Prestigious £250k grant to research the social impact of COVID-19 on young people
Huddersfield researchers Professor Barry Percy-Smith & Dr Leanne Monchuk will be working with Ecorys - final report due September 2021Credit: ...
Tag: Behavior
Study indicates artificial intelligence could help stem tide of school violence
Natural language processing already used to predict mental health risksCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - By leveraging the basics of artificial ...
Two-person-together MRI scans on couples investigates how touching is perceived in the brain
An MRI in each other's arms shows how physical contact alters the brains of couplesCredit: Ville Renvall/ Aalto University Researchers ...
Researchers use machine learning to unearth underground Instagram ‘pods’
A team led by NYU Tandon creates a means to track how 'pod people' manipulate social media popularity through reciprocity ...
Virtual and augmented reality: warnings about the ethical dangers
Limits between reality and virtual experiencesCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Research on virtual reality started in the eighties, but it is ...
Eye pupil an indicator of effective decision making, study finds
Credit: US Army image ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (April 27, 2020) - A team of Army and academic researchers are ...
Stress in parents of children with autism: Pets may help
MU researcher examines impact of pet dogs, cats on families with autismCredit: MU College of Veterinary Medicine COLUMBIA, Mo. - ...
Can vaping scar your lungs? New insights and a possible remedy
E-cigarette liquid found to affect lung tissue repair process; inhibiting nicotine receptors may helpCredit: Richard Nho, University of Minnesota Bethesda, ...
Holistic approach best for tackling nonmedical drug use, study finds
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Health practitioners are constantly developing new ways to help those with ...
Examining heart extractions in ancient Mesoamerica
New findings on procedures and meanings of human heart sacrifices in MesoamericaCredit: CINVESTAV Unidad Mérida Sacrificial rituals featuring human heart ...
Behavioral intervention, not lovastatin, improves language skills in youth with fragile X
Researchers recommend focusing on nonmedical interventions while the search for helpful drugs continuesCredit: UC Davis Health A UC Davis Health ...
£100,000 project will see AI used to speed up ADHD diagnosis in adults
The University of Huddersfield is working with the South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust by using artificial intelligence to ...
Social grooming factors influencing social media civility on COVID-19
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 20, 2020--A new study analyzing tweets about COVID-19 found that ...
How expectations influence learning
Credit: RUB, Marquard During learning, the brain is a prediction engine that continually makes theories about our environment and accurately ...
New paper points out flaw in Rubber Hand Illusion raising tough questions for psychology
Credit: University of Sussex A world-famous psychological experiment used to help explain the brain's understanding of the body, as well ...
How do mantis shrimp find their way home?
The first-ever research on mantis shrimp navigation, by UMBC's Rickesh Patel, finds they use the sun, polarized light patterns, and ...
Disagreements help team perception, study finds
Credit: US Army photo ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (April 7, 2020) - Team disagreements might be the key to helping ...
Babies retain even detailed events during a nap
During sleep, toddlers' brains consolidate details without generalizing themCredit: MPI CBS The brain is permanently exposed to new impressions. Even ...
Scientists develop ‘backpack’ computers to track wild animals in hard-to-reach habitats
Lightweight wireless network enables precise mapping of bats' social networksCredit: Simon Ripperger COLUMBUS, Ohio - To truly understand an animal ...
Single mutation leads to big effects in autism-related gene
NIH study provides insight into one mechanism underlying the higher prevalence of males in some cases of autismCredit: Image courtesy ...