Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have found that the perception of one's own body is largely based on the brain making guesses based on probability theory. The results are shown in a study recently published in the journal ...
Oct 26, 2022
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When humans and animals face a specific situation or problem, they typically have an overall idea of how to approach it. For instance, when walking into a shop, humans will know that they should tell a shop assistant what ...
What are your core memories from childhood? Can you lock in a core memory by choice? What do your core memories say about you?
Oct 17, 2022
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You may not realize it, but each time you recall a memory—like your first time riding a bike or walking into your high school prom—your brain changes the memory ever so slightly. It's almost like adding an Instagram filter, ...
Oct 3, 2022
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The Atlantic hurricane season is well underway with projections that Hurricane Ian will make landfall in the U.S. this week.
Sep 29, 2022
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Health care workers have been put through the wringer during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the early days of lockdown, we watched in awe as they cared for the sickest patients, putting themselves in harm's way for months before ...
Feb 21, 2022
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Despite having access to health insurance, nearly three out of four patients with metastatic colorectal cancer experienced major financial hardship during the first year after their diagnosis. These are the findings of a ...
Jan 4, 2022
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When you look at two objects close to you such as two leaves, it's easy to tell them apart but when they are farther away from you, they become difficult to distinguish. The two objects become "compressed," a basic principle ...
Dec 13, 2021
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In February 2021, as the first COVID-19 vaccinations were rolled out to healthcare workers in South Africa, there was a renewed sense of hope in the fight against SARS-CoV-2. At the time there were concerns around vaccine ...
Dec 8, 2021
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A year-long study of a group of military veterans experiencing homeless in Los Angeles found that few were able to obtain permanent housing over the course of the period, even though they lived near the region's major VA ...
Nov 11, 2021
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