A new study reports primates have the ability to distinguish between small and large quantities of objects, regardless of the surface area on which the objects are placed.
Researchers proposed four criteria to understand and investigate animal belief systems. Findings suggest flexible behavior caused by belief is exhibited in the behavior of rats, chimpanzees, and dogs.
Researchers have succeeded in making superficial white matter visible in a living human brain.
Neuroimaging reveals several differences in the brains of lonely people, specifically in the default network. Researchers found greater gray matter density and stronger connectivity in the default networks of lonely people.
Early humans underwent critical shifts in how DNA was packaged inside fat cells. As a result, the human body's ability to turn "bad" fat into "good", calorie burning fat was reduced.
A mother's willingness to sacrifice their own lives to protect their children depends upon the action of oxytocin on neurons in the amygdala, a new study reports.
Fear and physiological tension can be reduced by the mere presence of another person, even if the person is unknown and does not offer support.
Researchers identify a protein which initiates the formation of stable long term memories.
Researchers have identified a new mechanism of learning that stabilizes memory and reduces interference between different memories.
Hippocampal replay selectively enhances memory of highly rewarded locations in a familiar context.
A new study sheds light on how the brain is able to process information at lightening speed.
Differences in gene expression in key brain areas may account for the reason some are less fearful of change than others.
