by Ingrid Fadelli | Apr 1, 2025 | MEDICALXPRESS, Neuroscience, Psychology & Psychiatry
Past neuroscience and psychology studies have shown that people’s expectations of the world can influence their perceptions, either by directing their attention to expected stimuli or by reducing their sensitivity (i.e., perceptual acuity) to variations within...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Apr 1, 2025 | MEDICALXPRESS, Neuroscience, Psychology & Psychiatry
Past neuroscience and psychology studies have shown that after the human brain encodes specific events or information, it can periodically reactivate them to facilitate their retention, via a process known as memory consolidation. The reactivation of memories has been...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Apr 1, 2025 | Engineering, Robotics, TECHXPLORE
Many of the robotic systems developed in the past decades are inspired by four-legged (i.e., quadruped) animals, such as dogs, cheetahs and horses. By replicating the agile movements of these animals, quadruped robots could move swiftly on the ground, crossing long...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Apr 1, 2025 | Condensed Matter, PHYS.ORG, Physics, Quantum Physics
Quantum critical points are thresholds that mark the transition of materials between different electronic phases at absolute zero temperatures, around which they often exhibit exotic physical properties.
by Ingrid Fadelli | Apr 1, 2025 | Other Sciences, PHYS.ORG, Social Sciences
Throughout the course of their lives, humans are known to establish and navigate an intricate web of social relationships, ranging from friendships to family bonds, romances, acquaintances, professional relationships and, today, online interactions. Over the past...
