Summary: Walking can enhance connections within and between three critical brain networks, one of which is linked to Alzheimer’s disease. The research, involving older adults with normal cognitive function and…
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Understanding Delusions of Control: How Schizophrenia Alters Perception of Action
Summary: A new study sheds light on the phenomenon of ‘delusions of control’, often experienced by schizophrenia patients. This condition, marked by the belief that one’s actions are controlled by…
Armenians hacked with Pegasus spyware during war: NGO
The Israel-made malware, which can seize control of a smartphone’s microphone and camera, hit global headlines in 2021. At least a dozen Armenian journalists, NGO workers and officials had their…
New simulation tool helps robots handle fluids
Researchers created “FluidLab,” a simulation environment with a diverse set of manipulation tasks involving complex fluid dynamics. Credit: Alex Shipps/MIT CSAIL via Midjourney Imagine you’re enjoying a picnic by a…
Climate scientists flee Twitter as hostility surges
Scientists rely on social media to communicate about climate and other areas. Scientists suffering insults and mass-spam are abandoning Twitter for alternative social networks as hostile climate-change denialism surges on…
Propellers are louder over ground, researchers find
Propeller in wind tunnel. Credit: Liam Hanson The effects of the ground on propeller noise have been measured experimentally for the very first time by researchers in the Aeroacoustics research…
The Neuroscience of Sharing: Personal Relevance of News Fuels Social Media Engagement
Summary: New research reveals people are more likely to share social media posts they find personally relevant or valuable to their relationships. The study found that prompting users to consider…
