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·October 14, 2022·3 min read

Bumblebees Have Poor, but Useful Memories

Bumble bees don't retain memories of how sweet a flower is, they only remember if one flower was sweeter than another.

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·October 13, 2022·4 min read

Early Deprivation Continues to Affect Brain Development Well Into Adolescence

Children removed from institutional care and placed into well-supported foster care by the age of three had changes in brain areas that support high-order problem-solving by age 16. In those who were placed in supportive foster care, brain areas associated with emotional processing, language, and executive function developed typically. However, this pattern was altered in those deprived of family-based care.

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·October 13, 2022·3 min read

Modern Humans Co-existed With Neanderthals

A new modeling study reports modern humans may have co-existed with Neanderthals in France and Northern Spain between 1,400 and 2,900 years before the Neanderthals became extinct.

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·October 13, 2022·6 min read

High-Sugar Diet Decreases Ability to Sense Sweetness in Rats

In rats, high-sugar diets lower the ability of the taste system to sense sweetness. However, curbing high sugar in the diet allowed sensitivity to sweetness to return.

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·October 12, 2022·2 min read

AI That Can Learn Patterns of Human Language

A new artificial intelligence model automatically learns higher-level language patterns that can apply to different languages, enabling it to achieve better results.

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·October 12, 2022·5 min read

How Do Tired Animals Stay Awake?

In fruit flies, specific neurons in the brain adapt to help the insect remain alert in dangerous situations and fall asleep after a trying day. The findings could help in the development of new therapies to treat sleep disorders in humans.

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·October 11, 2022·6 min read

Shaker Channel Mutation Differs Structurally From Human Potassium Channels

Study investigates whether the W434F mutation found in the Shaker-IR channel epitomizes and functionally accelerates the C-type inactivation state.

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·October 11, 2022·3 min read

Brain Cells Identified for Regulation of Sleep-Wake Rhythm

Researchers identified a molecularly-defined cell population in the hypothalamus that causes a shift in the sleep-wake cycle as a result of exposure to psychostimulants.

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·October 11, 2022·5 min read

Birth Weights Below the 25th Percentile Linked to Later Developmental Concerns

Babies born below the 25th percentile for birth weight are at higher risk for developmental concerns than children born between the 25-75 percentiles, with the smallest babies carrying the most risk.