Individuals' conceptual knowledge can flexibly influence emotion perception and the brain's representations of face categories, a study finds. Mounting behavioral evidence suggests that the perception ...

A new study explores how our brains synthesize concepts that allow us to organize and comprehend the world. The research, published by Cell Press in the September 24th issue of the journal Neuron, ...

Scientists can now map what happens neurologically when new information influences a person to change his or her mind, a finding that offers more insight into the mechanics of learning. Scientists at ...

A diminutive chihuahua and a lumbering Irish wolfhound look completely different, yet most us know they both belong to the concept called “dog”. Now the brain regions responsible for our ability to ...

When I was in high school, my friend switched sodas on me one day. I thought I was taking a swig of Coca Cola, but he had replaced it with cream soda. I immediately spit it out, thinking it tasted ...

Why do young children often miss the emotions behind adult expressions? A pioneering study led by researcher Xie Wanze from Peking University's School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, in ...