Kanzi, a world-famous bonobo who astonished researchers with his linguistic and tool-making abilities, has passed away at the ...

Scientists have long thought intelligence tends to develop through social interactions with an animals’ own species.

But either way the interaction hints at a surprising level of cognitive sophistication. Research in animal cognition suggests that behavior such as perspective-taking—(understanding that others ...

For the first time researchers demonstrate in an animal how heavy alcohol use leads to long-term behavioral issues by damaging brain circuits critical for decision-making.

For the first time, researchers demonstrate in an animal how heavy alcohol use leads to long-term behavioral issues by ...

Many animals are well-known for their intelligence. Animal cognitive science has shown how octopuses are skilled problem-solvers and how chimps evolved to use tools. But give either animal a ...

What does gut fermentation and stroke-induced brain inflammation have in common? Potentially a lot, according to new research ...

Every human is looking for safety, security, connection and importance. In Genesis, in the garden, God gave Adam and Eve ...

Individuals increasingly find themselves in cages unfit for lab mice and subjected to conditions with less scrutiny than that ...

Research in cognitive neuroscience indicates that the resolution of optical illusions increases neural efficiency, with ...