Cognition

Recent findings have implications for the design of prostheses. Care for a third thumb, anyone?

A 3-D reimagining of a classic illusion reveals new depths

Before COVID, I would often be embarrassed when I didn’t recognize someone while walking my dog. Not now

Hand movement appears to help in teaching about statistical models

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Researchers probe the outer boundaries of what types of sounds human infants tune in to for building cognition

She shows us that gestures are not mere hand-waving. They can convey images that magnify speech or even add new ideas that are not found in the spoken word

We are really bad at navigating a key transition point during one of the most basic social interactions

That is a trick question because dolphins obviously don’t have hands. But studying whether they have “handedness” led to identifying a quirk of human perception

Researchers demonstrate that during REM sleep, people can hear—and respond to—simple questions such as “What is eight minus six?”

The good news is that parents can take action to compensate

Scientists search for the neural basis of an enigmatic experience