Behavior & Society
Who’s Top Monkey? How Social Status Affects Immune Health
Social hierarchies among rhesus macaques give rise to differences in their ability to respond to bacterial and viral invaders
Stories by Catherine Caruso
Cognition
Rats Enjoy Being Tickled--When They're in the Right Mood [Video]
Researchers identify a brain area activated by both tickling and play in happy rats
Behavior & Society
Eavesdrop on Ultrasonic Rat Giggles
Scientists used special microphones to let us listen in on a tickled rat’s titters.
Behavior & Society
The Problems with Poor Ballot Design
A Q&A with psychologist Philip Kortum
Cognition
Elite Soccer Refs Have Eagle-Eye Ability for Spotting Foul Play
Superior perceptual-cognitive skills help professional referees make accurate calls
Neuroscience
New Experiences Help Speed Up Brain Development in Mice
Researchers unravel how new neurons connect to existing neural networks
Neuroscience
Scientists “Switch Off” Self-Control Using Brain Stimulation
A clever experiment pinpoints the brain region involved in taking the perspective of our future selves or that of others
Behavior & Society
Men with Happier Childhoods Have Stronger Relationships in Old Age
A decades-long study of human well-being found that upbringing also affected how the men managed their emotions in midlife
Engineering
World's First "Cybathlon" Pits High-Tech Prosthetics against One Another
From robotic arms to brain – computer interfaces, the unique event featured some of today’s most cutting-edge assistive devices...
Cognition
Chimps May Be Capable of Comprehending the Minds of Others
A gorilla-suit experiment reveals our closest animal relatives may possess “theory of mind”
Neuroscience
Massive U.K. Brain-Mapping Project Releases First Results
The UK Biobank Imaging Study aims to track brain health in 100,000 individuals as part of a long-running effort to understand how diseases develop
Neuroscience
Human Brain Map Gets a Bold New Update
The new Allen Brain Atlas combines neuroimaging and tissue staining to offer an unprecedented level of resolution
Wellness
Can You Hear Me Now? Detecting Hidden Hearing Loss in Young People
New types of hearing tests can pick up early damage missed by current tests—perhaps in time to reverse it
