Brain & Behavior
By Norm Nason
The industrial revolution created a society in which the commodity of free time became abundant. The technology revolution is creating...
Some argue that happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have. This maxim sounds reasonable enough, but can it be tested, and if...
Understanding the concept of a “living thing” is a late developmental achievement. Early research by Jean Piaget, showed that kids attribute “life...
Psychologists at the University of Liverpool have discovered that children as young as six are as adept at recognising possible verbs and their past...
A new technique that marries a fast-moving laser beam with a special microscope that look at tissues in different optical planes will enable...
What began as an informal presentation by a clinical linguist to a group of philosophers, has led to some surprising discoveries about the...
Human imaging studies have for the first time identified brain circuitry associated with social status, according to researchers at the National...
In studies of human brain cells, the widely-used anesthetic desflurane does not contribute to increased production of amyloid-beta protein; however,...
Parents of children with autism are increasingly turning to sensory integration treatment to help their children deal with the disorder, and they’re...
How can we tell who’s lying, who’s not? New research out of Stephen Porter’s Forensic Psychology Lab at Dalhousie University determines the face will...
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