A new computational model of the brain based closely on its biology and physiology has not only learned a simple visual ...

Over the past two decades, humanoid robots have greatly improved their ability to perform functions like grasping objects and using computer vision to detect things since Honda’s release of the ASIMO ...

S. Ramanathan receives funding from the National Science Foundation, Department of Defense agencies for basic research in physical sciences and engineering. A unique material, nickel oxide ...

EVER since the original enunciation by Baldwin 1 in 1896 of the theory of ‘organic selection’, the suggestion that local differences of habit (local ‘traditions’ as Elton 2 has termed them) may be the ...

The study of animal behavior is a cornerstone of psychology for several reasons. Ethology, or the study of animals in their natural habitats, sheds light on how animals interact with each other and ...

As the inventor of the time-out procedure for disciplining misbehaving kids, Staats transformed modern parenting. Now he wants to give a time-out to popular biology-based explanations of human ...

You can add marmoset monkeys to the list of species that use “names.” But whether animals have anything more to say remains unknown. Do animals have names? According to the poet T.S. Eliot, cats have ...

Imagine that you're teaching a lesson this week on dosages for animal injections and how to calculate them. Your lesson will cover how to convert between metric units and English units, such as ...

Genetically similar fruit flies raised in an identical environment still learn in different ways, suggesting that individuality may not be influenced by nature or nurture alone, but might have a third ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract There is growing concern from consumers regarding the welfare of livestock animals. As food producers and legislators increase demand for ...