Cognition

The young animals crowdsource the pitch of their calls from colony members

Zapping the brain with magnetic pulses while measuring its electrical activity is proving to be a reliable way to detect consciousness

When people don't notice fear in dogs, it can mean trouble

Having parents present is crucial during an infant’s first weeks of development—but institutions that train physicians don’t always seem to care

Geotagged tweets using slang like “dummies,” “Captain Cody” or other drug handles could help pinpoint clusters of opioid problems more quickly than traditional methods do

Narcissism and self-esteem have very different developmental pathways and outcomes

Stephen Asma, professor of philosophy at Columbia College Chicago and author of On Monsters: An Unnatural History of Our Worst Fears, talks about our enduring fascination with monsters.

Under certain circumstances squirrels will bury all of the same kind of nut near one another, a mnemonic strategy known as chunking.

Shutting down the top risk gene holds potential for halting the disease process 

In the original, seeking answers was all about looking at the eyes