A bonobo named Kanzi surprised scientists by successfully playing along in pretend tea party experiments, tracking imaginary juice and grapes as if they were real. He consistently pointed to the ...

Alibaba unveils the RynnBrain AI model for robotics, enhancing robots' ability to understand surroundings and perform complex tasks.

A new study suggests the benefits of speed training for your mind. Globe reporter Kay Lazar explains what that means.

The research found some older adults who completed specific cognitive exercises, called speed training, lowered their risk of developing dementia by 25%. Scientists put participants through the speed ...

A single clear image can rewire the visual brain, making later recognition faster without relying on memory systems.

A new study reveals that certain brain regions are more active in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) during ...

Amalia Bastos first met Kanzi the bonobo in 2023. Bastos was “starstruck,” she recalls: Kanzi was famous for learning how to ...

In a series of tea party-like experiments, Johns Hopkins University researchers demonstrated for the first time that apes can ...

The findings indicate that bonobos—or at least that Kanzi had—have the capacity to imagine, says Christopher Krupenye, an assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences at Johns Hopkins and ...

New study reveals our closest relatives share the cognitive roots of imagination and pretense. Remember childhood tea parties ...

Brain scans and signals show babies can sort images and sense rhythm, offering new insight into how infant brains are wired from the start.

University of Rochester researchers discover that contrary to long-standing beliefs, motion from eye movements helps the ...