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

New research led by York University 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.

York 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?” York University 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 York University 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 […]