Cognition

How ability can grow out of seeming disability

Two monkey species who last shared a common ancestor 3 million years ago have "eerily similar" alarm calls.

A study in mice shows improved cognitive performance when these bursting signals move around memory circuits

Researchers are calling into question authenticity as a scientifically viable concept

Dogs aren’t the only ones who can do science. The era of cat science is now

One has to go to great lengths to counteract the deeply ingrained tendency to infuse new social groups with rich meaning

Philosopher Christian List argues against reductionism and determinism in accounts of the mind

The Psychology Podcast Recap for May 2019

A new study in mice reveals why consuming a beverage is usually pleasurable but is not always enough to quench thirst

Preterm babies who listened to music in the neonatal intensive care unit had brain activity that more closely resembled that of full-term babies. Christopher Intagliata reports.

A new study suggests women's performance on math and verbal tasks increases as room temperature rises, up to about the mid 70s F. Christopher Intagliata reports.

New research is shedding light on how intelligence changes and develops over time