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On behalf of the Field Chief Editor of Frontiers in Pharmacology, the University of Catania and his family, it is with great sadness that we announce the passing of speciality chief editor (Experimental Pharmacology and Drug Discovery), Salvatore “Totò” Salomone. Salvatore died 15 May 2022, after an extreme fight against the devastating consequences of a cerebral haemorrhage which occurred from the rupture of an aneurysm of the anterior communicating artery about a month ago....

ACTH Prevents Deficits in Fear Extinction Associated with Early Life Seizures Andrew T. Massey, David K. Lerner, Gregory L. Holmes, Rod C. Scott and Amanda E. Hernan* BDNF Genotype Interacts with Motor Function to Influence Rehabilitation Responsiveness Poststroke Christine T. Shiner, Kerrie D. Pierce, Angelica G. Thompson-Butel, Terry Trinh, Peter R. Schofield and Penelope A. McNulty* Temporal Profile of Cerebrovascular Reactivity Impairment, Gray Matter Volumes, and Persistent Symptoms after Mild Traumatic Head Injury Leodante da Costa*, Christiaan Bas van Niftrik, David Crane, Jorn Fierstra and Allison Bethune...

Pigs are intelligent and can be taught to play video games, showing conceptual understanding: Frontiers in Psychology Researchers teach four animals how to play a rudimentary joystick-enabled video game that demonstrates conceptual understanding beyond simple chance By Peter Rejcek, science writer A study involving two different pig species demonstrated that the animals are capable of remarkable behavioral and mental flexibility. The pigs learned to play a simple video game, connecting the movement of the cursor on the computer screen to the joystick they manipulated using their snouts....

Shaking in their lab coats: young students of the Brain Explorer Academy give scientists feedback during a live peer review event. Young students embrace science at UCI’s Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, and give scientists constructive honest feedback during a live peer review event. — By Cathy Lawhon from the University of California, Irvine Neuroscientists are accustomed to defining problems, developing experiments, testing hypotheses and analyzing and defending their findings....

We are delighted to announce that the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) and Frontiers have extended their institutional membership agreement for open access publishing. As part of the University of California, Davis’ support for its researchers in making their research more widely available it held an institutional membership agreement with Frontiers, enabling affiliated corresponding authors to benefit from a 10% membership discount on article processing charges (APCs). UC Davis has been supporting their researchers by maintaining a membership discount with frontiers since 2019....

Frontiers was built by scientists, and a Research Topic allows researchers themselves to drive scholarly communication in their own fields Successful researchers rely now more than ever on meaningful exchange with colleagues, on vibrant discussions of their own work, and on keeping up to date with progress in their research fields. Frontiers created Research Topics to allow multiple researchers to engage each other as authors, editors, and peer reviewers of related work, in a constructive and impactful way....

Peer review plays a pivotal role in the advancement of scholarly literature. Around 2 million research papers are currently published every year, all assessed by expert colleagues to analyse the authors’ results and conclusions, provide detailed feedback and help shape the manuscripts. But it is a largely thankless task. In most cases, the hours spent conducting a peer review at the service of the community go unrecognized. The First Step in Peer Review Recognition Frontiers believes in recognizing and rewarding peer review contributions, which we’ve pioneered since 2007....

University of Auckland’s Prof George Perry leads new section on Models in Ecology and Evolution. Exciting news for all researchers interested in ecological and evolutionary theory and modelling: Professor George Perry is the Chief Editor for Models in Ecology and Evolution, a new specialty section in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. Professor George Perry is a trained ecologist who began using models when he realized that many of the phenomena he was interested in were difficult to access and experiment....

We welcome Professor Hayley Jane Fowler, Newcastle University, as the new Specialty Chief Editor of our Interdisciplinary Climate Studies specialty section. We are delighted to welcome Professor Hayley Jane Fowler, Newcastle University, as the new Specialty Chief Editor of our Interdisciplinary Climate Studies specialty section. A well-recognized expert in the field of Climate Studies, Professor Fowler, specialises in the analysis of the impacts of climate change and variability on hydrological and water resource systems, widely collaborating with other institutions to examine the recent trends in extremes and future projections and their impacts on flood and drought risks....

Frontiers in Earth Science article examines ways Volcanologists use satellite measurements and mathematical methods to forecast volcanoes eruptions Geoscientists are learning how to better predict volcanic eruptions using GPS and the same method that helps forecast the weather. – By KED Coan Volcanologists are beginning to use satellite measurements and mathematical methods to forecast eruptions and to better understand how volcanoes work, shows a new article in Frontiers in Earth Science....

Improvements to gene-editing techniques hold promise for inactivating the defective gene responsible for Huntington’s disease : Frontiers in Neuroscience Improvements to gene-editing techniques hold promise for inactivating the defective gene responsible for this as-yet incurable disease. — By KED Coan A new variant of the gene-editing CRISPR/Cas9 system is safer and more specific than versions previously used in early research towards a treatment for Huntington’s disease, shows research published today in Frontiers in Neuroscience....

The study is the first in nearly 20 years to document traditional knowledge on polar bear catches and ecology: Frontiers in Marine Science Inuit polar bear hunters report changes in their subsistence hunting patterns as well as polar bear ecology over the past decade, due to changing ice conditions and a quota system started in 2006. — By Anna Sigurdsson Inuit polar bear subsistence hunters from two East Greenland regions report changes to their hunting patterns as well as polar bear distribution and behavior due to decreasing sea ice and the introduction of hunting quotas in 2006....

Interview with Professors Scott Schaffer and Nandita Biswas Mellamphy on a new Research Topic in Frontiers in Sociology — by Radhaika Kapur How will we define ‘civilization’ and ‘community’ if Elon Musk’s Mars Colony Plan is a success? Do developments such as CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing point to a post-human era? A new Research Topic in Frontiers in Sociology — Cosmopolitanisms, Social Inclusion, and Global Futures — seeks to initiate discussion on these questions and beyond....

New findings suggest that adolescent girls and boys might experience depression differently and that sex-specific treatments could be beneficial for adolescents. — By Conn Hastings When researchers in the UK exposed depressed adolescents to happy or sad words and imaged their brains, they found that depression has different effects on the brain activity of male and female patients in certain brain regions. The findings suggest that adolescent girls and boys might experience depression differently and that sex-specific treatments could be beneficial for adolescents....

We are delighted to announce that the Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen (Justus Liebig University Giessen, University of Giessen) has established an institutional agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. The Justus Liebig University Giessen supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this support, the University of Giessen has entered an institutional agreement with Frontiers. Eligible authors are corresponding authors affiliated to the Justus Liebig University Giessen....

Frontiers announces the appointment of Professor Luigi Notarangelo, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, as the new Field Chief Editor for Frontiers in Immunology, effective on July 13, 2016. Professor Luigi Notarangelo, a world renowned expert in primary immunodeficiencies, has agreed to expand his role in the Journal from his current function as Specialty Chief Editor of the Primary Immunodeficiency section of Frontiers in Immunology. His numerous scientific achievements include the identification of gene defects that contribute to severe combined immune deficiencies (SCID) and the development of novel treatment for children severely affected by congenital immunodeficiencies....

By Abigail Pattenden, science writer In the world of robot communication, it seems actions speak louder than words. Scientists in the UK have discovered that by getting robot avatars to “talk with their hands,” we understand them as well as we do our fellow human beings. Avatars have been in existence since the 1980s and today are used by millions of people across the globe. They are big business too: from artificial intelligence to social media and psychotherapy to high-end video games, they are used to sell things, to solve problems, to teach us and to entertain us....

by Nina Hall, Journal Development Manager Frontiers in Marine Science is proud to launch the first edition of our annual Research Topic Horizon Scan 2017: Emerging Issues in Marine Science. This Research Topic is unique as it is the only topic that publishes invited review and synthesis articles, and awards the authors with a free publication to showcase the latest and most important research in the marine sciences at the beginning of every year....

As the necessary vaccination rate for herd immunity is not yet possible, Ebola control depends on surveillance and isolation of cases: Frontiers in Immunology The necessary vaccination rate to achieve herd immunity is not yet possible — meaning that control of Ebola outbreaks will depend on surveillance and the isolation of cases for the foreseeable future. — University of Kent Prophylactic mass vaccination programs are not a realistic option in the battle to prevent new Ebola virus outbreaks, concludes a study published in Frontiers in Immunology....

Catch up with the most viewed articles from Frontiers in Genetics this May. All are Open Access – enjoy! Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)MoreClick to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)...