by Ingrid Fadelli | Apr 1, 2025 | MEDICALXPRESS, Neuroscience, Psychology & Psychiatry
Over the course of their lives, humans and other animals typically learn to avoid situations and stimuli that are dangerous or are perceived as threatening. Past neuroscience studies have gathered evidence suggesting that the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), a brain...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Apr 1, 2025 | PHYS.ORG, Physics, Quantum Physics
Quantum systems hold the promise of tackling some complex problems faster and more efficiently than classical computers. Despite their potential, so far only a limited number of studies have conclusively demonstrated that quantum computers can outperform classical...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Apr 1, 2025 | Electronics & Semiconductors, Hi Tech & Innovation, TECHXPLORE
Recent advances in the field of materials science have opened new possibilities for the fabrication of bioelectronics, devices designed to be worn or implanted in the human body. Bioelectronics can help to track or support the function of organs, tissues and cells,...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Apr 1, 2025 | MEDICALXPRESS, Neuroscience
Humans are known to rapidly adapt their mental processes and behavior based on feedback they receive from the world around them. For instance, some past studies have shown that people progressively adjust their movements while trying to move in specific ways or walk...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Apr 1, 2025 | Condensed Matter, PHYS.ORG, Physics, Superperconductivity
Superconductivity, which entails an electrical resistance of zero at very low temperatures, is a highly desirable and thus widely studied quantum phenomenon. Typically, this state is known to arise following the formation of bound electron pairs known as Cooper pairs,...