91��ɫ

Astronauts have surprising ability to know how far they ‘fly’ in space

New research led by 91��ɫ Faculty of Health researcher Laurence Harris finds astronauts have a surprising ability to orient themselves and gauge distance travelled while free from the pull of gravity.

91��ɫ U vision research shows perception of our face size and shape impacted by body image

TORONTO, May 10, 2017− No matter how slim, women and men have often looked at themselves in the mirror and wondered, “Do I look fat?” 91��ɫ researchers at the Centre for Vision Research say this may be due to their perceptions of body image and not by what they physically see with their eyes. […]

International collaboration leads to discovery that touch can override cues to self motion

TORONTO, April 25, 2017– An international research collaboration between Canada and Japan with 91��ɫ Faculty of Health’s Professor Laurence Harris has discovered that our perception of self-motion has a previously unknown safety feature. Their discovery involves tactile flow, the tactile stimulation provided as you push through leaves in the undergrowth or rub your hands […]