NewsNeuroscienceHow people suppress memories may be key to PTSD recoveryA study of 100 people who survived the 2015 Paris terrorist attacks offers new insight For some people who had PTSD after the 2015 Paris terrorist attacks, recovery came with changes in how their brains handled memories.Alexander Spatari/Getty ImagesBy Laura Sanders40 minutes agoRecovery from PTSD comes with key changes in the brains memory system, a new study finds. These differences were found in the brains of 19 people who developed post-traumatic stress disorder after the 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris and then recovered over the following years.The results, published January 8 in Science Advances, point to the complexity of PTSD, but also to ways that brains can reshape themselves as they recover.With memory tasks and brain scans, the study provides a cohesive look at the recovering brain, says cognitive neuroscientist Vishnu Murty of the University of Oregon in Eugene. Its pulled together a lot of pieces that were floating around in the field.

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A large road-based land vehicle can launch a two-person eVTO flying car that is stored in its trunk.

From a Star Wars-style droid for your home to a Pixar-inspired lamp bot, these are the most interesting and innovative robots we've seen so far at CES.

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Bluey has collected tons of accolades over the years, including the TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Childrens Programming. The Australian animated show is extremely popular for viewers young and old, and later this year, Bluey and her family are getting their first official Lego sets. Specifics are yet to be revealed, but it has been confirmed that six Lego Bluey sets are arriving in 2025.The Lego Bluey lineup will span both the Lego 4+ and Duplo categories, making them smaller sets aimed at young builders. Duplo sets typically feature a few dozen large pieces to assemble, while Lego's Preschooler sets often have around 100 pieces each. You can expect the Bluey Lego and Duplo playsets to feature Bluey, Bingo, Bandit (Dad), and Chilli (Mom) as well as accessories that reference episodes of the show. Lego says the six sets will be revealed this spring and will give kids a chance to recreate scenes from the hit show. Continue Reading at GameSpot

Earlier this week, the ongoing saga of Destiny 2 reached a new turning point with the release of Revenant Act 3. But the conclusion of that chapter means that players are getting new weapons and other improvements going forward.Bungie has shared the details about Destiny 2's latest updates, including a pair of legendary weapons. The first is called Red Tape, and it's a stasis scout rifle; while the second is a stasis rocket launcher named Heretic's Fervor. You can see both weapons in action in the new trailer below, as well as a glimpse of the new exotic mission, Kell's Fall. Completing Kell's Fall will give players access to yet another weapon: A powerful exotic shotgun called Slayers Fang. Players can also replay Kell's Fall to upgrade Slayer's Fang with up to four catalysts. Starting with the next episode debut, Heresy, on February 4, Destiny 2 will also increase the caps for Strange Coins to 199, while Osirian Ciphers and Nightfall Ciphers will be bumped from 10 to 30. Bungie has also invited players to begin voting for next fall's Festival of the Lost Armor. Continue Reading at GameSpot

Severance Season 1 on Blu-ray $25.79 (was $43) Preorder at Amazon Season 2 of Apple TV's hit psychological thriller Severance is receiving high praise from critics ahead of its January 17 premiere. If you need to catch up or refresh your memory, Amazon has a great deal on the recently released Blu-ray of Severance Season 1. Normally $43, Severance Season 1 is discounted to $25.79.Now's a great time to sign up for Apple TV+. Along with Severance, Mythic Quest Season 4 premieres later this month (January 29), and it will be followed up by the spin-off anthology series Side Quest in March. In addition to the two premieres, you can catch up on Silo--an excellent adaptation of Hugh Howey's great sci-fi novel Wool--ahead of its Season 2 finale on January 17. Severance Season 1 on Blu-ray $25.79 (was $43) Severance was GameSpot's pick for the best TV show of 2022. The sci-fi series is set in the near future where technological advancements allow people to "sever" the memories of their work life from their personal life. The benefit for people who undergo the procedure is that they live their lives without ever remembering working (or other unpleasant things, as the show slowly begins to reveal). But in practice, this means that severed people are effectively two people--they're one person in regular life, an "outie," and a second person, or "innie," at work, because the work version of them never experiences anything but work. It's like falling asleep the second you step out of the office and waking up the second you step back in. Preorder at Amazon Across the nine-episode first season, that leads to some pretty spooky and dystopian situations, sprinkled with a lot of corporate culture satire. Severance is both funny and creepy in equal measure, and that's a lot of what makes it so good.Continue Reading at GameSpot