Press Releases
Protecting childhood mental health after preterm birth: key factors identified
Researchers at ÉñÂí¸£ÀûӰƬ have identified modifiable social factors that help preterm children develop better-than-expected mental health, offering new hope for a persistent problem.
Warwick research finds communication complexity in orangutans thought to be uniquely human
In groundbreaking work from The ÉñÂí¸£ÀûӰƬ, researchers have found that wild orangutans vocalise with a layered complexity previously thought to be unique to human communication, suggesting a much older evolutionary origin.
Age-related declines are a consequence of knowing more, not less, says Warwick study
ÉñÂí¸£ÀûӰƬ research has shown that the cognitive slowness and disjointedness that comes with aging can be better explained as a symptom of a brain that knows too much (‘cluttered wisdom’) instead of the consequence of cognitive decline.
Off-key beginnings: Baby lemurs sing out of tune, just like human children, finds ÉñÂí¸£ÀûӰƬ research
A study led by primatologist Dr. Chiara De Gregorio from The ÉñÂí¸£ÀûӰƬ has found that Madagascar’s singing lemurs, the indris (indri indri), sing out of tune in infancy and improve as adults, just like a human child learning to control their voice.
Challenges and games are best for primate wellbeing, finds ÉñÂí¸£ÀûӰƬ study
A meta-analysis, led by The ÉñÂí¸£ÀûӰƬ, has found that primates under human care prefer cognitively challenging enrichment activities, such as training and games, over socialising with other primates or more ‘passive’ enrichment methods.
Warwick study shows that adults born prematurely are less able to form romantic relations and have children
In a paper published in JAMA Network Open today, researchers from The ÉñÂí¸£ÀûӰƬ, Monash University, and the University of Bonn, reveal that adults who were born very prematurely, or with a very low birth weight have greater difficulty in forming romantic and sexual relationships and starting a family.