
Optimists’ Brains Think Alike, While Pessimists Show More Neural Diversity
Using functional MRI (fMRI) to monitor 87 participants as they imagined a range of future events, psychologist Kuniaki Yanagisawa and colleagues found that…
Jul 21, 2025
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Using functional MRI (fMRI) to monitor 87 participants as they imagined a range of future events, psychologist Kuniaki Yanagisawa and colleagues found that…
Jul 21, 2025

Japanese researchers have developed a camera that can record three-dimensional holographic videos with just a single pixel.
May 21, 2025

In a surprising twist to what we know about our relationship with the trillions of microbes living in our intestines, researchers have discovered that our…
Mar 3, 2025

A 10-minute brain scan could determine whether patients with chronic pain will respond to spinal cord stimulation therapy, potentially avoiding unnecessary invasive procedures for those unlikely to benefit, according to a new Kobe University study.
Dec 3, 2024

Summary: Researchers at Kobe University have developed a novel test substrate that allows the first-ever measurement of the speed and mechanism of a fungal enzyme that breaks down wood, paving the way for improved biofuel and biochemical production.
Sep 18, 2024

A massive asteroid struck Ganymede, Jupiter's largest moon, about 4 billion years ago.
Sep 3, 2024

A Kobe University research team has uncovered a potential reason why some people struggle to lose weight despite regular exercise.
Jul 11, 2024

A study by researchers at Kobe University has revealed that even small invertebrates like woodlice and earwigs can disperse seeds they eat, setting a new record for the smallest animal recorded to do so.
May 8, 2024