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Autistic Individuals More Likely to Use Recreational Drugs to Self-Medicate
Neuroscience News - 4 Jul 2021 01:15
While those with autism are less likely to use substances than those who are not on the autism spectrum, those who do are more likely to self-medicate for their mental health symptoms. Those with ASD who self-medicate re...
Black Holes, Quantum Entanglement and the No-Go Theorem
Scientific American - 4 Jul 2021 16:00
New research shows that there are problems even quantum computers might never be able to solve --
Study Pinpoints Role of Dopamine in Songbird's Brain Plasticity
Neuroscience News - 4 Jul 2021 01:31
Dopamine drives neuroplasticity in the auditory pallium region of the zebra finch brain, researchers report.
When did the Brits and Yanks become allies again after the Revolutionary War?
Live Science - 4 Jul 2021 13:00
While often strained, the U.K.-U.S. relationship got a boost when Roosevelt and Churchill became drinking buddies.
Scientists reconstruct Mediterranean silver trade, from Trojan War to Roman Republic
EurekAlert! - 4 Jul 2021 06:00
(Goldschmidt Conference) Scientists have reconstructed the Eastern Mediterranean silver trade, over a period including the traditional dates of the Trojan War, the founding of Rome, and the destruction of Solomon's Templ...
Interview: The women behind the Oxford/AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine
New Scientist - 4 Jul 2021 02:00
The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine has saved 27,000 deaths in England since the beginning of the year. Clare Wilson speaks to some of its creators - Sarah Gilbert, Catherine Green and Theresa Lambe - about the rollercoaster ...
Many Of Us Feel 'Empty' - Understanding What It Means Is Important For Improving Our Mental Health
Neuroscience News - 4 Jul 2021 00:59
Many people report feeling "empty" within their daily lives. Researchers have identified mental health symptoms, including suicidal ideations, associated with emptiness and say more emphasis needs to be placed on this ps...