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Featured Neuroscience

·July 20, 2026·10 min read

Monkeys and Kids Share Evolutionary Intuitions for Geometry

A new study reveals that non-human primates share a fundamental intuition for geometry with humans.

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Featured Neuroscience

·July 3, 2026·10 min read

LLMs and Math Combine to Map Human Decision-Making

A new research framework that combines large language models (LLMs) with choice mathematics to evaluate human decision-making. By deploying LLMs to automatically interpret and code thousands of free-text participant thought justifications, the framework provides a scalable, validated methodology demonstrating that human reasoning strategies shift dynamically with a problem's structure.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·May 30, 2026·10 min read

Model Identifies the Exact Threshold for Optimal Ambition

A new study leverages sequential search modeling to demonstrate that optimal human ambition rests squarely in the middle: strictly above average but strictly finite.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·April 24, 2026·8 min read

Mathematical Rule for How Social Norms Click

People adopt social conventions using the same two-stage cognitive process children use to learn grammar.

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Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·July 24, 2025·6 min read

Math Models Reveal Why Alzheimer’s Damages Some Brain Areas More

Alzheimer’s disease spreads unevenly through the brain, and new mathematical modeling may help explain why. Researchers developed a network diffusion model that simulates how tau protein accumulates and spreads, identifying genes that either increase or reduce vulnerability.

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Featured Neuroscience

·July 22, 2025·5 min read

Math Reveals Why Sleep Patterns Shift With Age, Light, and Routine

A new study shows how math helps explain why babies nap erratically, teens stay up late, and older adults wake earlier. Researchers expanded the classic two-process sleep model by adding the effects of light exposure, uncovering how internal and external factors interact to regulate sleep.

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Featured Neuroscience

·July 1, 2025·5 min read

Brain Stimulation Boosts Math Skills in Struggling Learners

New research shows that safe, non-invasive brain stimulation can enhance math learning in young adults with lower natural brain connectivity. Participants who received transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS) to the dlPFC performed better during math training than those who received placebo treatment or stimulation elsewhere.

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Featured Neuroscience

·June 18, 2025·4 min read

LEGO Lessons Boost Kids’ Math and Spatial Skills in 6 Weeks

Incorporating LEGO-based activities into daily classroom instruction can significantly improve children’s math and spatial reasoning abilities, according to a new study. Researchers evaluated a six-week program called SPACE, where teachers guided structured LEGO-building sessions with students aged 6 to 7.

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Featured Neuroscience

·May 20, 2025·4 min read

Modeling Human Behavior with Math

A new study shows that mathematical models can shape human decisions more effectively than traditional psychological strategies. Researchers introduced “choice engineering,” a data-driven alternative to “choice architecture,” which relies on heuristics and intuition. In a global academic challenge, models like CATIE—designed to reflect real behavioral trends—outperformed both intuitive strategies and standard machine learning tools.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·April 30, 2025·7 min read

The Smart Way to Teach Math? Mix Speed with Strategy

A new review shows that children learn arithmetic most effectively through a structured approach that integrates conceptual understanding with brief timed practice and reflection. Rather than choosing between rote memorization or rich discussion, the most successful instruction cycles through both, reinforcing number sense and mental strategies.

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Featured Neuroscience

·November 1, 2024·6 min read

New Method Unravels Complex Causality

A new method developed by researchers allows scientists to identify unique, redundant, and synergistic causality, providing a clearer view of what influences complex systems. Known as SURD, this method has implications across diverse fields, from climate science to aerospace engineering.

Featured Neuroscience

·October 4, 2024·4 min read

Evolutionary Rates Over Time May Be Driven by Statistical “Noise”

A new study suggests that perceived increases in evolutionary rates over short time periods might be due to statistical noise rather than inherent biological processes. Researchers found that this “hyperbolic” pattern, often seen in younger species groups, does not indicate faster evolution but results from the variability in the data.