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A new study published in Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging sheds light on the brain connections linked to withdrawn and depressive behaviors in children. By analyzing brain scans of over 6,000 children, researchers found that connections between the left amygdala, a part…
A study published in Nature Human Behaviour provides evidence that anti-Asian sentiment during the COVID-19 pandemic, fueled in part by political rhetoric from Donald Trump and conservative media outlets, had serious economic consequences for Asian workers in the United States.…
A recent placebo-controlled study investigated the potential effects of medicinal cannabis oil taken for insomnia on cognitive and psychomotor abilities the following day. The study found no significant differences in 27 out of 28 tests of cognitive function, psychomotor skills,…
You probably know lots of things that are good for your brain. Reading and working puzzles, for instance. Getting enough exercise and sleep. Eating healthy foods. Now here’s something else to add to the list: arts. Arts engage many parts…
A new study published in Personality and Individual Differences highlights that romantic partners often exhibit similar levels of Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy—collectively known as the “dark triad” of personality traits. Researchers found evidence that these similarities are present early in…
The Orionid meteor shower will peak this week as Earth busts through a stream of meteoroids left in the inner solar system by the famous Halley’s comet.
Published in Autism Research, a recent study has uncovered how brain structure differs in children with autism compared to typically developing children. The study found lower total neurite density—an indicator of neuron structure and connectivity—in the right cerebellar cortex of…
Researchers working with Colossal Biosciences have assembled a near-complete Tasmanian tiger genome and developed artificial reproductive technologies that could help de-extinct the species.
Federal authorities have charged two Sudanese nationals with running an operation that performed tens of thousands of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against some of the world’s biggest technology companies, as well as critical infrastructure and government agencies. The…
For several months in 1898, a pair of male lions turned the Tsavo region of Kenya into their own human hunting grounds, killing many construction workers who were building the Kenya-Uganda railway. A team of scientists has now identified exactly…
