Aping our cousins
St Andrews scientists have found that young children use the same gestures as chimpanzees and gorillas.
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Do daughters pay price of marital strife?
* Average facial images of three groups of young women; left-right: those with separated parents, those with unseparated parents who rated their parents' relationship as poor quality, and those who reported their parents' relationship as good quality. Credit - Perception Lab, University of St Andrews *
Can dogs learn from watching children?
How do animals - ranging from ants and dogs to pigeons and children - learn? Do they rely on traditions? Can they learn from other species?
Wanted! – babies and toddlers
St Andrews psychologists are looking for young minds to take part in a hands-on study into child brain development.