The science of taste is multisensory. The experience of eating at Wenshu Temple is defined by its auditory environment: the absence of clatter, replaced by the quiet sounds of nature and prayer.

The above translation of the opening verses of Parshat Ki Teitzei are from the authoritative Sefaria edition. And yet I take exception to a prolixity that undermines the blunt directness of the ...

When I invited my friend Sarah to join me in trying sensory deprivation tanks, as invented in 1954 by a so-called “consciousness researcher” named John C. Lilly, I saw a flash of understanding on her ...

Feeling exhausted despite getting enough sleep? You may be rest-deprived. Many of us equate the word “rest” with “sleep.” While sleep is important, it's only one part of the picture. Different ...

Ever caught a whiff of the color blue? Or tasted a symphony? If that sounds completely bonkers to you, you’re in the majority. But for a small slice of humanity, these cross-sensory experiences are ...

If you visit a flotation therapy center, you’ll put in earplugs and step into a rounded, podlike tub big enough for a tall person to lie back and stretch out. Depending on the center’s policies, you ...

‌The ganzfeld effect happens when you undergo sensory deprivation for some time and your brain tries to make sense of what is happening. Everyday life is full of sights and sounds. So, without sensory ...

Tony Ferguson isn’t the only UFC fighter pushing his body to extreme limits in training. Jiri Prochazka is known for having some of the most bizarre combat sports workouts, similar to what you’d find ...

Some of Garfield's selections include works from British filmmakers Mike Leigh and Ken Loach, as well as the Japanese ramen comedy "Tampopo," which his father tried to introduce him to at a young age.

Considering that the attempt to fathom the nature of mental disease has apparently received new impetus from recent pharmacologic and metabolic studies, it is interesting and pertinent to note, once ...