Brain

  1. Brain

    Girls are cool for school

    Preschool boys perform better in classes where the girls outnumber them.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Mind-reading machine

    Researchers have used brain scans to measure how the brain "sees" pictures—and to try to predict what a person is looking at.

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  3. Brain

    Nice Chimps

    Like people, chimpanzees (and babies) seem to help each other out, just because it feels good to be generous.

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  4. Brain

    Baby Talk

    Some infants can tell the difference between two languages just by looking at the speaker's face.

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  5. Brain

    Talking with Hands

    Studies of chimpanzees suggest that our ancestors may have "talked" to each other using hand gestures before they learned to speak.

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  6. Brain

    Chimpanzee hunting tools

    Some chimps, especially youngsters and female adults, use spearlike wooden tools to hunt.

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  7. Brain

    Video game violence

    Playing violent video games may have harmful effects on the brain.

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  8. Brain

    Internet Generation

    For kids, the online world can be helpful in some ways and dangerous in others.

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  9. Brain

    The Science Fair Circuit

    For some kids, entering science fairs is like eating cookies. It's hard to stop at just one.

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  10. Brain

    Copycat Monkeys

    When you stick out your tongue, a baby monkey will follow your lead.

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  11. Brain

    Storing Memories before Bedtime

    The brain begins processing lessons learned during the day long before bedtime.

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  12. Brain

    How Much Babies Know

    By studying how babies choose things, researchers have discovered that babies are especially good at learning things that are essential for survival.

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