Neuroscientists have taken us one step closer to an Avatar-like world after demonstrating a brain-to-spinal-cord interface that allowed a “master” monkey to remotely control the hand movement of an ...

Why are monkeys smart? Some say it is because they make mental maps for efficiently travelling through the forest canopy from one fruiting tree to the next. Kevin McLean, former fellow at the ...

LAIRDSVILLE, Pa. -- A 10-year-old girl from Lycoming County is raising money to help comfort children in the hospital, and a fifth grade class from a different school is helping her reach that goal.

Finding ways to get around those broken networks in the brain is an important area of research for those seeking to develop treatment interventions. Now researchers are showing in monkeys that ...

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Aly's Monkey Movement was established in 2020 in Hughesville by then 10-year-old Aly Creasy. Aly's Monkey Movement provided stuffed toy monkeys for sick children in the hospital.

Mary Joy is an undergraduate student at Dartmouth University’s Department of Anthropology — and, additionally, is a climber and runner. Indeed, Joy’s athletic interests have fueled her scientific ...

DANVILLE — A movement started by a 10-year-old Hughesville girl to hand out stuffed monkeys to kids going through the frightening experience of an emergency room visit has gone viral, and is reaching ...