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New brain-imaging studies indicate that similar brain areas coordinate face recognition in people, chimpanzees and macaque monkeys, suggesting that a face-sensitive brain system evolved early in primate evolution.Published: Thursday, December 18th, 2008Found in: Behavior, Biology, Humans and Life -
An analysis of stone tools excavated at a Syrian site indicates that, around 70,000 years ago, Neandertals used a tarlike adhesive to affix sharpened items to handles.Published: Friday, December 12th, 2008Found in: Archaeology and Humans
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A long-term study of dolphins living off Australia’s coast finds that a small number of them, mostly females, frequently use sea sponges to forage for fish on the ocean floor. (p. 13)Published: January 3rd, 2009; Vol.175 #1Found in: Biology and Life -
Gift givers expect that expensive presents will be appreciated by gift receivers more than inexpensive presents, but three new investigations suggest that that’s not the case. (p. 12)Published: January 3rd, 2009; Vol.175 #1Found in: Humans and Psychology
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New research suggests that some people who recover memories of childhood sexual abuse are prone to false recall, while others are likely to have forgotten earlier recollections of actual abuse.Published: Friday, December 5th, 2008Found in: Humans and Psychology
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Two new studies suggest that, at 3 to 5 months of age, boys already outperform girls on mental rotation tasks. (p. 8)Published: December 20th, 2008; Vol.174 #13Found in: Behavior and Humans -
New research suggests that, as children learn arithmetic, the brain reorganizes dramatically as it shifts from handling only estimates of quantities to attaching precise quantities to symbolic numerals.Published: Thursday, November 20th, 2008Found in: Body & Brain and Psychology
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Scientists have developed a technique for inducing an illusion of having swapped one’s own body with someone else’s body, providing a new means for investigating self-identity and body-image disorders. (p. 16)Published: December 6th, 2008; Vol.174 #12Found in: Body & Brain and Psychology
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Researchers have found an approximately 1-million-year-old fossil pelvis that, in their view, indicates that Homo erectus females gave birth to surprisingly big-brained babies. (p. 14)Published: December 6th, 2008; Vol.174 #12Found in: Humans and Life
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