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Jewish, Christian and Muslim sites in Jerusalem. in drier areas. Illustration: depositphotos.com

To see the world, to be playful

Researchers examined the tourist experience in Jerusalem and discovered the moments when the emotional arousal of visitors increases - for better or for worse
Canaanite finds from Megiddo Hill (courtesy of Megiddo Archaeological Expedition)

Researchers have analyzed the genetics of the Canaanites and its relationship to modern populations such as Jews, Palestinians and Bedouins

The DNA analysis showed that the Canaanites were created from the mixing of populations that migrated to the southern Levant mainly from the Caucasus region (or western Iran) with ancient local populations that stayed there, a process that lasted at least 1,000 years
Prof. Uri Rasovsky and his team. Self-portrait

through the body

Researchers are examining whether aerobic physical activity, which increases the level of oxytocin, the hormone of love and connection in the body, may improve the social functioning of those suffering from schizophrenia
Embryonic stem cells. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Going deeper into the roots of the diseases

Researchers have built cellular models of genetic diseases such as fragile X syndrome and found the mechanism that causes them
Preparation for MRI examination. Image: depositphotos.com

How can the length of time subjects lie down in an MRI machine be shortened?

An artificial neural network can fill in missing information in imaging images of organs such as the brain
Almog Beach, Eilat. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Between sky and water

How growth of the mineral calcium carbonate affects the carbon dioxide cycle in the waters of the Bay of Eilat, and thus the ecosystem and climate warming
stereotypic biases. Illustration: depositphotos.com

When and why are we ready to give up money?

Researchers have found that fulfilling a stereotype leads to a reward response in the brain and that people are even willing to give up money for it
Information privacy. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Researchers have developed algorithms that analyze information and data efficiently and quickly and maintain user privacy

The field of information technologies is constantly developing and regularly challenges the researchers and practitioners in the field. One of the challenges is Big Data - huge amounts of information that come from various sources, accumulate in information systems and require a huge variety of tools and technologies for their preservation, maintenance, management and retrieval
Autonomous cars have to decide who to hit in an emergency. Figure courtesy of the researchers

Who is to blame for an accident involving an autonomous vehicle?

Researchers have found that the action of a "driver" in an autonomous vehicle is accepted with more forgiveness than the action of a driver in a regular vehicle
A military demonstration by the Az ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades in Gaza, July 2023. Illustration: depositphotos.com

the end of the conflict

Videos about resolving long-standing conflicts made people soften their attitudes, increasing their openness towards the other side
On the right: the brain's response to speech that is listened to (above) and speech that is tried to be ignored. It can be seen that the brain's response is stronger to attentive speech and that this response involves more brain areas, with an emphasis on hearing and language areas.

The biology of listening

The human attention system can be dynamic, efficiently jumping between stimuli and taking in a lot of information, so it is not static as is commonly thought.
Brain during stress and without it. SN - the saliency network: reacts to significant events for a person, and when stressed expands in the cerebral cortex at the expense of the executive functions network ECN - the executive functions network: involved in attention, working memory, emotional regulation and social functioning and studies DMN - the default network: a system of brain areas that is mainly active in situations Rest in which the person is awake. Changes significantly after exposure to trauma and depression and anxiety

on anxiety and relaxation

Negative events in childhood and sleep problems make it difficult to recover from an acute stress disorder and thus increase the risk of a mental disorder
the dark matter. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Following the dark matter

on the research effort to decipher the essence and properties of dark matter, by measuring interactions between it and other matter particles
The Western Wall. preference policy. Illustration: depositphotos.com

To rule in the holy place

A new toolbox for the analysis, understanding and resolution of conflicts over holy sites
Ancient medicines. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Blessed is the believer - on the roots of modern medicine

Why did the Hippocratic doctors use a dangerous method of purification for centuries to cure diseases?
Map of Georgia as a county division puzzle. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The mathematics of politics

On multi-stage decision making - a process in which many agents (humans or robots, for example) have to make a joint decision
Pain. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Pain on the spectrum

A multidisciplinary study conducted by researchers from the Technion, Tel Aviv University and Haifa University refuted the notion that people with autism spectrum disorder do not experience pain
Immunofluorescence of the mouse inner ear. The spiral structure of the inner ear consists of hair cells and supporting cells, which together allow us to hear. Each cell type is shown in a different color. Image: Dr. Shahar Tiber

The long and winding route of sound

Researchers examined DNA samples of 1,200 deaf Israeli-Jews, in order to understand the damage caused to the structure of the proteins in the hearing system
Japanese woman stereotype. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Family, Work and Gender in Contemporary Japan - The National Science Foundation

More Japanese women are entering the labor market in recent years, and more men are staying at home with the children
The Mount Miron celebrations in 1890.

Between the biblical consciousness and the Mishna consciousness - the National Science Foundation

Traditional religiosity and Kabbalistic ideas: Safed of the 16th century offers an alternative model of Jewish existence in the Land of Israel
Mediterranean. Illustration: depositphotos.com

A historical window to the Mediterranean Sea

Following the drying up of the Mediterranean Sea about five million years ago, valleys developed in its southeast that are about eight kilometers wide and about 1,000 meters deep
Small bits of information. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Make a correction

An advanced algorithm makes it possible to quickly retrieve information from the memory of systems such as phones and computers and correct errors
The cover of Euclid's book of fundamentals published in Holland in 1740.

Euclid's Fundamentals

Researchers examined the Hebrew translations of the "Elements" by Euclid and traced their origins
Mitochondrial transplantation in cells whose mitochondrial function is impaired. improves their function and saves them from death. Dr. Ziv Rothfogel from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

save the retinal cells

How can cells in the retina that have been damaged by lack of blood supply be restored? Mitochondrial transplantation contributes to the survival of damaged neurons in the retina of mice
DNA sequencing. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Proteins in the cancer network

Researchers are trying to find treatments adapted to protein networks that characterize cancer tumors
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