Researchers have discovered a new use for a long-standing computational concept known as ‘blacklisting.’ Using blacklisting as a filter to…
New global migration estimates show rates steady since 1990, high return migration
Scientists have unveiled a new statistical method for estimating migration flows between countries. Using the so-called pseudo-Bayes approach, they show…
Brain activity predicts fear of pain
Researchers applied a machine learning technique that could potentially translate patterns of activity in fear-processing brain regions into scores on…
How socioeconomic status shapes developing brains
The relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and brain anatomy is mostly stable from childhood to early adulthood, according to a…
How neurons could disconnect from each other in Huntington’s disease
Newly described mechanism called ‘neuritosis’ could play an important role in normal brain development, aging and neurodegenerative disease.