A sample of new research exploring implicit statistical learning and real-world decision making, sources of mimicry in social interactions, reward adaptation and learning in rats, and the effects of lingering cognitive states on memory… More
The Atlantic: “Do you think it’s weird that I tell Nermal I love her multiple times a day?” My sister’s… More
Laurie R. Santos describes evidence of cognitive talents shared across species, and those that seem to be exclusive to humans… More
Psychological scientist Laurie R. Santos of Yale University says that her cognitive experiments with monkeys and dogs suggests that humans’ unique ability to understand others’ mental states can, in many cases, actually cause us to confuse that thinking with our own. See her complete presentation at the 29th APS Annual Convention in Boston. … More
Citing the bridge between evolutionary psychology and cognitive science, University of Vienna scientist W. Tecumseh Fitch shows how studying our animal relatives fosters our understanding of human cognition… More
Nonhuman primates can do a lot of things that humans do — they can use tools, teach each other skills… More
