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The study used imaging data from more than 6,000 people in 22 countries. By comparing several thousand patients with schizophrenia and healthy individuals, the variability of brain structure could be studied with a high degree of reliability. (Image: iStock.com/Jolygon)

Common Psychiatric Medications Silently Sabotage Brain Function in Psychosis Patients

Categories Brain & Behavior, Health
A single-cell comparison of the pallium – the brain region crucial for cognitive functions – reveals its complex evolution despite similar functions in birds and mammals. | © Bastienne Zaremba, Nils Trost, Marta Sanchez-Delgado

Bird Brains Reveal Surprising Path to Intelligence

Categories Brain & Behavior, Life & Non-humans
Toddler boy in overalls

Multilingualism Offers Unexpected Benefits for Children with Autism

Categories Brain & Behavior
A male individual cracking nuts using stones. Credit: Dora Biro.

Complex Tool Use in Wild Chimps Reveals Sophisticated Mental Planning

Categories Brain & Behavior, Life & Non-humans
Girl playing a small guitar

New Evidence Shows Musical Training Enhances Children’s Mental Control

Categories Brain & Behavior
25-year study reveals key factors in healthy brain aging and cognitive performance

25-Year Study Reveals Childhood Intelligence Shapes Brain Health in Old Age

Categories Brain & Behavior
The effect of temperature on language complexity: Evidence from seven million parliamentary speeches

Parliamentary members use simpler language on hot days

Categories Brain & Behavior, Earth, Energy & Environment
A very smart dog, doing calculus

Study Reveals Dogs Can Imitate Human Actions from Video Projections

Categories Brain & Behavior, Life & Non-humans
a Tyrannosaurus rex alongside a modern-day crocodile. The T. rex and crocodile are positioned side by side, with their heads at a similar level, emphasizing the comparison of their cognitive abilities.

When it Comes to Smarts, Dinosaurs Were More Like Crocodiles Than Monkeys

Categories Brain & Behavior, Life & Non-humans
illustration of a child's brain and bacteria

New Study Links Gut Bacteria to Kids’ Brain Power and Development

Categories Brain & Behavior, Health
wasp faces

Wasps that recognize faces cooperate more, may be smarter

Categories Brain & Behavior, Life & Non-humans
Smaller dogs may live twice as long life as their larger counterparts.

How body size shapes dogs’ aging patterns

Categories Life & Non-humans
A blank face

COVID-19 can cause ‘face blindness’

Categories Brain & Behavior, Health
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