New research suggests smartphone use associated with lowered intelligence
New University of Waterloo research that examined people’s smartphone habits as well as their analytical, verbal, and numeracy skills found…
Mis-synced music proves to be a powerful enhancement for TV ads
It turns out that offsetting the music soundtrack of TV adverts by an imperceptible amount makes the adverts significantly more…
Gene Mutation Responsible For Human Intelligence Tracked Down?
Human and chimpanzee genomes are 99 percent the same, but clearly, that 1 percent difference is hugely significant. Exactly why…
Monkeys Demonstrate Metacognitive Skills
The ability to reflect on one’s knowledge was thought of as an exclusively human ability, but it seems that other…
Elephants Join Cognitive Elite
New experiments have revealed that elephants can recognize themselves in a mirror, an important indicator of self-recognition that places them…