Cognition

A new form of color blending produces surprising palettes

There is a surprising correlation between baseline pupil size and several measures of cognitive ability

A virtual-reality game may boost one long-term memory measure

In some respects, memory is poor. In others, it is astonishingly good

A new study refutes the idea that there is a critical learning period in childhood

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