Let Kids Be ‘Little Lawyers’—Finding Loopholes Can Sharpen Their Social Skills
A new study finds that when young kids find loopholes, or sneaky work-arounds, for instructions, they must apply advanced social and language skills
Professional Soccer Players May Demonstrate Exceptional Cognitive Control
Top soccer players demonstrate superlative cognitive abilities for strategizing and situational awareness
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Bonobos Can Tell When a Human Doesn’t Know Something
An experiment shows that bonobos can understand when a human lacks knowledge and point them in the right direction
Annual U.S. Dementia Cases Projected to Rise to 1 Million by 2060
A new study finds that dementia cases will increase at a much higher rate than expected, with lifetime risk rising to 42 percent after age 55
Birds Practice Singing in Their Sleep
New work listens in on bird dreams
The ‘Fight or Flight’ Idea Misses the Beauty of What the Brain Really Does
The brain’s primary job is to reduce uncertainty in an ever changing world
Blasting Virtual Aliens Could Help Dyslexic Kids Parse Words
Children at risk of dyslexia who played Space Invaders Extreme 2 showed improvement at a word-identification task
Pupil Dilation Reveals Better Working Memory
People whose eyes dilated more performed better on tests of working memory
Great Tits Show How Animals Can Thrive in Cities
One of Europe’s most common birds, the Great Tit, shows an amazing adaptability to human-made habitats. There seem to be no limits for this species when it comes to inventing new ways of acquiring food from people
How Magic Tricks Help Us Understand Animal Minds
By performing tricks for birds, monkeys and other creatures, researchers hope to learn how they perceive and think about their world
Elephants Call Individuals’ Names across the Savanna
Female elephants address one another with individualized rumbles
This Is Your Brain on Climate Change
Extreme heat caused by climate change can exacerbate a variety of neurological ailments, from Alzheimer’s disease to migraines to epilepsy, new research shows