Cognitive Science

Recognition of rhythmic patterns by zebra finches and other species may be linked to ability to learn and repeat vocalizations

Two Tufts lecturers partnered with the Department of Education to create and establish state-wide guidelines for screening young children for dyslexia

“The Revelations,” a fictional foray into the nature of consciousness, was shaped by author Erik Hoel’s career as a neuroscientist—and by “Moby Dick”

In a Tell Me More podcast, Tufts experts explore the nature of attention, from the trouble with multitasking to the costs of staying too focused

Misfiring neurons in specific regions of the bird brain leads to stuttering patterns, and provides a model to explore treatments to restore normal speech

The world-renowned philosopher argues that our inner worlds and religious ideas can all be explained as evolutionary functions of the brain

Three takeaways from a Tufts researcher about his new study on a parrot that creates spontaneous—and diverse—dance movements

Cognitive psychologist Nathan Ward studies what goes on in our brains when we try to do two or more things at once

Tufts researchers find computer-based exercises significantly improve the ability to pay attention

A sign language that developed in isolated Turkish villages could show cognitive scientists which of our linguistic abilities are hard-wired