Big Brain Bestfriends, Mars Exploration Fleet, Brain Unpain

Curiosity Weekly

Warner Bros. Discovery

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4.6 • 963 Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2022

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Discover how our brains physically reflect how social we are, a new proposal for Mars exploration vehicles, and patterns in our brain that reveal how we process pain!

Social brains.

“Brain regions linked to empathy bigger in monkeys with more friends” by Alice Klein
- https://www.newscientist.com/article/2316110-brain-regions-linked-to-empathy-bigger-in-monkeys-with-more-friends/
“Social connections predict brain structure in a multidimensional free-ranging primate society” by Camille Testard, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abl5794
“Online social network size is reflected in human brain structure” by R. Kanai, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2011.1959
“Social relationships and physiological determinants of longevity across the human life span” by Yang Claire Yang, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1511085112
“An ecocultural model predicts Neanderthal extinction through competition with modern humans” by William Gilpin, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1524861113

Mars Cars

Divide and Conquer: Mars Rovers Could be Superseded by Swarms of Two-Wheeled Robots by Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology
- https://phys.org/news/2022-04-conquer-mars-rovers-superseded-swarms.html
The Two-Wheeled Robotic Swarm Concept for Mars Exploration by Alexander Petrovsky, et al.
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0094576522000340
Missions by NASA Science Mars Exploration Program
- https://mars.nasa.gov/mars-exploration/missions/
Announcement by MIT Skoltech Program
- https://skoltech.mit.edu/

Pain patterns.

“Discovery In The Brains Of Army Veterans Sheds Light On The Neurobiological Mechanisms Behind Chronic Pain And Trauma” by Conn Hastings
- https://www.psypost.org/2022/06/discovery-in-the-brains-of-army-veterans-sheds-light-on-the-neurobiological-mechanisms-behind-chronic-pain-and-trauma-63313
“Understanding Pain and Trauma Symptoms in Veterans From Resting-State Connectivity: Unsupervised Modeling” by Irina A. Strigo, Andrea D. Spadoni and Alan N. Simmons.
- https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpain.2022.871961/full?utm_source=fweb&utm_medium=nblog&utm_campaign=ba-sci-fpain-Understanding-pain-and-trauma-symptoms-in-Veterans-from-resting-state-connectivity

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0:00.0	Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from Discovery.
0:09.0	Time flies when you're learning super cool stuff.
0:11.0	I'm Nate.
0:12.0	And I'm Kali. If you're dropping in for the first time, welcome to
0:14.7	curiosity where we aim to blow your mind by helping you to grow your mind. If you're
0:18.4	a loyal listener, welcome back. Today you'll learn about how our brains
0:21.8	physically reflect how social we are,
0:24.4	a new proposal for Mars Exploration Vehicles,
0:27.4	and patterns in our brain that reveal how we process pain.
0:31.2	Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity.
0:34.0	All right, Nate, did you know that your brain structure might affect how social you are?
0:38.0	Just for me or for everyone?
0:40.0	I mean, like, for everyone.
0:42.0	Oh, okay.
0:43.2	All right. Tell me more about this.
0:44.6	Okay, so a recent study of Reese's Macock monkeys found that the brain regions
0:50.1	associated with social decision-making were physically larger in the social butterflies
0:54.2	than with their more isolated peers. This study, along with some human-focused studies, are helping
0:59.0	us understand the importance of social interaction, not just for our daily lives lives but for our survival as a species.
1:04.5	How did the researchers study and quantify how social a monkey was?
1:09.6	Okay, so the researchers studied 103 Reese macocks aged one month to 25 years old as they
1:16.0	socialized normally.
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