Brain
- Brain
Girls are cool for school
Preschool boys perform better in classes where the girls outnumber them.
- 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.
- Brain
Nice Chimps
Like people, chimpanzees (and babies) seem to help each other out, just because it feels good to be generous.
By Emily Sohn - Brain
Baby Talk
Some infants can tell the difference between two languages just by looking at the speaker's face.
By Emily Sohn - 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.
By Emily Sohn - Brain
Chimpanzee hunting tools
Some chimps, especially youngsters and female adults, use spearlike wooden tools to hunt.
By Emily Sohn - Brain
Video game violence
Playing violent video games may have harmful effects on the brain.
By Emily Sohn - Brain
Internet Generation
For kids, the online world can be helpful in some ways and dangerous in others.
By Emily Sohn - Brain
The Science Fair Circuit
For some kids, entering science fairs is like eating cookies. It's hard to stop at just one.
By Emily Sohn - Brain
Copycat Monkeys
When you stick out your tongue, a baby monkey will follow your lead.
By Emily Sohn - Brain
Storing Memories before Bedtime
The brain begins processing lessons learned during the day long before bedtime.
- 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.
By Emily Sohn