A research team has discovered that parasites manipulate their hosts using stolen genes that they likely acquired through a phenomenon called horizontal gene transfer. A team led by Tappei Mishina at ...

“Everybody seems to think that we are skunks, saber-rattlers, and warmongers.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower, responding to the global outrage after the Castle Bravo hydrogen bomb test on Bikini Atoll, ...

The dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) serotonergic (5-HT) system has been implicated in regulating sleep and motor control; however, its specific role remains controversial. In this study, we found that ...

Modality-agnostic decoders leverage modality-invariant representations in human subjects' brain activity to predict stimuli irrespective of their modality (image, text, mental imagery).

Challenging the classic view, two cognitive scientists argue in a new review that categorization is not a late, specialized ...

The 4 types of finance, personal finance, corporate finance, public finance, and behavioral finance, cover the entire sp ...

How does the brain categorize objects? Scientists reveal that categorization is a predictive process where the brain prepares an action plan before perceiving a stimulus.

Most of us, at some point in our lives, have encountered a shy, introverted person who preferred silence and isolation over hanging out with a group of friends. While many ...

There are several reasons that candy bar all of a sudden feels like a very good idea.

The spotless kitchen counter isn't a sign of someone who has their life together — it's often the fingerprint of someone who ...