FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 2, 2016·5 min readOut of Sight Not Always Out of Mind, Especially for RavensResearchers report ravens share some human ability to think abstractly about other ravens, and adapt their behavior by attributing their own perceptions to others.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 24, 2016·4 min readLonger Distance Migratory Birds May Be SmarterAccording to a new study, birds that migrate greater distances have more neurons in brain regions associated with spatial orientation and navigation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 25, 2016·3 min readIndividual Differences in the Brain Shape Mental AbilitiesAccording to researchers, our brains have different traits that affect both anatomical and cognitive factors.Read More
FeaturedMost PopularNeuroscience·March 5, 2016·3 min readSome Birds Are Just As Smart As ApesResearchers report that despite neurobiological differences, the cognitive skills in some groups of birds match those of apes.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 8, 2016·4 min readWant to Appear More Intelligent? Get More SleepAccording to a new study, getting more sleep can help individuals appear more intelligent to others.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 14, 2016·3 min readEnvironmental Intervention Can Temporarily Raise General IntelligenceA new study reports environmental intervention can help to raise general intelligence in low birth weight children, but only in the short term.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 22, 2016·3 min readBrain Metabolism Predicts Fluid Intelligence in Young AdultsAccording to researchers, healthy brain metabolism corresponds with fluid intelligence in young adults.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 26, 2016·3 min readBird Brained? Ravens Are Just As Smart As ChimpsDespite having much smaller brains, researchers have discovered ravens are just as clever as chimpanzees.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 11, 2016·5 min readCrowd Augmented Cognition: Combining Human and Machine Intelligence to Accelerate LearningResearchers have designed crowdsourcing frameworks that combine the best qualities of machine learning and human intelligence, in order to allow distributed groups of workers to perform complicated cognitive tasks.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 23, 2016·4 min readDid Human Like Intelligence Evolve to Care For Helpless Babies?According to researchers, human intelligence may have evolved in response to the demands of caring for infants.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 18, 2016·4 min readHow Genes Can Affect Our Educational Choices and AchievementA new study reports your genes may be responsible for the subjects you choose and educational achievements in higher education.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 22, 2016·10 min readExclusive Breastfeeding and Early Play Linked to Children’s Later SuccessesResearchers report exclusive breastfeeding until the age of six months is associated with fewer conduct disorders in later childhood. Additionally, enriched play can help enhance cognition.Read More
