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How Your Heart Influences What You Perceive and Fear

By Jordana Cepelewicz
July 6, 2020
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The heartbeat and other bodily processes play a surprising role in shaping perception and cognition.

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Secrets of Math From the Bee Whisperer

By Susan D'Agostino
January 22, 2020
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As Scarlett Howard taught honeybees to do arithmetic, they showed her how fundamental numbers might be to all brains.

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Abstractions blog

Your Brain Chooses What to Let You See

By Jordana Cepelewicz
September 30, 2019
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Beneath our awareness, the brain lets certain kinds of stimuli automatically capture our attention by lowering the priority of the rest.

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To Pay Attention, the Brain Uses Filters, Not a Spotlight

By Jordana Cepelewicz
September 24, 2019
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A brain circuit that suppresses distracting sensory information holds important clues about attention and other cognitive processes.

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A ‘Self-Aware’ Fish Raises Doubts About a Cognitive Test

By Elizabeth Preston
December 12, 2018
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A report that a fish can pass the “mirror test” for self-awareness reignites debates about how to define and measure that elusive quality.


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