A new mathematical model of causal judgment reproduces people's intuition better than previous models. Read More
Researchers have identified both genetic and neural mechanisms associated with romantic love and attachment. The maintenance of romantic love is not only associated with subcortical brain regions but also higher-order centers of the brain. The propensity to sustain romantic love appears to also be affected by genetic variability, specifically with genes associated with dopamine, vasopressin, and oxytocin. Read More
Researchers are developing new ultraviolet LEDs that can clean surfaces contaminated with COVID-19. The LEDs will also be able to purify air and water that contain coronavirus. Read More
Researchers have uncovered a mechanism in the BNST that senses the negative effects of alcohol and modulates the urge to drink. The study reports that when this mechanism doesn't function correctly, we lose the ability to recognize that we have had enough to drink. Read More
Researchers have developed a new mathematical model that analyzes the interactions between gut bacteria. Read More
Researchers hypothesize shame may have been built into human nature by evolution because it served an important function for our foraging ancestors. The study reports an implicit mental map of how negatively others will perceive a person sets the level of shame they feel for their potential action. Read More
Where objects appear in a person's visual field can affect the ability to determine what the object is, researchers say. Read More
A new study debunks the assumption that facial expressions simply reveal human emotion. Researchers report our facial expressions stem primarily from our intentions. Read More
UC Santa Barbara researchers reveal humans and fruit flies can sense the taste of calcium. The researchers have identified a unique class of gustatory receptor neurons required to help taste calcium in Drosophila. Read More
A new study in JCB reveals the mechanisms behind anastasis, a process that allows cells to recover from the brink of programmed cell death. Read More
Researchers report humans often miss objects in plain sight, especially if the size is inconsistent with the rest of the scene. Read More
A new study investigates whether vision is more sensitive during exercise. Read More
