University of Wisconsin-Madison - Changing environment at home genetically primes invasive species to take over abroad

Title:
Changing environment at home genetically primes invasive species to take over abroad

Author:
Eric Hamilton

Published:
Phys.org, 22 June 2020
https://phys.org/news/2020-06-environment-home-genetically-primes-invasive.html

From the article:
* University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists have found that a constantly fluctuating environment can enable some species to invade new areas by helping them maintain the genetic diversity they need to settle into their new homes.

* Writing in Nature Ecology and Evolution on June 22, UW-Madison Professor of Integrative Biology Carol Eunmi Lee and postdoctoral researcher David Stern describe how a small crustacean from salty waters, the copepod Eurytemora affinis, was able to invade the Great Lakes and other freshwater lakes.

Short Article: Mindfulness video game changes areas of the brain associated with attention

Title:
Mindfulness video game changes areas of the brain associated with attention

Author:
Marianne Spoon, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Published:
Medical Xpress, 27 December 2019

From the article:
"A research team at the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of California, Irvine, designed a video game to improve mindfulness in middle schoolers and found that when young people played the game, they showed changes in areas of their brains that underlie attention."

To read this article:
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-12-mindfulness-video-game-areas-brain.html