These big bats aren’t quite the behemoths they used to be. With a leathery wingspan of up to a meter and a half, fruit bats —some of which are called…
Category: Life
Nearly Half of Distressed Adults Use AI for Therapy
Summary: A survey study led by researchers at Tel-Hai University of Kiryat Shmona reveals that almost one in three Israeli adults using general-purpose generative AI tools rely on platforms like…
Brain Scans Fail to Predict How Well Individuals Regulate Emotions
Summary: A massive neuroimaging meta-analysis combining 40 fMRI datasets across 2,175 participants challenges a central dogma in affective neuroscience and clinical psychology. Conducted by the international NIDER consortium across 32…
Why do flamingos dance while they eat? This scientist found out
On a family trip to Atlanta, Víctor Ortega Jiménez spent time taking pictures and videos of flamingos as they fed in their pond. It wasn’t to admire their long legs…
Genetics of IQ: At what age do various forms of intelligence peak?
Bad news for anyone counting on getting sharper with age: once a few statistical quirks are corrected, overall IQ most likely peaks in your thirties, not your seventies. That’s the…
Finding the Brain’s Mood Switch in Bipolar Disorder
Summary: A multi-institutional consortium led by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Stanford University, and Johns Hopkins University has received a $4.5…
Brain Stimulation Stops Sexual Objectification
Summary: A neurocognitive study from the University of Exeter reveals that non-invasive brain stimulation can temporarily eliminate a perceptual signature linked to the sexual objectification of women. Using transcranial direct…
Daily Exercise Weakens the Grip of Genetic Risk for Depression
Summary: A nationwide genomic and wearable tracking study led by Kansas State University reveals that daily physical activity significantly attenuates the impact of high genetic susceptibility to major depressive disorder.…
