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This Brain Experiment Made People Choose Others Over Themselves
Scientists found that synchronizing activity between two brain regions made people more generous.
A new study suggests that synchronizing activity in specific parts of the brain can make people more likely to act generously. Research published today (February 10) in the open-access journal PLOS Biology reports that stimulating two brain regions in a coordinated way increased altruistic behavior. The study was led by Jie Hu of East China Normal University in China, working with colleagues from the University of Zurich in Switzerland.
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MIT Scientists Shrink Terahertz Light To Reveal Hidden Quantum “Jiggles”
The kind of light you use can reveal very different things about a material. Visible light mainly shows what is happening at the surface. X-rays can probe structures inside. Infrared light highlights the heat a material gives off.
Researchers at MIT have now turned to terahertz light to uncover quantum vibrations in a superconducting material, signals that scientists have not been able to observe directly until now.