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  "id": 16756441,
  "title": "Why every bump in the night feels different: The neuroscience of sensory perception",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/why-every-bump-in-the-night-feels-different-the-neuroscience-of",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-27T14:20:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-night-neuroscience-sensory-perception.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A haunted house puts the brain on edge. During Halloween, revelers may interpret every creak, whisper or unexpected touch as a sign of something frightening. Safe at home, those same sensations might barely register.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}