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·October 6, 2016·5 min read

Apes Understand Some Things Are All in Your Head

Researchers reveal apes, like humans, have the ability to recognize that some beliefs may differ from reality.

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·February 15, 2016·8 min read

The God Brain: Roundtable Discussion on God and Spirituality for Brain Games

Is belief in God innate in our brains, as if it were installed by some divine programmer? Or is spirituality a more complex evolving adaptation that has both helped and harmed us as a species? National Geographic's Brain Games asks Neuroscience News.

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·February 2, 2016·5 min read

Out of Sight Not Always Out of Mind, Especially for Ravens

Researchers report ravens share some human ability to think abstractly about other ravens, and adapt their behavior by attributing their own perceptions to others.

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·October 13, 2015·5 min read

How the ‘Social Brain’ is Functionally Impaired in Autism

According to a new study, researchers have identified brain areas linked to social behaviors are insufficiently networked and underdeveloped in children with autism.