A species of tropical butterfly with unusually expanded brain structures display a fascinating mosaic pattern of neural expansion linked to a cognitive innovation.

Lev Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory argued that children’s cognitive and social development is deeply influenced by their cultural environment and tools like language. Cross-cultural research supports ...

There has been a lot of research on the types of people who believe conspiracy theories, and their reasons for doing so. But there’s a wrinkle: My colleagues and I have found that there are a ...

The Nepal Development Update is produced twice a year to report on key economic developments that occurred during the year, placing them in a longer-term and global perspective. The Update is intended ...

And some researchers have been wondering if Van Gogh’s swirls actually match the mathematical models of turbulence theory. Well, a team of researchers from China and France set out to analyze all the ...

Multiple surgeries could lead to cognitive decline, a University of Sydney study has found, using data from the United Kingdom's Biobank to analyze half a million patients aged 40 to 69 and ...

A metaphysical mystery from Germany, Timm Kröger’s “The Universal Theory” plays out in the shadow of the Swiss Alps, where a young physicist attends a scientific congress devoted to the study of ...

These include rethinking the nature of dark energy (the force causing the universe’s expansion to accelerate), invoking a new force of nature or even tweaking Einstein’s theory of gravity on ...

A physicist becomes embroiled in a conspiracy throughout this German meta-thriller. Shot in black-and-white, the film pays homage to Hollywood classics. By Beatrice Loayza When you purchase a ...

In an op-ed for The Atlantic, he said Trump “displayed some striking, if familiar, patterns that are commonly seen among people in cognitive decline.” Dr. Ben Michaelis, a clinical ...

Trump said Vice President Kamala Harris has “bigger cognitive problems” than President Biden. Is he rambling? Indifferent to his audience? Exhibiting symptoms of cognitive decline? Or ...