The human brain is organized in functional networks—connected brain regions that communicate with each other through dedicated pathways. That is how we perceive our senses, how the body moves, how we ...

Scientists used AI to find elephants likely have unique names for each other. Machine learning analyzed hundreds of elephant calls recorded in Kenya between 1986 and 2022. Elephants' ability to ...

A new analysis of fossils found in a Spanish cave suggests Neanderthals were capable of abstract thought, before any interactions with Homo sapiens. A total of 15 small marine fossils were found in ...

Wasps can tell the difference between pairs of stimuli that are the same or different, a task that requires the use of abstract concepts that only a small group of animals are known to grasp. The ...

Although the human brain is capable of sifting through a billion bits of information per second, scientists recently found that the top speed of human thought only comes in at roughly 10 bits per ...

Note that this author, Dr. Ann Olson, has published a book entitled Illuminating Schizophrenia: Insights into the Uncommon Mind. This book is available for purchase on the amazon.com website. Concrete ...

A college education is designed to teach students critical thinking skills through abstract thought and formal reasoning. The curriculum is typically divided into general education, field-related ...