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Divide and Conquer: Mars Rovers Could be Superseded by Swarms of Two-Wheeled Robots by Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology
- https://phys.org/news/2022-04-conquer-mars-rovers-superseded-swarms.html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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