eLife Science Digests

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1. 

   Shape shifters

   The shapeshifting ability of fungi depends on sulfur-containing building blocks that require glycolysis.
2. 

   A matter of time

   Reward learning is not about the probability of reward but when it occurs.
3. 

   Reading faces

   Processing facial emotions expands from the sensory to the prefrontal cortex as children grow older.
4. 

   Should I stay or should I swim

   Evolutionary pressures have shaped the feeding behaviours of aquatic microorganisms in alignment with the underlying physics of fluid flow.
5. 

   She walked her …

   Language prediction is a dynamic, resource-dependent process that changes across the lifespan.
6. 

   Feverous brains

   The protein TRPV3 helps neurons remain active during fever, thereby preserving normal brain function and activity levels.
7. 

   Mixed feelings

   Sex-specific exploration explains differences in valence learning between male and female mice.
8. 

   Cell migration under investigation

   Extracellular vesicles promote the formation of filopodia, which are necessary for cell migration, indicating a role in health and disease.