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New study, published in Frontiers in Robotics and AI, finds that humans prefer interacting with faulty robots more than with flawless robots. New social robotics research, published in Frontiers in Robotics and AI, finds that humans prefer interacting with faulty robots significantly more than with robots that function and behave flawlessly. — By Anna Sigurdsson It has been argued that the ability of humans to recognize social signals is crucial to mastering social intelligence – but can robots learn to read human social cues and adapt or correct their own behavior accordingly?...

Our online browsing behavior leaves a unique digital personality signature which can identify us by Tania FitzGeorge-Balfour, Frontiersin.org Hiding online is harder than you’d think, a new study published on Frontiers in ICT has revealed. Your browsing behavior can indicate your personality and provide a unique digital signature which can identify you, sometimes after just 30-minutes of browsing. “Our research suggests a person’s personality traits can be deduced by their general internet usage....

Deforestation, forest conversion and palm oil plantations linked to disease outbreaks, finds new study in Frontiers in Veterinary Science A new first-of-its-kind study looks at how global deforestation, certain types of reforestation and expanding palm oil plantations correlate to outbreaks of vector-borne and zoonotic infectious diseases. These findings support the urgent need for an international governance framework to ensure forest conservation in order to benefit biodiversity and human health. By K....

Frontiers in Neurology has been selected for inclusion in the 2015 Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports and will receive its first impact factor in 2016. Frontiers in Neurology has been selected for inclusion in the 2015 Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports and will receive its first impact factor in 2016. Since its launch in 2010, the journal has published 1,065 articles, and as of November 2015 has had over 3 million article views and downloads....

Training efficiency and transfer success in an extended real-time functional MRI neurofeedback training of the somato-motor cortex of healthy subjects Tibor Auer*, Renate Schweizer and Jens Frahm Circadian phenotype composition is a major predictor of diurnal physical performance in teams Elise Facer-Childs and Roland Brandstaetter* The central biobank and virtual biobank of BIOMARKAPD: a resource for studies on neurodegenerative diseases Babette L. R. Reijs*, Charlotte E. Teunissen, Nikolai Goncharenko, Fay Betsou, Kaj Blennow, Inês Baldeiras, Frederic Brosseron, Enrica Cavedo, Tormod Fladby, Lutz Froelich, Tomasz Gabryelewicz, Hakan Gurvit, Elisabeth Kapaki, Peter Koson, Luka Kulic, Sylvain Lehmann, Piotr Lewczuk, Alberto Lleó, Walter Maetzler, Alexandre de Mendonça, Anne-Marie Miller, José L....

New research, published in Frontiers in Marine Science, bridges the gap between policy makers and scientists to ensure sustainable use of our oceans. New research, published in Frontiers in Marine Science, bridges the gap between policy makers and scientists to ensure sustainable use of our oceans. Working in a highly demanding context, policy makers and scientific researchers are asked to understand earth’s ecosystems, and provide solutions for use and preservation of resources across geographic and administrative boundaries....

A study using deep neural networks suggests that predictive coding theory is the basis of illusory motion: Frontiers in Psychology The study suggests that predictive coding theory is the basis of illusory motion — By National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Japan Artificial intelligence (AI) is tricked by optical illusions, find researchers working on deep neural networks (DNNs). The study is published in Frontiers in Psychology. Developed with reference to the network structures and the operational algorithms of the brain, DNNs have achieved notable success in a broad range of fields — including computer vision, in which they have produced results comparable to, and in some cases superior to, human experts....

A new collaboration with the International Natural Product Sciences Taskforce (INPST) explores the science behind natural products and promotes science communication By Alessandra Conte As an ever-present part of human culture, the pervasiveness of natural products might make them seem less important, particularly in a society where the new and the technological monopolize attention. The recent awarding of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery and development of Avermectin and Artemisinin has put this pathway for drug discovery firmly back on the agenda....

Below is a list of Frontiers eBooks published in May 2016. All Frontiers eBooks are free to download, share and distribute. Science: Institutional Determinants of Social Inequality, hosted by Frédérique Autin and Fabrizio Butera The Bacterial Cell: Coupling between Growth, Nucleoid Replication, Cell Division and Shape, hosted by Arieh Zaritsky, Conrad L. Woldringh and Jaan Männik Maintenance of Genome Integrity: DNA Damage Sensing, Signaling, Repair and Replication in Plants, hosted by Alma Balestrazzi, V....

Frontiers in Public Health is proud to announce the appointment of our new Field Chief Editor, Professor Paolo Vineis. Professor Vineis is Chair of Environmental Epidemiology at Imperial College, London and Head of the Unit of Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology at the Italian Institute for Genomic Medicine in Torino. His research is focused on assessing the impact of globalization on human health. He leads the Exposome and Health theme of the MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health at Imperial College and he is the coordinator of the Horizon 2020-funded project LIFEPATH....

The study also shows both men and women support increasing the gender balance in STEM more than in healthcare, early education and domestic (HEED) careers: Frontiers in Psychology The study also shows that both men and women support increasing the gender balance in STEM more than in healthcare, early education, and domestic (HEED) careers. — University of British Columbia Men assign less importance to care-oriented careers than women do, possibly because men internalize different values than women, suggests new research from the University of British Columbia....

New research in Frontiers In Earth Science shows that ecosystems created by melting glaciers in the Arctic are sensitive to climate change and human activity. A team of researchers from the University of Bristol have recently shown that ecosystems created by melting glaciers in the Arctic are sensitive to climate change and human activity. — By Nick Fraser According to data from NASA, 2016 was the hottest year on record for our planet, with global average temperatures reaching levels nearly 1 °C warmer than during the mid-20th century....

On October 4, Science magazine published a news item describing the submission of a fake research article to more than 250 open-access journals, resulting in 60% of journals accepting the article after virtually no peer review. The study aimed at representing a “first global snapshot of peer review across open-access”: http://www.sciencemag.org/content/342/6154/60.full The fake article was also submitted to Frontiers. In our case, the Specialty Chief Editor of the relevant section rejected the article the same day it was submitted following an initial scan for content, exactly in keeping with the high-quality control that Frontiers has put in place....

Announcing the launch of Reproduction, a new Specialty section within Frontiers in Endocrinology and Frontiers in Physiology. We are pleased to announce the launch of Reproduction, a new Specialty section within Frontiers in Endocrinology and Frontiers in Physiology, under the leadership of Dr Claus Yding Andersen of the University Hospital of Copenhagen and Dr Richard Ivell of the University of Nottingham. By being listed in the two journals, this new section aims to cover themes within this topic with an interdisciplinary approach....

We thought it would be helpful to share some tips, tricks, and guidance with you about the looming threat of phishing attacks. At Frontiers, everything we do is embedded in technology. In fact, did you know that around 35% of Frontiers staff work in technology? Ranging from data scientists to software engineers, system administrators, application support, desktop technicians, and more. With that expertise in mind, we thought it would be helpful to share some tips, tricks, and guidance with you in an area which could impact your work and lives....

We speak to Elodie Vandelle, Associate Professor at the University of Verona, who is involved in studying the interaction between plants and pathogenic microorganisms. Her recent line of research studies the bacterial virulence of phytopathogenic bacteria using kiwifruit plant models. We talk about being a ‘plant doctor’, touch upon the challenges of motherhood and opportunities for female researchers. Author: Alessandra Scala Today, we speak to Elodie Vandelle, Associate Professor in Plant Pathology at the Department of Biotechnology at the University of Verona, who is involved in studying the interaction between plants and pathogenic microorganisms....

Frontiers joins ‘Stick to Science’ initiative to support open scientific collaboration. Frontiers joins ‘Stick to Science’ initiative to support open scientific collaboration. Initiated by Universities UK, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), public research university ETH Zurich, the ETH Board, Wellcome and The Royal Society, the ‘Stick to Science’ campaign calls for an open, inclusive, and collaborative research and innovation landscape in Europe that is free from political barriers. The initiative comes off the back of uncertainties over the UK and Switzerland’s participation in Horizon Europe, the EU’s €95....

To innovate effectively, the results of research must be open to all of society. Today, there is exponential growth in the knowledge produced by scientific, medical and technical research, and new tools are being developed that can exploit these data in powerful ways. One of the most promising of these tools is text and data mining (TDM), i.e., the automated computational analysis of digital content. The European Commission recognises the potential of TDM and is currently considering updating and clarifying the legal provisions for its use....

As scientists around the globe join efforts to understand brain function, we enter the era of Big Data and stir up debate on how science is done and how it can affect us all. By Mônica Favre, Ph.D, Science Writer The most complex piece of matter in the known universe is the brain. Neuroscientists have recently taken on the challenge to understand brain function from its intricate anatomy and structure. There is no sure way to go about it, and Dr....

A recent study suggests that who we are might be more integrated with where we are than previously thought. Demonstrating how architects and urban planners might take guidance from disciplines like neuroscience, philosophy and psychology, a paper published in Frontiers in Psychology, reveals that a good built environment might promote well-being and effect our decisions. Contrary to the idea that we are separate from what we experience, the study claims that we ought to think about how the environment we create might, in turn, be used to create us....