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2,693 results for: Monkeys
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Letters
Thinking probabilistically In the excellent article “Beware the long tail” (SN: 11/5/11, p. 22), the areas under each curve in the figure “Spotting the tail” should be unity (the total probability must be one). Therefore, the red curve should be lower in the center than the black one. Filson Glanz, Durham, N.H. Yes, the area […]
- Health & Medicine
Body & Brain
Cancer treatment raises stroke risk, plus ankle-powered sprints, irregular heartbeats and more in this week’s news.
- Psychology
Kids share, chimps stash
Divvying up goods comes easily to 3-year-old kids but not to adult chimps, a finding with evolutionary implications.
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- Life
New titi monkey, at last
Travel risks in parts of Colombia had kept primatologists out for decades.
- Health & Medicine
Mind-Controlled
Linking brain and computer may soon lead to practical prosthetics for daily life.
- Humans
Brain’s mirror system loves the robot
Experiments that shed light on how the "monkey see, monkey do" part works may suggest why we feel sad for Wall-E.
- Health & Medicine
Studies shed light on Ebola’s M.O.
New findings reveal a key step in how the deadly virus infects cells — and identify compounds that may thwart it.
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Consciousness Emerges
Somewhere along a tangled path, sights, sounds and insights pop into awareness.
- Health & Medicine
Vaccine for Marburg virus passes monkey test
Tests suggest that the lethal hemorrhagic virus can be stopped if countered soon after exposure.
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Cerebral Delights
The amygdala, a part of the brain known for its role in fear, also helps people spot rewards — and go after them.
- Animals
Mosquitoes Remade
Scientists reinvent agents of illness to become allies in fight against disease.
