One of the most important parts of getting good data from an MRI is that the subject hold as still as possible, even when being asked to perform a task.
We’re still a long way off from being able to converse with a songbird like a Japanese tit (Parus minor), but after a lot of careful listening, we can at least tell when they’re tweeting about snakes.
“Daddy, look, I can write my name!” It was a triumphant moment for my third grader, not because she finally figured out how to spell her name, but because she’d learned to write it in cursive.
Your skin may seem dry, your mouth may be parched, but the experience of thirst is all in your brain.
When my third-grader gets home from school each day, she nearly always bursts in the door, dropping her bag and jacket on the floor.
If you’re having a hard time hearing something, try looking more carefully.
Cognition occurs in the brain.
You can, presumably, walk through your house without needing to concentrate on where you are.
By the time my son was two-years-old, my left tricep was in great shape.
It’s hard to put a measure on intelligence.