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Amy Robbins

Amy Robbins is an independent journalist reporting on human perception and cognitive quirks. Based in Alexandria, Virginia, she took on reporting internships at a local paper before writing features for digital lifestyle publications. She studied journalism as an undergraduate. Robbins focuses on optical illusions and how the senses process everyday signals.

What Is Sensory Information and How Does It Work?Brain & Nerves
How Many Calories Does Your Brain Burn a Day?Biology
Dreams Visualized: How Science Reconstructs Them Biology
The Sense of Sight Provides What Percentage of All Information?Eyes & ENT
AV Neuroscience: How the Brain Processes Sight and Sound Brain & Nerves
How Animals Can See in the Dark: The Biology of Night Vision Zoology
Do Humans See in 2D or 3D? How the Brain Creates Depth Brain & Nerves
Does a Big Head Mean a Big Brain or More Intelligence?Brain & Nerves
Is It Possible to Transfer Consciousness to Another Body?Brain & Nerves
What Do People in Comas See? A Scientific Explanation Brain & Nerves
Can Brain Waves Be Manipulated? Methods and Applications Brain & Nerves
Does Reading Increase Dopamine? The Science Explained Mental Health
How Many Smells Can the Human Nose Remember?Eyes & ENT
What Is Hyperpolarization and How Does It Work?Brain & Nerves
What Is the Function of the Primary Visual Cortex?Brain & Nerves
How the Human Visual System Creates Sight Eyes & ENT
What Is Behavioral Arrest? The Science of the Freeze Response Brain & Nerves
How to Get Synesthesia: Encouraging Cross-Sensory Connections Mental Health
What Is Aphantasia? When Your Mind’s Eye Goes Blank Brain & Nerves
What Is Iconic Memory and How Does It Work?Brain & Nerves
How Does Nostalgia Work: Memory, Mood, and the Brain Brain & Nerves
What Are Thoughts Made Of? A Scientific Explanation Mental Health
Can Humans Hear Dog Whistles? The Science of Hearing Physics
Why Is Vision the Most Important Sense?Eyes & ENT
How Fast Is a Human’s Reaction Time?Biology
How Much Data Can the Human Brain Store?Brain & Nerves
What Is Tonic Immobility? The Brain’s Freeze Response Brain & Nerves
How to Increase Norepinephrine Naturally Hormones
What Part of the Brain Is the Subconscious?Brain & Nerves
How Powerful Is the Human Brain? A Scientific Look Physics