Neuroscience Research Unlocks New Information About Reading Through Visual Dictionary in the Brain (Neuroscience) 30 Nov 2020 The uniquely human ability to read is the cornerstone of modern civilization, yet very little is understood about the effortless ability to derive meaning from written words. Scientists at The…
Psychology Does your Pain Feel Different in English and Spanish? (Psychology) 30 Nov 2020 A new study out of the University of Miami suggests that the language a bilingual speaks can affect their pain, depending on the cultural associations they tie to each language.…
Neuroscience How SARS-CoV-2 Reaches the Brain? (Neuroscience) 30 Nov 2020 Using post-mortem tissue samples, a team of researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have studied the mechanisms by which the novel coronavirus can reach the brains of patients with COVID-19,…
Planetary Science Laboratory Experiments Unravelling the Mystery of the Mars Moon Phobos (Planetary Science) 30 Nov 2020 What causes the weathering of the Mars moon Phobos? Results from TU Wien give new insights, soon a spacecraft will retrieve soil samples. Of course, there is no weather in…
Medicine Airplane Noise at Night can Trigger Cardiovascular Death (Medicine) 30 Nov 2020 For the first time, a study demonstrated that loud night-time noise from airplanes can trigger a cardiovascular death within two hours. Researchers from the University of Basel, the Swiss Tropical…
Neuroscience Molecular Mechanism Of Long-term Memory Discovered (Neuroscience) 30 Nov 2020 Researchers at the University of Basel have discovered a molecular mechanism that plays a central role in intact long-term memory. This mechanism is also involved in physiological memory loss in…
Material science A Shapeshifting Material Based on Inorganic Matter (Material Science) 30 Nov 2020 By embedding titanium-based sheets in water, a group led by scientists from the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science has created a material using inorganic materials that can be converted…