Cognition
RIP Jerome L. Singer, “The Father of Daydreaming” (1924–2019)
A seminal psychologist who explored the positive, creative and productive aspects of daydreaming has passed away at the age of 95
Cognition3942 articles archived since 1845
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What Mice Watching Orson Welles’s Touch of Evil Can Teach Scientists about Vision
The findings challenge textbook ideas about how visual cortex cells process imagery
Cognition
Beyond Physicalism
Philosopher Hedda Hassel Mørch defends the idea that consciousness pervades the cosmos
Cognition
Taking Sex Differences in Personality Seriously
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
Computing
Will Machines Ever Become Conscious?
AI may equal human intelligence without matching the true nature of our experiences
How a Flawed Experiment “Proved” That Free Will Doesn’t Exist
It did no such thing—but the result has become conventional wisdom nevertheless
Neuroscience
Implanting Memories in Birds Reveals How Learning Happens
Researchers activated specific brain cells in zebra finches to teach them songs they’d ordinarily have to hear to learn.
Cognition
Dogs Like Motion That Matches Sound
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.
Neuroscience
Deeper Insights Emerge into How Memories Form
Forming lasting memories appears to depend on an interaction between glial cells and brain waves that are produced during sleep
Cognition
Lions See These Illusions the Same Way You Do
And then they rip them to shreds
Cognition
Famously Fickle Felines Are, in Fact, Clingy
Cats are clingier to their human owners than their reputation would suggest. Karen Hopkin reports.
Computing
Hearing Is Seeing: Sound Waves Create a 3-D Display
An interactive system produces levitating images by projecting color onto a tiny bead as it zips around a darkened box
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Add Another Animal to the List of Tool Users: Pigs
A chance discovery brings new interest in porcine intelligence
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Can Empathic Concern Actually Increase Political Polarization?
New research suggests that those who display the most concern for others are also the most socially polarized
Cognition
Familiar Tunes Rapidly Jog the Brain
Within just a third of a second of hearing a snippet of a familiar refrain, our pupils dilate, and the brain shows signs of recognition. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Cognition
Are You a Moral Grandstander?
New research suggests that moral grandstanding may be a major source of conflict in the world today
Neurology
Deep Sleep Gives Your Brain a Deep Clean
Slow-wave activity during dreamless slumber helps wash out neural detritus
Neuroscience
Scientists Demonstrate Direct Brain-to-Brain Communication in Humans
Work on an “Internet of brains” takes another step
Cognition
Crabs Do a Maze
Green crabs learned to navigate a maze without making a single wrong turn—and remembered the skill weeks later. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Cognition
Dog Science Is Timeless
Seven ways science matters to dogs and the people who love them
