Cognition

New work listens in on bird dreams

The brain’s primary job is to reduce uncertainty in an ever changing world

Children at risk of dyslexia who played Space Invaders Extreme 2 showed improvement at a word-identification task

People whose eyes dilated more performed better on tests of working memory

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

By performing tricks for birds, monkeys and other creatures, researchers hope to learn how they perceive and think about their world

Female elephants address one another with individualized rumbles

Extreme heat caused by climate change can exacerbate a variety of neurological ailments, from Alzheimer’s disease to migraines to epilepsy, new research shows

Eurasian Jays use something similar to humans’ episodic memory to remember where they stored their food

The way we’re “wired” to learn may divide us

A study of mice starts to unravel how the brain gets tricked by a particular optical illusion

Almost half of the world population heads to elections in 2024. To counter disinformation activities aimed against the voters on social media, we must first understand how they work