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The animal alliances reshaping our understanding of intelligence
Humans aren’t the only animals with complex culture − but researchers point to one feature that makes ours unique
Lowering Bioenergetic Age Can Help Fend Off Alzheimer’s
MakerSpace Solves Big Problems With Clever Ideas
RACV ENCOURAGES DRIVEWAY CAUTION TO KEEP CHILDREN SAFE
Boosting Mental Muscle Leads To Better Performance
RACV ENCOURAGES DRIVEWAY CAUTION TO KEEP CHILDREN SAFE
For narcissistic people, the gap between perception and reality may go far deeper than we thought
Smart is sexy – new study on fish doing puzzles hints intelligence partly evolved via sexual selection
What Older Adults Think Of ‘super-ageing’
Are animals smart? From dolphin language to toolmaking crows, lots of species have obvious intelligence
Brainy bees create a buzz with maths skills
Neuroscientist Antonio Fernandez-Ruiz wins Scialog Award
Your stress levels affect your dog – new study
Eight KI researchers receive grants from the Asthma and Allergy Association’s Research Fund
Intelligence Requires Whole Brain
Light exercise can yield significant cognitive benefits, new research shows
People with brain injuries have a high risk of romance scams. ‘Scambassadors’ can help shed stigma
Knowing superstitions aren’t real doesn’t stop us behaving superstitiously – why?
Study investigates masks, mood and focus
Mater Doctors Give ‘miracle’ Stephanie Fighting Chance
Brain-training games remain unproven, but research shows what sorts of activities do benefit cognitive functioning
Dual tracks to the top: Men often linked with power, women with status
Alzheimer’s treatment donanemab is not a ‘miracle drug’ – not providing it on the NHS is the right choice
Why night owls struggle more when the clocks go back
Australian ‘MemoryAid’ project awarded share of $2.9 million as finalists in UKs prestigious Longitude Prize on Dementia
Australian ‘MemoryAid’ project awarded share of $2.9 million as finalists in UK’s prestigious Longitude Prize on Dementia
Do Fungi Recognize Shapes?
Four in five pregnant women in Ireland are iron deficient – here’s why that’s worrying
Trial of disease-modifying treatment for early stages of Alzheimer’s disease
Octopuses work together with fish to hunt – and the way they share decisions is surprisingly complex
Calisthenics: five ways this bodyweight workout can benefit your fitness
Collaboratively imagining the future can bring people closer together in the present
The impact of mild cognitive impairment and dementia on social skills
A mild concussion from amateur sports might not cause cognitive decline – but repeated injuries can
If robots could lie, would we be okay with it? A new study throws up intriguing results
Four breakthroughs that are changing our understanding of dreams
A quantum neural network can see optical illusions like humans do. Could it be the future of AI?
Duloxetine may help elderly with depression and cognitive impairment
Alzheimer’s drug may slow down cognitive decline in dementia with Lewy bodies
Drug approved in the UK provides first step towards treating Alzheimer’s disease
What links aging and disease? A growing body of research says it’s a faulty metabolism
Do Future Actions Matter More Than Past Deeds?
John Tyndall: how a lecture in Belfast 150 years ago supercharged the modern debate on consciousness
Right Place, Right Time For NT Survivor Of Stroke
Your world is different from a pigeon’s – but a new theory explains how we can still live in the same reality
Brain differences linked to mental health in new study | University of Canterbury
Why consciousness may have evolved to benefit society rather than individuals