Language

Mouse study suggests that mutation to FOXP2 gene may have helped humans learn the muscle movements for speech.

A new app may help birders identify species just by sound

Exploring the science of emotional residues

Programmers continue to plug humorous gems into everyday software

Having a bad reputation gets you noticed

Museum exhibits, conferences and events relating to the brain

Reading fiction can strengthen your social ties and even change your personality

Ambient smells could make or break a party

Letters to the Editor about the July/August 2011 issue of Scientific American Mind

Certain character traits influence people's willingness to apologize

Prairie voles in monogamous relationships respond less to drugs

Don't trust your instincts about free will or consciousness, experimental philosophers say