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Human fear is contagious; rats can also catch it, which is observable at the neuronal level

08.11.2023

Polish scientists have discovered that information about danger can be transmitted across species, possibly through scent. This was demonstrated by the following experiment: even if a human was behaving normally but had previously experienced negative emotions, rats playing with the person could sense that something was amiss and would become afraid themselves. This could be observed in the activity of their brains. The ability to read the emotions of others, to understand what ...

Alleviating autism: one symptom at the time

16.05.2022

Scientists from the Nencki Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences have developed an experimental targeted therapy for autism. Their discoveries constitute a breakthrough in understanding how ...

Atlas of regulatory regions active in gliomas of different malignancy grades

15.06.2021

Researchers from the Nencki Institute PAS, the University of Warsaw, and the Institute of Computer Science PAS, have developed the first comprehensive "Atlas” of regulatory areas active in ...

Empathy offers advantages and increases the chances of survival in challenging conditions

23.04.2021

Reading other individuals’ emotions allows animals to obtain knowledge about potential threats in the surrounding environment, and adjust their own behaviour accordingly. Scientists from the ...

Identification of immune cells that support glioma growth at single cell resolution

24.02.2021

Pioneering studies of scientists from the Nencki Institute have allowed the identification of diverse types of macrophages accumulating in malignant gliomas. Macrophages are the guardian cells of ...