Counterintuitive

  1. Reduced enemy pressure did not explain range shifts
    Study of nine alpine plant species finds that reduced leaf damage at warm range edges does not explain why some plants shift downhill during climate change.
  2. Effort boosts dopamine release through acetylcholine
    Effort amplifies dopamine reward responses through acetylcholine modulation of dopamine axons in the nucleus accumbens, explaining how organisms maintain reward-seeking under resource constraints.