Published January 7 in the journal Nature, one paper tackled the age-old problem of nature’s construction with a bit of a twist: it suggests that living networks, like our brain, may use some of the ...

In a new paper with implications for preventing Alzheimer's disease and other neurological disorders, Keith Hengen, an associate professor of biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St.

The concept of theory of mind (ToM) encompasses the ability to understand and attribute mental states—including beliefs, intentions and emotions—to oneself and others. In the context of aging, ...