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Okilov S, Ulugbek K · 2026 · Preprint
Abstract We identify a fundamental limitation in current state-based stability metrics for dynamical systems: they measure absolute state preservation rather than structural invariance, leading to systematic failure in describing moving…
View details →Sönmez E · 2026 · Preprint
Intuitive judgments feature high subjective confidence despite inability to articulate evidential basis—a dissociation between confidence and accessible justification that challenges existing accounts of rapid decision-making (19,33,39).…
View details →Nenon D, Fuller G, Masselot P et al. · 2026 · Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Background Some research has suggested that ultrafine particles (UFP), with an aerodynamic diameter less than 100 nm, might be the most harmful component of ambient particulate matter air pollution on human health. In the United Kingdom,…
View details →Hussey I · 2026 · Preprint
The evidential link between Relational Frame Theory (RFT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a matter of on-going debate. Foody et al. (2013) is frequently cited as evidence for ACT’s concept of Self-as-Context and as evidence…
View details →Hussey I · 2026 · Preprint
The evidential link between Relational Frame Theory (RFT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a matter of on-going debate. Foody et al. (2013) is frequently cited as evidence for ACT’s concept of Self-as-Context and as evidence…
View details →Hussey I · 2026 · Preprint
The evidential link between Relational Frame Theory (RFT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a matter of on-going debate. Foody et al. (2013) is frequently cited as evidence for ACT’s concept of Self-as-Context and as evidence…
View details →Hussey I · 2026 · Preprint
The evidential link between Relational Frame Theory (RFT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a matter of on-going debate. Foody et al. (2013) is frequently cited as evidence for ACT’s concept of Self-as-Context and as evidence…
View details →Van der Wielen I, Mrkonja L, Wiers R et al. · 2026 · Behavioural brain research
Reward learning can contribute to addictive behaviors by shaping attention and action selection. While reward-associated stimuli are known to capture attention, it remains unclear whether such learning can also guide behavior without…
View details →Lipman ET, Frishman WH · 2026 · Cardiology in review
Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Given the global burden, the potential role of micronutrients-particularly vitamins-in modifying cardiovascular risk has been a topic of intense…
View details →Katz JM, Yan R, Beltz AM et al. · 2026 · Appetite
Sex - and its associated gonadal hormones - matters for binge eating (BE). On average, females report higher BE than males. Estradiol generally suppresses appetite, whereas progesterone opposes estradiol's action such that their combined…
View details →Lara-Arevalo J, Corvalan C, Pemjean I et al. · 2025 · Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.)
Healthy food voucher programs (HFVPs) provide lower-income participants with benefits to purchase healthy, nutrient-dense foods and are a promising strategy for improving dietary and nutritional outcomes. HFVPs can complement policies…
View details →Vinceti M, Vicentini M, Ottone M et al. · 2026 · Journal of trace elements in medicine and biology : organ of the Society for Minerals and Trace Elements (GMS)
Background Consistent evidence from randomized controlled trials has shown that overexposure to selenium induces type 2 diabetes. However, uncertainties remain about the specific species and doses of selenium that trigger such diabetogenic…
View details →Arza A, Gong Y, Shu J et al. · 2026 · Physical review letters
Millicharged particles are well-motivated dark matter candidates arising in many extensions of the standard model. We show that, despite their tiny coupling e_{m} to photons, millicharged dark matter (mDM) in the Earth's geomagnetic field…
View details →Ishaqui AA, Alsaleh EA, Khalil AAA et al. · 2026 · Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology
Heart failure (HF) hospitalization is a high-risk transition period with frequent early post-discharge events; we evaluated whether oral metoprolol exposure during the index HF hospitalization is associated with lower all-cause death…
View details →Liu Y, Sorace A, Smith K · 2025 · Preprint
Previous research has proposed that bilinguals would rather be redundant than ambiguous. To test this hypothesis, we conducted an experiment examining lexical ambiguity in spoken Mandarin at the tonal, segmental, and orthographical levels.…
View details →Kashihara J, Kunisato Y, Sugawara D et al. · 2025 · Preprint
The Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders (UP) has gained popularity as an alternative to traditional disorder-specific psychotherapies, and its detailed treatment process remains unaddressed empirically. We…
View details →Castellano Bueno J, Paraskevopoulou A, Miller CW et al. · 2025 · Preprint
Fluid control protocols are widely used in neuroscience to motivate laboratory macaques to engage with behavioural tasks. Despite strong evidence that the physiology of the animals is not compromised by such protocols, fluid control…
View details →Ward J, Agbude R, Smees R et al. · 2025 · Hearing research
This study examined the concentrations of excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters (glutamate and GABA respectively) in two regions of interest (auditory and insular cortices) and a control region (visual cortex) to test the hypothesis…
View details →Trotter D, Pariz A, Hutt A et al. · 2025 · Frontiers in synaptic neuroscience
Introduction Non-invasive brain stimulation techniques, widely used to manipulate neural excitability and behavior, are well studied at the meso- and macroscopic scales. However, less is known about their specificity at the level of…
View details →Makin A, Taylor A, Macpherson L · 2025 · Psychological reports
The attractiveness halo effect has been discussed for over a century. Physically attractive people are often judged more favourably and accrue many life advantages. Halo effects have been observed in university settings for decades, but…
View details →Greenleaf AT · 2025 · Preprint
Plant cognition has progressed from anecdote to rigor, yet the field still lacks a quantitative test for when distributed plant activity crosses into unified—perhaps conscious—processing. I introduce Pattern–Temporal Synergy (PTS), a…
View details →Rosales MR, Pulido JC, Sideris J et al. · 2026 · PloS one
Introduction Motor impairments have been reported in infants at elevated likelihood of autism and those later diagnosed with autism. However, empirical studies comparing higher to lower likelihood infants are lacking, limiting our…
View details →Bouwman V, Pittig A, Engelhard I et al. · 2025 · Preprint
Although exposure-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is generally effective for anxiety disorders, many people do not benefit. A better understanding of treatment predictors is required. This study investigated whether the dynamics of…
View details →Gusmão B, Zürn MK, Topolinski S · 2026 · Cognition & emotion
Individuals attribute a higher truth value to repeated compared to novel information, the well-known truth effect. Also, information that contradicts what we have heard earlier is considered falser than both repeated and completely new…
View details →Nieves-Méndez C · 2025 · Frontiers in human neuroscience
This perspective article explores the transformative potential of brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI) in undergraduate systems engineering programs, a domain characterized by high attrition and a widening gap between rapid technological…
View details →Alotaibi AM, Alosaimi MH, Orfali RS et al. · 2025 · Brain research bulletin
Hallucinations are often associated with alterations in brain activation, particularly in language-related and sensory processing areas. Existing models suggest different frameworks for understanding the relationship between brain…
View details →Newton JD, Ellis T, Ruther M et al. · 2026 · Environmental research
Living near green areas with high vegetation may contribute to an active lifestyle, stress reduction, and enhance social cohesion, and consequently may be associated with improved cancer survival. Epidemiologic studies focused on greenness…
View details →Okunoye G, George Samuel C, Abdullahi H et al. · 2026 · Cureus
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common pregnancy complication with significant maternal and neonatal risks, and its prevalence is particularly high in Qatar. Myo-inositol has been proposed as an insulin-sensitizing supplement that…
View details →Jun S, Bido-Medina R, Oviedo J et al. · 2025 · Preprint
Systemic viral infections with neurotropic potential pose significant global health challenges. The Zika virus (ZIKV) is known for its pronounced neurotropism, with recent infectious clusters raising renewed public health concerns. While…
View details →Verhelst H, Gerrits R, Karlsson EM · 2025 · Neurobiology of language (Cambridge, Mass.)
Developmental dyslexia is a common learning disability marked by reading and spelling difficulties. While previous imaging studies aiming to elucidate the neurobiological mechanisms of this disorder have reported white matter alterations,…
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