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Bite-sized summaries of recent articles in cognitive science.

Picture of a brain from the side view. This view shows Deep Brain Stimulation probes in each hemisphere of the brain and shows the structures they pass through in different colors. The target structure is at the end of each probe.
April 27, 2026April 26, 2026 Jessica Froula

Why Brain Stimulation Helps Some Parkinson’s Patients—But Not Others

March 9, 2026April 15, 2026 genevievenemeth

Why do we sleep? Marine invertebrates may have an answer

Close-up of a hand holding a sharpened yellow pencil over a multiple-choice answer sheet. Several bubbles are filled in next to numbered questions, and the pencil tip is positioned near one of the answer options.
March 2, 2026March 5, 2026 cogbites

To Change or Not To Change: That is the Question

Blue line-art illustration of a crowded subway car. A pregnant woman stands holding an overhead strap while smiling. Behind her stands a caped superhero resembling Batman, also smiling. Seated nearby, a man reads a newspaper and a young girl looks at her phone. Other passengers are visible in the background.
February 23, 2026February 14, 2026 eloisepedersen

Holy Prosociality Batman! Unexpected Events Influence Altruistic Behavior

A close-up of a fuzzy black-and-yellow bumblebee clinging to a purple flower, its wings folded as it feeds, with soft lavender blooms blurred in the background.
February 9, 2026February 4, 2026 cogbites

Bumblebees Don’t Just Feel Positivity—They Spread It

February 2, 2026January 26, 2026 Dasha Sokol

Forgetting words, Building resilience: How multilingualism protects the brain

January 19, 2026January 20, 2026 genevievenemeth

Hot on the trail of evolution

January 12, 2026January 9, 2026 eloisepedersen

Do Capuchin Monkeys Know What They Know? New Evidence for Metacognition in Primates

January 5, 2026January 4, 2026 Lindsey Ramirez

Early intervention and lasting impact: How a medication given to premature babies may have unintended consequences on brain development

November 17, 2025November 14, 2025 Francisco Cruz

Let me Google that! Why searching online makes you overconfident in your knowledge

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