Birds with more complex vocal skills are better problem-solvers
Researchers put more than 200 birds through a gauntlet of brainteasers
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Dogs know words for their favorite toys
Mar 2024
Canine brains showed signs of surprise when owners named the wrong toy
Dogs know words for their favorite toys
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How do babies learn words? An AI experiment may hold clues
Feb 2024
An artificial intelligence model learned words from audio and video of a baby
How do babies learn words? An AI experiment may hold clues
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Lonely brains crave people like hungry brains crave food
Nov 2020
After being alone, people’s brains showed increased responses to pictures of other humans
Lonely brains crave people like hungry brains crave food
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Monkeys can use basic logic to decipher the order of items in a list
Aug 2019
Keeping track of rankings could be useful for monitoring social pecking orders in the wild
Monkeys can use basic logic to decipher the order of items in a list
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Newly discovered cells in mice can sense four of the five tastes
Aug 2020
By pulling taste cells out of the bud, scientists found a set that can taste broadly
Newly discovered cells in mice can sense four of the five tastes
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Race car drivers tend to blink at the same places in each lap
May 2023
The drivers saved their blinks for lower-risk parts of courses
Race car drivers tend to blink at the same places in each lap
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Timbre can affect what harmony is music to our ears
Mar 2024
Instruments' unique voices may explain why different cultures developed their own musical scales
Timbre can affect what harmony is music to our ears
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Time in nature or exercise is touted for happiness. But evidence is lacking
Jul 2023
A review of hundreds of studies finds limited rigorous research behind many happiness hacks
Time in nature or exercise is touted for happiness. But evidence is lacking