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Can Memories Be Implanted and Then Removed?
The New Yorker: At the turn of the twentieth century, Ivan Pavlov conducted the experiments that turned his last name into an adjective. By playing a sound just before he presented dogs with a snack Visit Page
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Do Animals Have Morals?
NPR: Dr. Frans de Waal is a biologist and primatologist known for his work on the behavior and social intelligence of primates. His first book, Chimpanzee Politics, compared the schmoozing and scheming of chimps to that of Visit Page
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A Parrot Passes the Marshmallow Test
Slate: Can your kid pass the “marshmallow test”? And what does it mean if he can’t, but a parrot can? The marshmallow test is pretty simple: Give a child a treat, such as a marshmallow, and promise Visit Page
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Individual Variation in Resisting Temptation: Implications for Addiction
At the 2014 APS Annual Convention, APS William James Fellow Terry Robinson discussed how cues associated with rewards, such as food or drugs, can acquire considerable control over motivated behavior, leading to excessive consumption. Visit Page
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What Makes People Look Like Their Pets?
Slate: If ever you overhear someone comparing you to a dog, chances are it’s not a compliment. Yes, there’s the famous loyalty of dogs, their unbridled enthusiasm for life, their boundless love and devotion, their Visit Page
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Turning Dogs Into Green-Eyed Monsters
Forbes: Do animals feel jealousy? Charles Darwin thought so. In The Descent of Man, he wrote that a dog will become jealous “of his master’s affection, if lavished on any other creature.” But, since then, scientists Visit Page
