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News & Views | 23 March 2022

Constrained human genes under scrutiny
- Loic Yengo
- & Heidi Colleran
Nature 603, 799-801

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15 April 2022 | Open Access

Blindfolded adults use mental transformation strategies for spatial scaling of tactile maps
- Magdalena Szubielska
- & Wenke Möhring
Scientific Reports 12, 6275
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15 April 2022 | Open Access

Mothers’ interoceptive sensibility mediates affective interaction between mother and infant
- Ayami Suga
- , Yosuke Naruto
- & Hideki Ohira
Scientific Reports 12, 6273
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15 April 2022 | Open Access

Lateralised dynamic modulations of corticomuscular coherence associated with bimanual learning of rhythmic patterns
- Olivia Morgan Lapenta
- , Peter E. Keller
- & Manuel Varlet
Scientific Reports 12, 6271
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15 April 2022 | Open Access

Self-perceived empathic abilities of people with autism towards living beings mostly differs for humans
- Aurélien Miralles
- , Marine Grandgeorge
- & Michel Raymond
Scientific Reports 12, 6300
Reviews | 14 April 2022

Revisiting the theoretical and methodological foundations of depression measurement

Depressive disorders are among the leading causes of global disease burden. In this Perspective, Fried et al. argue that limited progress in understanding, predicting and treating depression despite a wealth of empirical research stems from issues in the methodological and theoretical foundations of depression measurement.
- Eiko I. Fried
- , Jessica K. Flake
- & Donald J. Robinaugh
Nature Reviews Psychology, 1-11
Research | 14 April 2022

Semantic projection recovers rich human knowledge of multiple object features from word embeddings

Grand, Blank, et al. show that context-dependent knowledge about objects, such as the similarities between animals in terms of size versus danger versus habitat, can be recovered from word embeddings via a simple, interpretable geometrical operation.
- Gabriel Grand
- , Idan Asher Blank
- & Evelina Fedorenko
Nature Human Behaviour, 1-13

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Correspondence | 12 April 2022

Invasion of Ukraine — support mental health of children and adolescents
- Ali Jawaid
Nature 604, 246
Editorial | 12 April 2022

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Nature Reviews Psychology 1, 185
Research Highlights | 08 April 2022

Extended speech planning in Nungon

A study found that characteristics of the Nungon language result in earlier speech planning than in other languages.
- Teresa Schubert
Nature Reviews Psychology, 1
Comments & Opinion | 07 April 2022

Reforming learning disorder diagnosis following COVID-19 educational disruption

Current diagnostic criteria for learning disorders are insufficient because of ongoing COVID-19-related educational disruption. Diagnostic criteria for learning disorders should be modified to reduce the risk of misdiagnosis and ensure timely intervention.
- Mary K. Colvin
- , Jennifer Reesman
- & Tannahill Glen
Nature Reviews Psychology, 1-2
Research Highlights | 06 April 2022

Gender inequality
- Carmen Dayrell
Nature Climate Change 12, 313
Comments & Opinion | 05 April 2022

IN MEMORIAM – Thomas A. Ban, MD, FRCPC
- Edward Shorter
Neuropsychopharmacology, 1

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Constrained human genes under scrutiny

Latest Research and Reviews

Blindfolded adults use mental transformation strategies for spatial scaling of tactile maps

Mothers’ interoceptive sensibility mediates affective interaction between mother and infant

Lateralised dynamic modulations of corticomuscular coherence associated with bimanual learning of rhythmic patterns

Self-perceived empathic abilities of people with autism towards living beings mostly differs for humans

Revisiting the theoretical and methodological foundations of depression measurement

Semantic projection recovers rich human knowledge of multiple object features from word embeddings

News and Comment

Invasion of Ukraine — support mental health of children and adolescents

Tell me a story

Extended speech planning in Nungon

Reforming learning disorder diagnosis following COVID-19 educational disruption

Gender inequality

IN MEMORIAM – Thomas A. Ban, MD, FRCPC

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