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Florida psychology professor views cognition as more than the brain

Psychology increasingly characterizes cognition as the process of an individual acting in the environment in which he or she develops, instead of a kind of computational processing of information in the brain.

Machine learning reveals brain networks involved in child aggression

Child psychiatric disorders, such as oppositional defiant disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), can feature outbursts of anger and physical aggression. A better understanding of what drives these symptoms could help inform treatment strategies.

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University of Helsinki gives recognition to promoters of open and reusable research data

The Open Science Award of 2021 was granted to the Language Bank of Finland and research coordinator Kati Lassila-Perini

Pointing the world’s largest mirrors toward the heavens

Weizmann Institute of Science joins Giant Magellan Telescope to advance the world’s most powerful telescope

ASU biogeochemist awarded prestigious fellowship

As a world-renowned microbiologist and biogeochemist, Ferran Garcia-Pichel has developed an understanding of the interconnectivity of the sciences.

Researchers name ancient eel-like species after Black Sabbath guitarist

In a recent study, a group of geology researchers at Lund University unveiled three newly discovered species of conodonts, a type of jawless ancient fish.

New biomarker with possible ability to predict lung cancer immunotherapy response identified

In order for cancer cells to develop into a severe tumor, they need to be able to escape attack by the patient’s own immune system. This is why immunotherapeutic treatment that helps the immune system to find and fight cancer has emerged as such an important regimen for cancer patients.

MicroBooNE team releases results of search for fourth type of neutrino

On Oct. 27, Fleming and other leaders of the international experiment announced the first results of MicroBooNE’s search for an anomaly that could have indicated a fourth type of neutrino, a subatomic particle considered a fundamental building block of matter.

Researchers find promising repurposable drugs for COVID-19 treatment

Understanding viral pathogenesis at the molecular level is critical in developing effective therapies for COVID-19.

New study finds evolutionary novelty may be due to rearrangement of preexisting genes by transposons

How new species evolved from existing ones has been a leading question in biology for nearly two centuries. Now new research is pointing to the role of transposons, repetitive DNA sequences that move from one location to another within the genome, in creating fundamental changes in the genetic code.

Harvey Mudd's virtual gopher study examines how detection of deliberate traps improves survival

All human and animal life involves some level of risk assessment in daily life. Now a group of researchers, led by George Montanez, an assistant professor at Harvey Mudd College in California, has used computer simulations to quantify how the ability to calculate risk can affect survival.

Israeli study probes if lipids came first in the origin of life

A prevailing scientific scenario for the chemical origin of life focuses on RNA (ribonucleic acid) and proteins, biopolymers that without which there would be no life today. But a new study suggests that it's not plausible that these complex molecules could spontaneously appear prebiotically.

UC San Diego researchers produce single-cell chromatin atlas for human genome

In an unprecedented atlas, researchers begin to map how genes are turned on or off in different cells, a step toward better understanding the connections between genetics and disease

Climate change transforming the bodies of Amazon rainforest birds

The most pristine parts of the Amazon rainforest devoid of direct human contact are being impacted by human-induced climate change, according to new research by LSU scientists.

When algorithms get creative

Uncovering the mechanisms of learning via synaptic plasticity is a critical step towards understanding how our brains function and building truly intelligent, adaptive machines. Researchers from the University of Bern propose a new approach in which algorithms mimic biological evolution and learn efficiently through creative evolution.

This UC robot doesn't need to knock

Engineers are designing an autonomous robot that can open doors, find nearest electric outlet

Diet trumps drugs for anti-aging and good metabolic health

Study gives insight into how diet impacts on health and aging

Countermarketing based on anti-smoking campaigns reduces buying of sugary ‘fruit’ drinks for children

Public health messages such as in the image below — designed to reduce parents’ purchases of sugar-sweetened beverages marketed as fruit drinks for children — convinced a significant percentage of parents to avoid those drinks, according to a study by researchers at the University of Washington and the University of Pennsylvania.

Harvard team designs soft robotic mechanism modeled from biology

The chameleon's catapulting tongue and the bloodworm's burrowing proboscis inspired the creation of a soft touch robotic mechanism that can manipulate delicate objects without damaging them.