Psychology & Psychiatry

Neuronal circuit sheds light on the biological basis of curiosity

Scientists at the Leibniz Institute of Neurobiology (LIN) in Magdeburg have been able to demonstrate for the first time a previously only suspected neuronal circuit between two key regions of the brain. There is a dynamic ...

Neuroscience

A flicker of truth: Piercing the 'continuity illusion'

A study by a team at the Champalimaud Foundation (CF) has cast a new light on the superior colliculus (SC), a deep-seated brain structure often overshadowed by its more prominent cortical neighbor. Their discovery uncovers ...

Medical economics

Urban heat islands have a health cost, reveals study

A new study led by EPFL has produced the first cost estimate of the impact that urban heat islands have on human health. The study looked at 85 European cities over the course of three full years, meaning it also took into ...

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