Elisabetta Versace
@elisabettaversace.bsky.social
into the rabbit holes of cognition, physics, perception, evolution, animal behaviour, research culture, solaristics, "War and peace". Freedom and peace. Head of @preparedmindslab.bsky.social - https://www.youtube.com/@preparedmindslab9276
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1/n We have discovered that bees can keep track of time duration!
Bees can discriminate long 🟡🟡 vs short🟡 flashes, a bit like the "dash" and "dot" of the Morse code.
Check our new paper royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... and videoclip youtu.be/hsGxU65OMQk?... @preparedmindslab.bsky.social
Bees can discriminate long 🟡🟡 vs short🟡 flashes, a bit like the "dash" and "dot" of the Morse code.
Check our new paper royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... and videoclip youtu.be/hsGxU65OMQk?... @preparedmindslab.bsky.social
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Highly recommended! I just finished a cover-to-cover read, and it's a great addition to the avian sensory ecology literature with excellent discussions of the links between brain & behavior. I prefer reading paper books (better retention) but the whole thing is freely downloadable! bit.ly/482xPZm 🦉🧠
November 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Highly recommended! I just finished a cover-to-cover read, and it's a great addition to the avian sensory ecology literature with excellent discussions of the links between brain & behavior. I prefer reading paper books (better retention) but the whole thing is freely downloadable! bit.ly/482xPZm 🦉🧠
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December 31, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Caterpillars suppress nocifensive behaviours during the quiescent ‘sphinx’ state
doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...
doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...
January 4, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Caterpillars suppress nocifensive behaviours during the quiescent ‘sphinx’ state
doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...
doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...
a reminder that humankind is also capable of things other than violence and the worship of money www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy3U...
Albrecht Dürer the printmaker | National Gallery
YouTube video by The National Gallery
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January 4, 2026 at 6:41 PM
a reminder that humankind is also capable of things other than violence and the worship of money www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy3U...
Article11 Italian constitution
"Italy rejects war as an offensive instrument against the freedom of other peoples and as a means for settling international disputes;[…] it promotes and encourages international organizations furthering such an order.” More here www.senato.it/istituzione/...
"Italy rejects war as an offensive instrument against the freedom of other peoples and as a means for settling international disputes;[…] it promotes and encourages international organizations furthering such an order.” More here www.senato.it/istituzione/...
La Costituzione - Articolo 11 | Senato della Repubblica
L'Italia ripudia la guerra come strumento di offesa alla libertà degli altri popoli e come mezzo di risoluzione delle controversie internazionali; consente, in condizioni di parità con gli altri Stati...
www.senato.it
January 3, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Article11 Italian constitution
"Italy rejects war as an offensive instrument against the freedom of other peoples and as a means for settling international disputes;[…] it promotes and encourages international organizations furthering such an order.” More here www.senato.it/istituzione/...
"Italy rejects war as an offensive instrument against the freedom of other peoples and as a means for settling international disputes;[…] it promotes and encourages international organizations furthering such an order.” More here www.senato.it/istituzione/...
on the benefits of ‘open science’ (not sure why the titleemphasises doubts rather than the documented benefits) www.science.org/content/arti...
Is ‘open science’ delivering benefits? Major study finds proof is sparse
It’s hard to measure social and economic impacts of making papers and data free, researchers say
www.science.org
January 3, 2026 at 1:40 PM
on the benefits of ‘open science’ (not sure why the titleemphasises doubts rather than the documented benefits) www.science.org/content/arti...
"A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of well-being-focused interventions" www.nature.com/articles/s41... confirms the effect of different well-being approaches (including a cumulative effect of psychological + physical approaches)
A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of well-being-focused interventions - Nature Human Behaviour
This network meta-analysis of 183 trials of well-being interventions from across disciplines found that yoga, mindfulness, compassion, exercise and positive psychology improved adult well-being, with ...
www.nature.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:21 PM
"A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of well-being-focused interventions" www.nature.com/articles/s41... confirms the effect of different well-being approaches (including a cumulative effect of psychological + physical approaches)
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From glowing neurons to newborn memories, here are the most fascinating brain discoveries of 2025
The 10 Most Mind-Blowing Discoveries About the Brain in 2025
From glowing neurons to newborn memories, here are the most fascinating brain discoveries of 2025
www.scientificamerican.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:21 PM
From glowing neurons to newborn memories, here are the most fascinating brain discoveries of 2025
"Poisoning Attacks on LLMs Require a Near-constant Number of Poison Samples" arxiv.org/abs/2510.07192
December 30, 2025 at 7:51 AM
"Poisoning Attacks on LLMs Require a Near-constant Number of Poison Samples" arxiv.org/abs/2510.07192
After “slaughterhouse-5” by Kurt Vonnegut, these essays by Sebald on “Luftkrieg und Literatur” —> “Storia naturale della distruzione” / “Natural history of devastation”
December 27, 2025 at 11:28 AM
After “slaughterhouse-5” by Kurt Vonnegut, these essays by Sebald on “Luftkrieg und Literatur” —> “Storia naturale della distruzione” / “Natural history of devastation”
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“The Stopwatches in the Bee Brain: How Insects Master Time and What It Means for AI” features our work on #time processing across species
ournarratives.net/the-stopwatc... (the front image is not accurate but there are other images in the article) @queenmarycbb.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social
ournarratives.net/the-stopwatc... (the front image is not accurate but there are other images in the article) @queenmarycbb.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social
The Stopwatches in the Bee Brain: How Insects Master Time and What It Means for AI - Our Narratives
A new study published in Biology Letters has revealed that bumblebees, with brains smaller than a cubic millimeter, are capable of perceiving and processing
ournarratives.net
December 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
“The Stopwatches in the Bee Brain: How Insects Master Time and What It Means for AI” features our work on #time processing across species
ournarratives.net/the-stopwatc... (the front image is not accurate but there are other images in the article) @queenmarycbb.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social
ournarratives.net/the-stopwatc... (the front image is not accurate but there are other images in the article) @queenmarycbb.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social
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A new atlas of the human dorsal root ganglion contains more than 53,000 neurons and nearly 500,000 non-neuronal cells from 126 people.
By @callimcflurry.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/peripheral-n...
By @callimcflurry.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/peripheral-n...
‘Unprecedented’ dorsal root ganglion atlas captures 22 types of human sensory neurons
The atlas also offers up molecular and cellular targets for new pain therapies.
www.thetransmitter.org
December 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
A new atlas of the human dorsal root ganglion contains more than 53,000 neurons and nearly 500,000 non-neuronal cells from 126 people.
By @callimcflurry.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/peripheral-n...
By @callimcflurry.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/peripheral-n...
December 24, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Telling good science from bad – a user’s guide to navigating the scientific literature www.wiringthebrain.com/2021/08/tell...
Telling good science from bad – a user’s guide to navigating the scientific literature
“Did you find it convincing?” That’s what one of my genetics professors used to ask us, a small group of undergraduates who blinked in respo...
www.wiringthebrain.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Telling good science from bad – a user’s guide to navigating the scientific literature www.wiringthebrain.com/2021/08/tell...
Soon after the golden hour…
December 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Soon after the golden hour…
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December 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Given all the recent buzz about how great ChatGPT has gotten, including its prowess with images, I figured I'd check in on its anatomical skills. Nope.
December 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Given all the recent buzz about how great ChatGPT has gotten, including its prowess with images, I figured I'd check in on its anatomical skills. Nope.
another very interesting paper by Salvato & @lauracrucianelli.bsky.social
Shaping bodily self-awareness through thermosensory signals
www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
Shaping bodily self-awareness through thermosensory signals
www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
December 18, 2025 at 5:38 PM
another very interesting paper by Salvato & @lauracrucianelli.bsky.social
Shaping bodily self-awareness through thermosensory signals
www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
Shaping bodily self-awareness through thermosensory signals
www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
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and now you have your chance to speak to @robynroachneuro.bsky.social today at #ASABwinter2025 while she presents her poster on early motion detection in chicks!
December 15, 2025 at 5:34 PM
and now you have your chance to speak to @robynroachneuro.bsky.social today at #ASABwinter2025 while she presents her poster on early motion detection in chicks!
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don't miss @alexdqm.bsky.social's poster [11] at #ASABwinter2025 to discover more about time processing in insects "Time processing in the bumblebee Bombus terretris"
December 15, 2025 at 11:17 AM
don't miss @alexdqm.bsky.social's poster [11] at #ASABwinter2025 to discover more about time processing in insects "Time processing in the bumblebee Bombus terretris"
This is the frontispiece of the "Encyclopédie", published in Paris 1751-1772, where the allegorical figure representing the Truth (a woman) is bathed in light and unveiled by Reason and made precious by Philosophy. upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co... explanation: quod.lib.umich.edu/d/did/fronti...
December 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This is the frontispiece of the "Encyclopédie", published in Paris 1751-1772, where the allegorical figure representing the Truth (a woman) is bathed in light and unveiled by Reason and made precious by Philosophy. upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co... explanation: quod.lib.umich.edu/d/did/fronti...
Some coverage on our work on Remote touch
"Humans Share a Superpower With Shorebirds www.vice.com/en/article/h... "
Original paper ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/doc...
Youtube video youtu.be/6hpuLojesyQ?...
"Humans Share a Superpower With Shorebirds www.vice.com/en/article/h... "
Original paper ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/doc...
Youtube video youtu.be/6hpuLojesyQ?...
Humans Share a Superpower With Shorebirds
If you’ve always wanted some kind of Jedi-like superpower, you’ve had one all along—and you share it with shorebirds like sandpipers.
www.vice.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Some coverage on our work on Remote touch
"Humans Share a Superpower With Shorebirds www.vice.com/en/article/h... "
Original paper ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/doc...
Youtube video youtu.be/6hpuLojesyQ?...
"Humans Share a Superpower With Shorebirds www.vice.com/en/article/h... "
Original paper ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/doc...
Youtube video youtu.be/6hpuLojesyQ?...