emotion

The strange but true story of what happened in my house after my cat’s death is one of many that point to a deep bond between animals and humans.

People known as “acquired savants” have spectacular abilities that emerge suddenly, usually after a brain injury. In these cases—as well as in the case of child prodigies—the individual “knows things they never learned” (the memorable phrase of savant syndrome expert Dr. Darold Treffert).

The Google Glass app has one more feature thanks to the German scientists. They have developed a software program that can measure human emotions. This can be done analyzing the facial expressions.

Veterinarian Dr. Michael Fox has encountered many stories of dogs seeming to sense from a distance that their masters are in trouble and other such experiences that seem to indicate animal clairvoyance.

Pain is one of the most powerful weapons of war. But horrifying evocations of pain are in striking contrast to the ways many soldiers in past conflicts describe the sensation of being wounded.

When faced with a moral dilemma, people using a foreign language make decisions based on assessments of what’s best for the common good—even if the decision means sacrificing one life so others can live—new research suggests.

New research based on brain scans shows that people who care about justice are swayed more by reason than by emotion.