Brain Cells That Thrive on Uncertainty Help Us Adapt and Learn

Summary: Scientists have discovered a group of brain cells in the orbitofrontal cortex that become more active when outcomes are uncertain, revealing how the brain adapts and learns from unpredictable…

Experts explain how to build AI infrastructure correctly

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain To fast-track the buildout of data centers that power artificial intelligence (AI), tech giants like Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Oracle, and OpenAI are pouring money into…

Complex decisions still require human skills as AI supports public decision-making, says researcher

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Today, AI technologies are being used in the public sector for administrative cases and as support in the various steps that lead up to a decision.…

Musk settles with fired Twitter execs for undisclosed sum

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Elon Musk has agreed to pay an undisclosed sum to settle a dispute with four former Twitter executives over their dismissal on the day he acquired…

How to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ammonia production

Social Inference Could Be the Key to Healing Schizophrenia

Summary: Researchers have identified a brain function that could transform how schizophrenia is treated—by focusing on social inference, the ability to interpret social cues and intentions. The study found that…

Open-source tool predicts wind farm power fluctuations with greater short-term accuracy

Credit: Sinousxl, Pixabay Researchers from TU Delft, a partner of the SUDOCO project, in collaboration with the Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory of Golden…

Reelin Shows Promise for Healing Both Gut and Depression

Summary: A new study reveals that the protein Reelin may hold the key to treating both “leaky gut” and major depressive disorder. Chronic stress lowers Reelin levels in the gut,…

Chatbot dreams generate AI nightmares for Bay Area lawyers

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A Palo Alto, California, lawyer with nearly a half-century of experience admitted to an Oakland federal judge this summer that legal cases he referenced in an…

Flash Joule heating lights up lithium extraction from ores

A new one-step, water- acid- and alkali-free method for extracting high-purity lithium from spodumene ore has the potential to transform critical metal processing and enhance renewable energy supply chains. Credit:…