Cognition

New research casts light on viral illusions

New approaches are shedding light on the magnitude of sex differences in personality, and the results are so strong and pervasive that they can no longer be ignored

Philosopher Hedda Hassel Mørch defends the idea that consciousness pervades the cosmos

It did no such thing—but the result has become conventional wisdom nevertheless

AI may equal human intelligence without matching the true nature of our experiences

Researchers activated specific brain cells in zebra finches to teach them songs they’d ordinarily have to hear to learn.

Pet dogs appeared more interested in videos of a bouncing ball when the motion of the ball matched a rising and falling tone. Christopher Intagliata reports. 

Forming lasting memories appears to depend on an interaction between glial cells and brain waves that are produced during sleep

Cats are clingier to their human owners than their reputation would suggest. Karen Hopkin reports.

An interactive system produces levitating images by projecting color onto a tiny bead as it zips around a darkened box

And then they rip them to shreds

A chance discovery brings new interest in porcine intelligence