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April 25, 2026
Abstract: The melanin‐concentrating hormone (MCH) and melanocyte‐stimulating hormone (MSH, α‐MSH) systems are examples of functional antagonism built upon mechanistic parallelism. Evolved from light‐responsi...
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April 23, 2026
Abstract: Arts and cultural engagement have been linked to health and wellbeing but there has not been any national monitoring of arts and cultural behaviors in the United States. Given its potential benefit...
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April 23, 2026
Abstract: Autistic children often experience differences in rhythmic skills and executive functioning, which are associated with rhythm‐related challenges and the degree of autistic traits. Training rhythmic...
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April 21, 2026
Abstract: Mapping time and numbers on space is affected by the writing direction. In two experiments, we searched for an explanation of how writing scripts can influence the mental representation of time and...
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