Summary: By combining standard observational tracking with rigorous sibling comparisons and genetics-based Mendelian randomization, an international team of researchers proved that loneliness carries a direct, independent causal grip on decaying…
Category: Life
Which among war, weather and cyber attacks is the biggest world threat? None of the above. It’s misinformation, and here’s why.
The UN and the World Economic Forum have identified misinformation and disinformation as top global risks—ranking them as higher short-term threats than extreme weather, state-based armed conflict, and cyber insecurity.1,2 Although…
Study Maps Brain Stem Networks to Help Patients Regulate PTSD
Summary: A new study combines rodent circuitry mapping with ultra-high-field 7T human fMRI to investigate periaqueductal gray (PAG) regulation. By identifying the upstream brain regions that govern this core midbrain…
Brain Scans Reveal a Network Origin Point for Schizophrenia
Summary: A new study utilized specialized Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging to measure synaptic connections in the living human brain. Evaluating one of the largest clinical cohorts of its kind…
Journal update | Meet our new Associate Editors! – Functional Ecologists
Following or latest open call, we are excited to announce that we have welcomed 47 new Associate Editors to Functional Ecology’s editorial board! Our new editors join us from 18…
Testosterone Drives Early Pubertal Distress in Girls
Summary: Researchers analyzed longitudinal data from thousands of preteen girls. They discovered that testosterone, a hormone traditionally associated primarily with male development, plays a dominant, previously underestimated role in the…
Open-Source AI Tools for Alzheimer’s
Summary: Announced at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in London, the Consortium for Biomedical Research and Artificial Intelligence in Neurodegeneration (C-BRAIN) has officially launched three open-source AI tools. Built to…
Study Maps the 9 Distinct Types of Procrastinators
Summary: Researchers synthesized insights from hundreds of studies across psychology, behavioral economics, and neuroscience. The study reveals that procrastination is an intricate psychological battlefield driven by a fundamental evolutionary mismatch…
AI Chip Mimicking Brain’s Reflex Center Developed
Summary: Researchers unveiled a novel, cerebellum-inspired electronic chip. While most neuromorphic computing tries to recreate the thought-heavy cerebrum, this new device emulates the reflex-driven cerebellum, which ignores expected baseline data…
Berber Meulepas | High nitrogen loading impacts the temperature-size rule and heat tolerance in a nettle-feeding butterfly – Functional Ecologists
In this blog post, we’re getting stung with knowledge on the fascinating responses to temperature shifts in the Map butterfly (Araschnia levana). From their new paper: “High Nitrogen loading impacts…
