Brains

Pigeons are better at multitasking than humans, despite their bird brains: Study

The researchers tested this hypothesis using a multitasking exercise that was performed by 15 humans and 12 pigeons.

New study suggests that autism can be effectively treated

Researchers at New York's University of Columbia were able to re-establish the brain's "pruning mechanism" in mice genetically modified to simulate autism

UK: Researchers to study impact of mobiles on brains of teens

British researchers are launching the largest study in the world to investigate whether using mobile phones and other wireless gadgets might affect children's brain development.

No Mars, Venus: Men, women have same brain, argues neuroscientist

Neuroscientist Prof Gina Rippon, of Aston University, Birmingham has reminded the world that men and women's brains aren't really different.

Too much information make brains of elderly slow

Researchers found that standardised vocabulary tests, which are used to take account of the growth of knowledge in studies of ageing, massively underestimate the size of adult vocabularies.