instead of five, we might have to count up to 33 different senses,' a study says.

Traditional senses, along with the newly discovered ones, are complex in nature. Touch is not just skin contact, but also pressure, itching, temperature, and pain. Similarly, taste is not just signals ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. It is late at night. You are alone and wandering empty streets in search of your parked car when you hear footsteps creeping up from ...