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How a Prominent Mexican Scientist Wound Up a Spy for Russia
Hector Cabrera Fuentes, a renowned cardiovascular researcher, collaborated with Russian intelligence agents for more than a year, prosecutors said.
How a Prominent Mexican Scientist Wound Up a Spy for Russia
How a Prominent Mexican Scientist Wound Up a Spy for Russia

Hector Cabrera Fuentes, a renowned cardiovascular researcher, collaborated with Russian intelligence agents for more than a year, prosecutors said.

Hector Cabrera Fuentes, a renowned cardiovascular researcher, collaborated with Russian intelligence agents for more than a year, prosecutors said.

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Book Excerpt from Feeling & Knowing
Antonio Damasio | Nov 1, 2021 | 4 min read
In Chapter 1, “On Being,” author Antonio Damasio outlines the dawn of consciousness.
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Opinion: Being, Feeling, and Knowing: Our Path to Consciousness
Antonio Damasio | Nov 1, 2021 | 3 min read
The idea that minds and consciousness might be generated by the nervous system alone is false.
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Cerebral Inception
Bob Grant | May 1, 2019 | 3 min read
Our brains have evolved to the point where we can build artificial brains that might help us understand our brains. Let that sink in.
Brain Surface Area Reveals Overlap in Genes, Intelligence, Evolution
Carolyn Wilke | Mar 4, 2019 | 5 min read
An analysis of the contours of more than 600 kids’ brains points to links between cerebral surface area and heritability in regions of the brain important in cognition.  
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Master Decoder: A Profile of Kári Stefánsson
Anna Azvolinsky | Mar 1, 2019 | 9 min read
A neurologist by training, Stefánsson founded Iceland-based deCODE Genetics to explore what the human genome can tell us about disease and our species’ evolution.
STEM Profs’ Views on Intelligence May Affect Student Outcomes
Carolyn Wilke | Feb 15, 2019 | 2 min read
Students, especially racial minorities, tend to perform worse when professors believe intelligence is fixed
Infographic: What Makes a Brain Smart?
Shawna Williams | Nov 1, 2018 | 1 min read
Scientists have proposed a variety of features that influence one’s ability to remember things and solve problems.
Smarts and Hearts
Bob Grant | Nov 1, 2018 | 2 min read
IQ can’t capture the breadth, depth, or variety of human intelligence.
The Biological Roots of Intelligence
Shawna Williams | Nov 1, 2018 | 10+ min read
Imaging, behavioral, and genetic data yield clues to what’s behind effective thinking.
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Air Pollution Linked to Decline in Cognitive Performance
Shawna Williams | Aug 28, 2018 | 1 min read
A study compares verbal and math test scores to air quality measurements in China and finds a correlation.
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Genes Explain About 11 Percent of Differences in Years of Education
Shawna Williams | Jul 24, 2018 | 2 min read
The influence of genetic variants tops that of socioeconomic status.
New Caledonian Crows Build Tools From Mental Images, Not Lessons
Sukanya Charuchandra | Jun 29, 2018 | 2 min read
When it comes to tool making, the birds learn differently than humans.
Genes Tied to Intelligence and Neurotic Behavior Identified
Sukanya Charuchandra | Jun 26, 2018 | 1 min read
Researchers found several hundred genes expressed in the human brain are tied to cognition or neuroses.
Smarty Genes
Ashley P. Taylor | May 23, 2017 | 2 min read
Scientists have identified 40 new genes linked to human intelligence.
Birds Have Skills Previously Described as “Uniquely Human”
Jef Akst | Dec 1, 2016 | 3 min read
Scientists are enlisting the help of pigeons, parrots, crows, jays, and other species to disprove the notion that human cognitive abilities are beyond those of other animals.
Do Brighter Species’ Brains Emit Redder Light?
Alison F. Takemura | Oct 1, 2016 | 2 min read
Photon emissions in the brain are red-shifted in more-intelligent species, though scientists dispute what that means.
Bird Brains Have Numerous Neurons
Tanya Lewis | Jun 14, 2016 | 1 min read
Many avian species have more neurons than do mammals with similar-mass brains.
To Each Animal Its Own Cognition
Frans de Waal | May 1, 2016 | 3 min read
The study of nonhuman intelligence is coming into its own as researchers realize the unique contexts in which distinct species learn and behave.
Book Excerpt from Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
Frans de Waal | Apr 30, 2016 | 7 min read
In the book's prologue, author Frans de Waal considers the intellectual impediments to studying animal intelligence.
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