Universal code in our brains for what we find beautiful
Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to monitor subjects’ brain activity as they were shown images of art, architecture or
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Hands that see, eyes that feel? Brain study reveals the mathematics of identifying objects
From a child snapping Legos together to a pickpocket plucking a wallet from your bag, our brains have a remarkable
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Origin of Sino-Tibetan language family revealed by new research
The Sino-Tibetan language family includes early literary languages, such as Chinese, Tibetan, and Burmese, and is represented by more than
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The evolution of brain tumors
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center found in a recent study that only three different genetic alterations drive the
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Teaching self-driving cars to predict pedestrian movement
By zeroing in on humans’ gait, body symmetry and foot placement, University of Michigan researchers are teaching self-driving cars to
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Tiny eye movements affect how we see contrast
It is often difficult for a driver to see a person walking on the side of the road at night
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Passive exposure alone can enhance the learning of foreign speech sounds
Ability to understand and subsequently speak a new language requires the ability to accurately discriminate speech sounds of a given
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Brain learns to recognize familiar faces regardless of where they are in the visual field
A Dartmouth study finds that recognition of faces varies by where they appear in the visual field and this variability
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Songbird data yields new theory for learning sensorimotor skills: Mathematical models describes distribution of sensory errors
Songbirds learn to sing in a way similar to how humans learn to speak — by listening to their fathers
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How skin begins: New research could improve skin grafts, and more
University of Colorado Boulder researchers have discovered a key mechanism by which skin begins to develop in embryos, shedding light
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