Cognition

Humpback populations from the Atlantic and Indian oceans meet up south of Africa and trade song stylings.

Brain regions that process faces reveal deep insights into the neural mechanisms of vision

The Psychology Podcast recap for January 2019

Are we really at our smartest in our 20s? At what age do we strike the right balance between cognitive ability and expertise?

A newly identified circuit connecting the cerebellum to the brain’s reward centers in mice could help scientists understand autism and addiction

One of the leading behavioral geneticists of our time is promulgating outdated notions about the interplay of nature and nurture

The Mona Lisa effect is the illusion that the subject of a painting follows you with her gaze, despite where you stand. But da Vinci's famous painting doesn't have that quality. Christopher Intagliata reports.

A new look at “the Russian blues” demonstrates the power of words to shape perception

Psychopathic birds of a feather flock together

The sense of touch generates surprisingly powerful and long-lasting memories

The latest state of the field of the neuroscience of creativity

The Psychology Podcast recap for December 2018