OCD Study and Amazing Abilities of Albatrosses

Today, you’ll learn about some really counterintuitive findings on OCD and decision making, how albatross might fly on a wave of sound, and a new understanding of the relationship between ice… and fungus. 

OCD Decisions 

• “Brain imaging study reveals peculiarities in uncertainty processing in obsessive-compulsive disorder.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2023.  
• “Evidence Accumulation and Neural Correlates of Uncertainty in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.” by Yi-Jie Zhao, et al. 2023. 

Albatross Sound Waves  

• “Albatross movement suggests sensitivity to infrasound cues at sea.” by Natasha Gillies. 2023.  
• “Fact Check-Albatrosses can go for years without touching the ground, but they do land on water.” Reuters. 2021.  

Ice & Fungi 

• “Regionally sourced bioaerosols drive high-temperature ice nucleating particles in the arctic.” by Gabriel Pereira Freitas, et al. 2023.  
• “Biological particles play crucial role in Arctic cloud ice formation.” EurekAlert! 2023.  
• “NASA Fieldwork Studies Signs of Climate Change in Arctic, Boreal Regions.” by Sofie Bates. 2022.  

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