For some mental processes, humans and animals likely follow similar lines of thinking. Catherine Falls Commercial/Moment via Getty Images Can a monkey, a pigeon or a fish reason like a person? It’s a ...

We all have the habit of trying to guess the killer in a movie before the big reveal. That’s us making inferences. It’s what happens when your brain connects the dots without being told everything ...

Memorizing a series of facts is one thing, understanding the big picture is quite another. Now a new study demonstrates that relational memory -- the ability to make logical "big picture" inferences ...

In the complexity of human cognition, the hippocampus stands as a central player, orchestrating more than just the storage of memories. It is a master of inference—a cognitive ability that allows us ...

While President Trump's thoughts may often defy the efforts of aspiring mind readers to understand them, there is one aspect of his forays into practical psychology which it is relatively easy to ...