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 E-Mail Human decision-making depends on the flexible processing of complex information, but how the brain may adapt processing to momentary task demands has remained unclear. In a new article published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development have now outlined several crucial neural processes revealing that our brain networks may rapidly and flexibly shift from a rhythmic to a "noisy" state when the need to process information incr...

Researchers reveal how brain flexibly processes complex information ANI | Updated: Apr 29, 2021 22:43 IST Berlin [Germany], April 29 (ANI): Human decision-making depends on the flexible processing of complex information, but how the brain may adapt processing to momentary task demands has remained unclear. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development have now outlined several crucial neural processes revealing that our brain networks may ...

Ruchika Sikri, Former Head of Wellbeing and Mindfulness Learning At Google, Named To Advisory Board Of Human Cosmos App And Cosmos City 2025 News provided by Share this article Share this article LOS ANGELES, April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Aliya Grig, the Founder and CEO of Cosmos City and Human Cosmos App, is excited to announce that Ruchika Sikri, former Head of Wellbeing and Mindfulness Learning Programs at Google has joined the Advisory Board of both companies. Ruchika will provide strategic...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Fig 3. Tree cover for United States large urbanized areas. a.) Population-weighted median tree cover. b.) The absolute difference between low-income blocks (lowest quartile of income) and high-income blocks (highest quartile... view more  Credit: McDonald et al, 2021, PLOS ONE (CC-BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) A new analysis of thousands of U.S. communities finds that, on average, low-income urban blocks have less tree cover and are hotter than h...

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona grants $565,000 to local community organizations to help address substance use disorders (Source: Miranda Parnell) By KOLD News 13 Staff | April 26, 2021 at 4:51 PM MST - Updated April 26 at 4:51 PM TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - April 26, 2021 – Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (BCBSAZ) today announced that it is granting $565,000 to seven community organizations throughout the state that provide programs and services to address substance use disord...

Mobile app could screen children at risk for autism spectrum disorder A mobile app was successful at distinguishing toddlers diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from typically developing toddlers based on their eye movements while watching videos, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The findings suggest that the app could one day screen infants and toddlers for ASD and refer them for early intervention, when chances for treatment success are greatest. The...

How Many Universities Are in the U.S. and Why That Number Is Changing © (Getty Images) Aerial over the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the spring. When it comes to determining how many colleges and universities are in the U.S., its a number in flux. The short answer: There were 3,982 degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the U.S. as of the 2019-2020 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. The long answer: The total number depends on how ...

Delaware public health official facing corruption charges By RANDALL CHASEApril 27, 2021 GMT DOVER, Del. (AP) — A high-ranking state medical official who is also a former lawmaker has been indicted on charges of official misconduct and falsifying business records, Delaware’s attorney general announced Tuesday. Rebecca D. Walker, director of nursing in the state Division of Public Health, is accused of submitting phony records regarding employee alcohol and drug testing over a period of almo...

CTY director awarded for her contributions to public education Center for Talented Youth executive director Virginia Roach is the winner of this years Medalist Award from the New York Academy of Public Education By Katy Bowman / Published April 27, 2021 Virginia Roach, executive director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, is this years recipient of the New York Academy of Public Educations Medalist Award. Established in 1935, it is the acad...

Kate Jefferson, Miriam Sado found Inclusive Culturally Responsive Educators student organization EDHD graduating students want educators to be better equipped to offer their students a superior education As roommates and close friends throughout their four years at Bowling Green State University, Kate Jefferson and Miriam Sado talked a lot — whether it was serious conversations about their course work and the issues of the day, or casual chats about social functions outside the c...