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Competition between brain hemispheres during sleep
Human beings are bilaterally symmetrical. As such, our brains are made of two halves called hemispheres, that communicate...
New Research Shows How Cultural Transmission Shapes the...
Speech and song have been transmitted orally for countless human generations, changing over time under the influence of...
Artificial Intelligence from a Psychologist’s Point of View
Researchers test cognitive abilities of the language model GPT-3 Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biological...
Sex-specific differences in response to reduced insulin activity
Study on mice shows male-specific effects on health Insulin is not only a regulator of blood sugar, but also has an...
Mapping unknown territory
A detailed atlas of gene expression in the zebrafish brain When one travels through rough terrain, maps come in handy...
Modeling the turtle brain provides insights: Routing activity in...
New study uses computer simulations to explore how patterns of spikes propagate in neuronal networks constrained by the...
Uridine makes you hungry
Study on volunteers finds new regulator of food intake Uridine is not only a central building block of RNA, but can also...
Amygdala Intercalated Cells: Gatekeepers and Conveyors of...
Generating adaptive behavioral responses to emotionally salient stimuli requires evaluation of complex associations...
Aversive bimodal associations differently impact visual and...
Animals form sensory associations and store them as memories to guide behavioral decisions. Although unimodal learning has...