Since the 1970s, researchers have been using mirrors to probe the minds of animals, gleaning clues from how they interact with and investigate their reflections in a quest to understand their ...

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Animal cognitive science has shown how octopuses are skilled problem-solvers and how chimps evolved to use tools. But give either animal a standard IQ test, and they'll probably score a 0.

That is, they take a shortcut, suggesting that they possess a cognitive map of their territory (Menzel et al. 2005). The day-night cycle also plays a key role in animal behavior. Some species are ...

For the first time, researchers demonstrate in an animal how heavy alcohol use leads to long-term behavioral issues by ...

Human and non-human animal studies have shown ... on the effects of exercise on cognitive processes, as assessed with paper-and-pencil and computer-based tests. However, neuroimaging techniques ...