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·October 4, 2017·4 min read

Animals That Play With Objects Learn How To Use Them as Tools

A new study reveals birds can learn how to use objects to solve tasks by first playing with them.

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·September 14, 2017·4 min read

The Bilingual Brain Calculates Differently Depending on the Language Used

A new study reports mathematical processes in the brain are influenced by language. Studying bilingual people, researchers discovered cognitive 'extra effort' is required for solving math problems when presented in the second language.

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·July 17, 2017·5 min read

Exposing Infants to Foreign Languages Ignites Learning

Researchers from the University of Washington report that with special tuition, babies from monolingual homes can develop bilingual abilities that remain even after their training is complete.

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·April 12, 2017·6 min read

Elephant’s “Body Awareness” Adds to Increasing Evidence of Their Intelligence

Researchers report elephants are able to recognize their own bodies as obstacles to the success of a problem solving task.

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·December 31, 2016·6 min read

Thinking With Our Hands Can Help Find New Ways to Solve Problems

Using objects when trying to solve problems may help to find new ways of finding a solution, researchers report.

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·November 17, 2016·5 min read

Women Who Have Last Baby After 35 Are Mentally Sharper in Old Age

A new study reports postmenopausal women who had their last child after the age of 35 or used hormonal contraceptives for more than 10 years tend to perform better on cognitive tests.

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·November 17, 2016·5 min read

Unraveling How a Brain Works, Block by High Tech Block

Researchers are modernizing cognitive skills testing to detect deficits and reveal problem-solving strategies.

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·April 4, 2016·4 min read

Increased Activity in Brain Regions Associated with Executive Function in Bilingual Babies

According to a new study, bilingualism related differences in brain activity can be seen in children as young as 11 months.

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·March 16, 2016·4 min read

Politically Correct: Liberals and Conservatives Do Think Differently

A new study reports differences in problem solving skills are linked to political ideology.

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·January 26, 2016·4 min read

Animals With Larger Brains Are the Best Problem Solvers

A new study reports carnivores with larger brain compared to body size are better at complex problem solving.

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·January 19, 2016·6 min read

Human and Animal Research Gap Bridged by Memory Test for Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer's disease research has been enhanced by researchers who have developed a comparable test of memory and learning for humans from a commonly used mouse experiment.