FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 26, 2017·5 min readMonkey Say: Marmosets Learn to Call the Same Way Human Babies Learn to BabbleJust as a baby's babbles begin to sound more like recognizable human speech if they receive frequent vocal feedback from adults, the same kind of interaction speeds up speech acquisition in marmosets, a new study reveals.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 22, 2017·5 min read3.3 Million Year Old Fossil Reveals the Antiquity of the Human SpineA new study reveals portions of the human skeletal structure evolved millions of years earlier than previously believed.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 21, 2017·3 min readThere’s More to Attraction Than What Meets the EyeWhile looks play a factor in who we find attractive, the sound of their voice and the way they smell also play big roles, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 21, 2017·5 min readWhy Bad Moods Can Be Good For YouResearchers say bad moods and sadness can be a useful and adaptive part of life, making it easier for us to cope with everyday situations and challenges.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 18, 2017·4 min readNewly Discovered Brain Network Offers Clues to Social CognitionResearchers discover brain areas in primates exclusively dedicated to analyzing social interactions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 16, 2017·5 min readDon’t Count on Your Chickens CountingResearchers contradict the accepted view that we biologically evolved a capacity for numerical cognition.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 15, 2017·5 min readFrisky Female Fruit Flies Become More Aggressive After SexAccording to researchers, female fruit flies become significantly more aggressive following sex as a variety of proteins apparent in semen stimulate behavioral changes.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·May 14, 2017·6 min readVisual Images Often Intrude on Verbal ThinkingWhen prompted to use verbal thinking, people create visual images to accompany their speech, implying visual thinking could be hardwired into our brains, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosPsychology·May 12, 2017·5 min readThe Science of Laughter – And Why It Also Has A Dark SideWhile laughter is considered to be a sign of happiness, it isn't always healthy or positive, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 10, 2017·4 min readIn Brain Evolution, Size Matters – Most of the TimeStudy reveals we may have first evolved larger brains that allows for adaptions which enhanced brain regions controlling specific abilities.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 8, 2017·5 min readHumanlike Ways of Thinking Evolved 1.8 Million Years AgoA new study places the appearance of modern humanlike cognition at the emergence of Homo erectus 1.8 million years ago, 600,000 years before the appearance of Neanderthals.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 5, 2017·5 min readOur Uniquely Lopsided BrainUnderstanding the structure of our brain is as important as understanding its size when it comes to evolution, a new report suggests.Read More
