Scientists have long suspected that hormones quietly tune how the brain learns, but the idea of a single, hidden “switch” has usually been more metaphor than map. What is emerging from decades of ...
One of the most invigorating streams of research in the field of cognitive science is the practice of cognitive modeling. We’re far from understanding how the mind works, but by building cognitive ...
Source: Ruben van Kuik, via Wikimedia Commons. How do scientists study the evolution of human culture and cognition? There aren’t any early hominins around—but there are chimpanzees, our closest ...