I’m a neuroscientist who taught rats to drive − their joy suggests how anticipating fun can enrich human life

Equipped with a rodent version of a Cybertruck, these driving rats reveal that positive experiences may sculpt the brain just ...
BBC

Throw one's toys out the pram

To play this audio you need to enable JavaScript. Hello and welcome to The English We Speak, where we explain phrases used by fluent English speakers so that you can use them, too! I'm Feifei, and I'm ...
Nature

Metaplasticity: tuning synapses and networks for plasticity

Synaptic plasticity, such as long-term potentiation (LTP) and long-term depression (LTD), must be tightly regulated to prevent saturation, which would impair learning. Metaplasticity mechanisms have ...
The Daily Telegraph

Your guide to this year’s must-have Christmas toys, from Lego to Labubu

I tried out the toys with my children Horatio (nine), Edgar (five) and Isabella (two). After showing them how to use each toy, I rated each on the following criteria: delight (how enchanted the ...