A research group formed by the Cognitive Neurotechnology Unit of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Toyohashi University of Technology and the Hoshino Laboratory of the Department of Integrated Health Sciences of the Graduate School of Medicine at Nagoya University discovered that, compared to individuals without schizophrenia, individuals with schizophrenia are more susceptible to perceiving the “glare illusion”, a visual phenomenon in which the central region of an image appears to be brighter than it is, due to a gradient of brightness in the surrounding region. This discovery may provide a clue to understanding how individuals with schizophrenia process visual information. The findings of the study were published in the online version of the journal, Schizophrenia Research: Cognition, on May 19, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scog.2025.100366

Although glasses exhibit disordered atomic structures, X-ray and neutron scattering reveal a subtle periodicity. Researchers at University of Tsukuba have demonstrated that this hidden periodicity—referred to as "invisible order"—plays a critical role in determining vibrational fluctuations in the terahertz (THz) frequency range, which significantly influence the physical properties of glass.

Identification of plant species at high risk of extinction in climate-sensitive alpine ecosystems.