eLife Science Digests

Cutting jargon and putting research in context, digests showcase some of the latest articles published in eLife.

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  1. The thrill of the arcade

    Sensory cues paired with rewards can drive riskier decision-making by reducing sensitivity to losses, helping explain how gambling environments promote addictive behavior.

  2. Giant brain ripples

    Brain activity is organized as large ripples that can cover wide regions of the brain.

  3. Teenagers vs teamwork

    Teenagers cooperate less than adults because they are less motivated to reciprocate fairness and shared cooperation.

  4. Stress, striatum and spirits

    Alcohol suppresses stress-related communication in brain circuits governing motivation and habit formation.

  5. The curious life of the three-banded panther worm

    A new study of the reproductive life history of Hofstenia miamia provides new insights into early animal evolution and regenerative systems.

  6. Finding purpose

    Fd4 helps stem cells remember developmental signals and maintain their lineage identity.

  7. Nature’s toxic cocktails

    Phytochemical mixtures of related molecules with slightly different structures enhance Milkweeds' defense mechanisms against herbivores.

  8. Arrested development

    The nuclear pore complex protein Nup107 may regulate broader neuroendocrine functions in the larval brain of flies.
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