Problem-solving using novel solutions without explicit training is often considered a hallmark of cognitive flexibility. We investigated whether bumble bees (Bombus terrestris) could solve a novel obj...

Blog by Rod Page on biodiversity informatics, taxonomy, systematics, phylogeny, knowledge graphs, and other topics.

fMRI data from individuals of a wide range of ages (from a few days to 100 years old) are used to map the key organizational axes of functional connectivity in the human cortex throughout the lifespan...

Phylogenetic Comparative Methods

We critically examine the limitations of current AI models in achieving autonomous learning and propose a learning architecture inspired by human and animal cognition. The proposed framework integrate...

Both boosters and sceptics have strongly held opinions on AI tools like ChatGPT, but after an experiment in vibe coding, I have realised that both camps are wrong, says Jacob Aron

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Abstract. Researchers conducting experimental work on sociocognitive development in childhood typically study one-on-one interactions. This approach aligns

Gene regulatory changes are considered major drivers of evolutionary innovations, including the cerebellum’s expansion during human evolution, yet they remain largely unexplored. In this study, we com...

A rapid expansion of modern people ran into Neanderthals and mixed with them nearly to the ends of their range.

'Cultural knowledge’ crucial for survival of whales, underscoring need to integrate animal culture into marine management

Osuna-Mascaró and Auersperg report flexible, multipurpose tool use in a cow, expanding the known range of mammalian tool users and underscoring overlooked cognitive capacities in livestock.

Ai est apparemment décédée vendredi. La photo ci-jointe, publiée par et la représentant avec le Professeur Tetsuro Matsuzawa, du Primate Research Institute à Inuyama, donne la mesure de cette chimpanz...

A critical consequence of joining social groups is the possibility of social transmission of information related to novel behaviours or resources. Network-based diffusion analysis (NBDA) has emerg...

🧠 We often call oxytocin the "love hormone," but could it actually be the key to healthy aging? In an impressive recent study published in PNAS, researchers from the University of Zurich analysed the...

Bien avant Homo sapiens, nos ancêtres primates échangeaient déjà des baisers. Une étude parue dans Evolution and Human Behaviour montre que ce geste, à la fois intime et vecteur potentiel de maladies,...

Dr. Paul Ekman, pioneer of emotion science and creator of FACS, has passed away at 91. Read his memorial and share reflections on his life and legacy.