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·September 22, 2021·3 min read

A Possible Connections Between Oxytocin and Instagram

Researchers discovered people with a specific variant of the oxytocin receptor gene OXTR follow more people on Instagram. However, there no evidence was found to suggest gene-environment interactions influence online sociability.

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·September 14, 2021·5 min read

People Synchronize Heart Rates While Listening Attentively to Stories

Heart rate synchronization occurs, even when people listen to a story alone, when paying attention to certain points of a story.

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·September 2, 2021·5 min read

Many of the Fastest-Evolving Human Genes Linked to Evolutionary Changes in Brain Development

Almost half of the identified human accelerated regions of the genome appear to act as neurodevelopment enhancers, researchers say. The findings shed new light on the genetic basis of human evolution.

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·August 19, 2021·4 min read

Rattlesnake Rattles Trick Human Ears

As potential threats approach, rattlesnakes increase the rate of rattling. The switch to a high-frequency mode makes people think the snake is closer to them than it actually is.

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·August 18, 2021·5 min read

Sounds and Words Are Processed Separately and Simultaneously in the Brain

Auditory and speech processing occurs in parallel in the brain, researchers report. The findings contradict the belief that the brain processes auditory information before transferring it into linguistic information.

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·May 20, 2021·4 min read

Independent of IQ, “Decision Acuity” Predicts Broad Range of Decision-Making Abilities

Independent of IQ, decision acuity predicted performance in decision-making tasks. This factored higher in older adults and increased in light of parental education.

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·May 14, 2021·4 min read

Our Dreams’ Weirdness Might Be Why We Have Them

Inspired by techniques to train deep neural networks, researchers have proposed a new hypothesis of dreaming. The hypothesis suggests the strangeness of our dreams may help our brains better generalize our day-to-day experiences.

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·April 28, 2021·6 min read

Stress Slows the Immune Response in Sick Mice

Noradrenaline impairs immune response by inhibiting the movement of leukocytes to different tissue.

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·March 25, 2021·5 min read

Octopuses Have Two Alternating Sleep States

It is well-known octopuses change their color while they sleep. A new study reveals the color changes characterize two distinct sleep states, "active sleep" and "quiet sleep". The findings shed new light on the evolution of sleep.

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·March 4, 2021·4 min read

Astrocytes Derived From Patients With Bipolar Disorder Malfunction

Astrocytes derived from pluripotent stem cells of bipolar patients provide suboptimal support for neural activity. The malfunction can be traced to the inflammation-promoting molecule, interleukin-6.

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·February 18, 2021·5 min read

Real-Time Dialogue With a Dreaming Person Is Possible

During REM sleep, people are able to interact with researchers and engage in real-time communication. The study reports while dreaming, people can follow instructions, perform simple math, answer yes and no questions, and tell the difference between different sensory stimuli.

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·February 17, 2021·4 min read

People With This Muscle Protein Gene Variant Tolerate the Cold Better

Researchers report α-actinin-3 deficiency improves cold tolerance in humans by increasing muscle tone. Approximately 1.5 billion people worldwide are believed to have this deficiency.