More parallel ‘traffic’ observed in human brains than in other animals

More parallel ‘traffic’ observed in human brains than in other animals

In a study comparing human brain communication networks with those of macaques and mice, EPFL researchers found that only the human brains transmitted information via multiple parallel pathways, yielding new insights into mammalian evolution. When describing brain communication networks, EPFL senior postdoctoral researcher Alessandra Griffa likes to use travel metaphors. Brain signals are sent from … Read more

For this emergent class of materials, ‘solutions are the problem’

More parallel ‘traffic’ observed in human brains than in other animals

Rice University materials scientists developed a fast, low-cost, scalable method to make covalent organic frameworks (COFs), a class of crystalline polymers whose tunable molecular structure, large surface area and porosity could be useful in energy applications, semiconductor devices, sensors, filtration systems and drug delivery. “What makes these structures so special is that they are polymers … Read more

Some coral species might be more resilient to climate change than previously thought

More parallel ‘traffic’ observed in human brains than in other animals

Some coral species can be resilient to marine heat waves by “remembering” how they lived through previous ones, research by Oregon State University scientists suggests. The study, funded by the National Science Foundation, also contains evidence that the ecological memory response is likely linked to the microbial communities that dwell among the corals. The findings, … Read more

Early-life diseases linked to lifelong childlessness

More parallel ‘traffic’ observed in human brains than in other animals

Led by Aoxing Liu and senior authors Melinda Mills, Andrea Ganna and an international team, the study examined the link between 414 early-life diseases and lifetime childlessness in over 2.5 million individuals born in Finland and Sweden. In many Western European and East Asian countries, up to 15-20% of individuals born around 1970 are now … Read more

Global inventory of sound production brings us one step closer to understanding aquatic ecosystems

More parallel ‘traffic’ observed in human brains than in other animals

Scientists looking to uncover the mysteries of the underwater world have more valuable information at their fingertips thanks to an international team that has produced an inventory of species confirmed or expected to produce sound underwater. Led by Audrey Looby from the University of Florida Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, the Global Library of … Read more