Researchers report small, but deliberate changes in a person's facial appearance are effective in identity deception.
Researchers report sensory responses change between childhood and adulthood in those with ASD.
The common belief that we are better at remembering faces over names may not be true. Researchers report we are actually better at remembering a person's name than we are faces.
A new study reveals that, on average, we are able to recognize 5,000 different faces.
A new study reports male songbirds sing less to females during courtship if they have been exposed to low levels of SSRI antidepressants.
A new study reveals a common autistic trait, the ability to focus on detail, may have allowed realism to flourish in Upper Paleolithic art.
Researchers report expressive eyebrows allowed us to develop communication skills to establish greater social networks and express more nuanced emotions.
Compassion and helping care for their injured may have been key to Neanderthal survival, researchers report.
Sleep spindles assist with the processing of relevant memories during sleep and help boost memory consolidation, researchers report.
A new study from University of York researchers backs up previous findings that there is no evidence to support the theory that violent video games increase real life aggressive behavior in gamers.
Some MOBA video games can act like an IQ test, researchers report. In a new PLOS ONE study, researchers note a correlation between skill in action strategy games, like DOTA2, and high IQ. The correlation is similar to that seen between intelligence and ability in more traditional games like chess.
Sleep helps us to strengthen both old and new versions of experiences, allowing us to use our memories adaptively, researchers report.