Brain

  1. Brain

    Copycat Monkeys

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

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  2. Brain

    Storing Memories before Bedtime

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

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  3. 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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  4. Brain

    Reading Body Language

    The emotion that your body shows may have a stronger effect than what your face says.

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  5. Psychology

    Pain expectations

    How painful you expect something to be beforehand can affect how you actually feel when you're hurt.

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  6. Brain

    Monkeys in the Mirror

    Capuchin monkeys react to their own mirror images in surprising ways.

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  7. Brain

    The smell of trust

    A whiff of a brain chemical known as oxytocin may make people more trusting when making a deal.

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  8. Brain

    Making sense of scents

    Different smells light up different parts of the brain.

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  9. Brain

    Lightening your mood

    Bright light may help some people who are seriously depressed feel better.

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  10. Brain

    Swedish Rhapsody

    Celebrations honoring the world's top scientists brought students from many countries to Sweden to tour, learn, talk, and party.

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  11. Brain

    Sleep to Remember Places and Routes

    Deep sleep may help your brain solidify memories of where you've been and how you got there.

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  12. Brain

    Hearing Better in the Dark

    Blind people are better at locating distant sounds than people who can see.

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