Musical Meters
People raised in North America can't process complex rhythms as well as Eastern Europeans.
Finger Length
Men with more dramatic differences in the lengths of their fingers are more aggressive.
Music & Technology
Applying the human model of learning to make better computers and machines
Music & Intelligence
The way we learn music can be used to model all human learning
Mood Roundup
Sick people are as happy as healthy people, and calculating national well being
Monkey Pay-Per-View
Monkeys will take a smaller juice reward to look at pictures of female monkey butts.
Relationship Roundup
Secret relationships are of lower quality, and men and women have different definitions for sense of humor.
Teens and Tech
Young drivers on cell phones react as slowly as senior citizens, and students who use computers to do papers score higher on tests.
Valentine Roundup
Stress hormones are abnormally high in people who are in love, and people choose spouses with similar names.
Hoarding
Damage to one part of the brain results in indiscriminate hoarding behavior.
Imaginary Friends Roundup
Having imaginary friends can be good for kids, and experiences can affect how we perceive smells.
Time Roundup
People work the same number of hours now but have less time, and time isn't valued highly even though it's scarce.
Smart Brain Drugs
A new program to design drugs to cure mental illness, not just treat symptoms.
Shopping Momentum
If you go shopping for necessities, it's easier to get carried away and overbuy.
Perfect Pitch
Native Chinese speakers are more likely to have perfect pitch than Americans.
Same-Sex Parents
Children of same-sex couples fare about as well as children of opposite-sex couples.
Lying on E-mail
In e-mail, liars use more feeling words, sense words, and more words overall.
Breastfeeding Chemical
Nursing mothers emit chemical signals that increase sexual desire in other women.
Perception Roundup
Volunteers mistook harmless tools for guns when the face they saw was black, and people who see colored auras might have synesthesia.
Cola Brains
How a cola tastes depends on brand recognition, with Coke having the strongest imprint
Lying Roundup
Only a small percentage of people can spot liars, and sucking up will leave a good impression in a job interview.