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New research led by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, shows for the first time that PET scans can...

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From Apple's Siri to Honda's robot Asimo, machines seem to be getting better and better at communicating with humans. But...

Is sympathy considered a sign of weakness or is there a place for sympathy in negotiations? Research by Laura Kray,...

Swinging a bat at a 90-mph fastball requires keen visual, cognitive and motor skills. But how do diverse brain networks...

At the flip of a switch, University of California, Berkeley, neuroscientists can send a sleeping mouse into dreamland. The researchers...