Wake up on the wrong side of the bed? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science, saying – I hope not! A bad night’s sleep can leave you feeling grumpy and irritable. Why?? Enter Lieve van Egmond and colleagues at Uppsala University in Sweden. Using eye-tracking
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Are you a social butterfly by nature…or nurture? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Early life adversity or ELA refers to negative experiences during childhood. Think: neglect and poverty. These experiences influence adult behavior, but HOW? Kara Wendel and colleagues from the University of California,
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Beam me up… Nemo!?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Would Dory and Nemo really be friends? What if they’re swimming in different oceans? Studying social interactions among animals is hard, but doing it long-distance seems impossible! Maurizio Porfiri and colleagues at New York
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