Neuroscientists Unravel the Mystery of Why You Can’t Tickle Yourself
In the new study’s first phase, each subject had their moment in front of the GoPros and microphone. Previous studies have established that tickling is…
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Are These Chimpanzees Using Insects as Medicine?
In 2019, Alessandra Mascaro, a research assistant at the Loango Chimpanzee Project, was filming the chimps for fun when she saw a female named Suzee grab a…
Why Some Animals Can Tell More From Less
Phylogeny can only tell scientists so much, though. The team wondered if differences might come down to the animals’ neurophysiology. But they weren’t sure…
You’re Not Alone: Monkeys Choke Under Pressure Too
The team designed their cursor game to be challenging for the monkeys but still simple to analyze. Motion-capture cameras tracked the monkeys’ arm motion,…
What Rat Empathy May Reveal About Human Compassion
Bartal expected to see this activity in the rescuer rats, because human empathy appears in these areas. But she was surprised that even the ones that didn’t…