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<p>The brain’s sensitivity to rewarding experiences — a critical factor in motivation and attention — can be shaped by socioeconomic conditions, according to an MIT study.</p>

A new study used GPS data to track the movements of 43 mammal species around the world before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, and revealed that the animals

Why has less than half of the USA gotten a flu shot, when 41 states have reported widespread, severe outbreaks of the flu? Some of the reason is availability. They arent going to make any more, either. Another culprit is a growing anti-vaccine movement, typified in coastal Californias whooping cough outbreaks. Its not an awareness issue.

A new study has evaluated the reception of touching behaviors from a social robot for the first time.

W = margin of error By considering a 10% non-response rate, the sample size was 422 households. However, due to the use of a multistage sampling procedure, the final sample size was 844. Regarding the sampling procedure, four kebeles (the smallest administration unit) from each town were selected randomly, and the study households were selected by using a systematic random sampling technique (k≈40) (Figure 1). After selection, the household head (father or mother) or, if he or she was unavail...