FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 25, 2017·4 min readFathers’ Brains Respond Differently to Daughters Than SonsAccording to researchers, dads with toddler daughters are more responsive to their child's needs than fathers with toddler sons.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
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 16, 2017·4 min readHow Much TV Is Too Much For the Developing Brain?Poor language skills associated with watching TV for more than three hours a day in 11 year olds, researchers say.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
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 13, 2017·5 min readCell Number Determines Structure of Neural MapsStudy reports the ordered structure of brain areas is not only determined by neural connectivity, but also by the total number of neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·May 11, 2017·5 min readAll Is Not Lost to DementiaResearchers have developed a tool that can accurately measure communication in older couples living with the effects of dementia.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
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 8, 2017·4 min readFrontotemporal Dementia Linked to Shortage of ProgranulinResearchers report neurodegeneration associated with frontotemporal dementia could span from a reduced trophic support for neurons.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
AutismFeaturedPsychology·May 3, 2017·5 min readSpeech and Language Deficits in Children with Autism May Not Cause TantrumsResearchers report language and speech problems may not be the causes of the more frequent tantrums associated with autistic children.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 2, 2017·4 min readLanguage Shapes How the Brain Perceives TimeA new study reports bilingual people think about time differently depending on the language context they are estimating event duration.Read More
