Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
Transcriptomics in cancer revealed by Positron Emission Tomography radiomics
Written by Tixier F, Hatt M, Cheze-le-Rest C, Corcos L and Visivikis D
Learning in time
The story behind “A quantitative description of the transition between intuitive altruism and rational deliberation in iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma experiments” by Riccardo Gallotti and Jelena Grujić
The effects of contemporaneous peer punishment on cooperation with the future
Can peer punishment facilitate successful cooperation with the future? The results of an experiment with human participants show that (i) without punishment, cooperation with the future is difficult, and (ii) punishment is only partially successful to sustain many generations.
The sense of body ownership in hypnosis
We do take for granted that we own our body and that our limbs belong to us. However, this is not the case for people affected by some neuropsychiatric disorders, who perceive the body as alien. This suggests that bodily self-consciousness has relationships with some mind/brain states.
More than just a NAP
Signaling by the second messenger c-di-GMP in bacteria has been studied for over 30 years but its many functions keep surprising us. Especially c-di-GMP effectors are very diverse, allowing this second messenger to affect a large number of cellular processes.
