A visual illusion that causes adults to misjudge objects’ sizes doesn’t affect young children, a new study finds.
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Study of hunter-gatherer community in Tanzania shows that, across human groups, mating criteria vary.
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Days after birth, French and German infants wail to the melodic structure of their languages.
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Headache patients may benefit from drug treatment even if they also suffer from depression or anxiety.
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Psychologists and philosophers convene to discuss the roots of shared knowledge at a meeting in Waltham, Mass.
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