Cognition

Featuring two decades of new evidence on dog evolution, behavior, training and human interaction

Complex computer modeling demonstrates that obsessive-compulsive disorder patients learn about their environments but don’t use that information to guide their actions

Is imagination a fixed ability, or can it be enhanced through targeted intervention?

Intelligence is not the same as critical thinking—and the difference matters

A new study adds to findings that female children and adolescents are more susceptible to head injuries

A chance observation led researchers to add the Australian Magpie to the short list of birds that dunk their food in water before eating.

The phrase “the eyes are the window to the soul” isn't just poetry

In a “fake news” world, the neuroscientist Tali Sharot explains what convinces people—and what does not

The brainless marine creatures are the simplest organisms known to seek slumber

Infants who saw a researcher keep at a difficult task tried harder themselves

The drivers had no memory of the NYC-area incidents

A memorable science project