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Some magpies recognize themselves in mirrors, indicating that a basic form of self-recognition evolved in one family of birds.Published: Monday, August 18th, 2008Found in: Behavior, Biology and Life -
Recent changes in hearing-related genes may have influenced language developmentPublished: August 30th, 2008; Vol.174 #5 -
A chance discovery in the Sahara leads to the excavation of a Stone Age cemetery containing remains from two lakeside cultures.Published: Thursday, August 14th, 2008Found in: Archaeology, Humans and Life -
Number words may serve as mental tools for expanding on basic, nonverbal numerical knowledge rather than as determinants of such knowledge.Published: August 16th, 2008; Vol.174 #4Found in: Psychology
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In new studies, toddlers display dramatic advances in object recognition that may underlie verbal and symbolic achievements.Published: August 16th, 2008; Vol.174 #4Found in: Behavior and Humans
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Feeling happy may lessen children’s ability to perform tasks that require attention to detail, a new study suggests.Published: Friday, July 18th, 2008Found in: Behavior -
A new analysis challenges the view that a few people with special experience can detect others’ lies with great accuracy.Published: Friday, July 4th, 2008Found in: Humans and Psychology
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People nonverbally impose a specific order on descriptions of witnessed events, a tendency that may influence the structure of new languages, a new study suggests.Published: Monday, June 30th, 2008Found in: Humans and Psychology -
Indian survivors of the devastating Asian tsunami employed spiritual and community coping strategies to regain emotional balancePublished: Friday, June 27th, 2008Found in: Behavior and Psychology
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Where you cast your ballot can affect how you cast your ballot.Published: Monday, June 23rd, 2008Found in: Behavior and Humans -
An innovative research technique has led researchers to conclude that well-informed voters often use simple rules of thumb to sift through mountains of campaign information and pick the candidate who best reflects their own political views.Published: July 5th, 2008; Vol.174 #1Found in: Humans -
Boys who attend preschool classes with a majority of girls do better developmentally than other boys.Published: July 19th, 2008; Vol.174 #2Found in: Behavior, Humans and Psychology -
New research with Amazonian villagers suggests that their language lacks number words but that they still comprehend precise quantities of objects.Published: July 19th, 2008; Vol.174 #2Found in: Anthropology, Humans and Psychology -
Agriculture's rise sparked widespread use of green stone beads as fertility charms and as protection against supernatural forces, scientists propose.Published: Tuesday, June 17th, 2008Found in: Archaeology and Humans -
Capuchin monkeys can reason with tokens as they do with different foods, demonstrating a basic capacity for thinking symbolically.Published: July 5th, 2008; Vol.174 #1Found in: Humans and Psychology
