Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 07 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41562-025-02123-7

Scientific publications often benefit from diverse contributions that go uncredited owing to a lack of guidelines for recognizing non-author contributors. We propose ‘extended research credits’ — a standardized, tiered system (modelled after the attribution style of the film industry) to highlight hidden labour in research.

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 07 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41562-025-02129-1

Most empirical research articles feature a single primary analysis that is conducted by the authors. However, different analysis teams usually adopt different analytical approaches and frequently reach varied conclusions. We propose synchronous robustness reports — brief reports that summarize the results of alternative analyses by independent experts — to strengthen the credibility of science.

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 07 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41562-025-02105-9

This study links acoustic, speech and linguistic data with brain activity during real-life conversations to create a model that predicts neural responses during speech with high accuracy.

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 03 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41562-025-02124-6

The integration of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) in academia brings benefits for access and collaboration as well as challenges that include misinformation and threats to academic integrity. We examine 80 academic guidelines and recommend balanced approaches for the responsible integration of generative AI and LLMs in education.

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 03 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41562-025-02115-7

This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate the relationship between death anxiety and distress or symptoms of mental disorders. The findings suggest consistently positive associations between death anxiety and distress outcomes.

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 03 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41562-025-02118-4

In natural conversations, people are able to stop speaking at any time. Using high-density electrocorticography, Zhao et al. found a distinct neural signal in the human premotor cortex that inhibits speech output to achieve abrupt stopping.

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 03 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41562-025-02114-8

Using longitudinal genealogical data on mentor–mentee relations and their publications, the authors find that mentees trained in larger groups tend to exhibit superior academic performance compared with those from smaller groups, provided they remain in academia post graduation.

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 28 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s41562-025-02126-4

Academia is not a welcoming place for women who want both a family and a career. Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela draws on her own experience to explain how this must change.

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 27 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s41562-025-02108-6

Grätz et al. use Mendelian randomization to identify the causal effects of parental age at first birth on children's test scores. They find no causal effects of both maternal and paternal age at first birth on children's test scores at age 10.

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 26 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s41562-025-02113-9

Some voices are instantly recognizable, whereas others are easily forgotten — regardless of how well known the person behind them is. In an experimental study, Revsine and colleagues report consistency in the vocal identities that are remembered or forgotten by listeners, which suggests universal principles that determine what makes a voice memorable.

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 26 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s41562-025-02112-w

In a large-scale online study, Revsine et al. observed that participants tend to remember (or forget) the same speakers’ voices, regardless of what they were saying. They show that how memorable a voice is can be predicted from a set of acoustic features.

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 24 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s41562-024-02094-1

A framework to understand the labour market reveals a nested hierarchical architecture in human capital in which specific knowledge and skills are contingent upon foundational, general skills and knowledge. This nested skill structure provides a new perspective on wage premiums and persistent wage disparity observed across different demographic groups.

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 24 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s41562-025-02125-5

How institutions can better support international early-career researchers

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 24 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s41562-025-02103-x

In this Perspective the authors propose the use of implementation science methods concurrently with safety and effectiveness testing to accelerate the translation of psychedelic research into psychedelic-assisted therapy.

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 24 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s41562-025-02109-5

Brissenden et al. demonstrate that spatial cognition adaptively shifts to counteract errors in the allocation of visual attention, indicating error-driven learning mechanisms previously ascribed solely to motor control contribute to visual cognition.

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 24 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s41562-024-02073-6

In this cross-ancestry genome-wide meta-analysis on depression, Luo et al. identify new risk loci and potential causal variants and genes, providing insights into the genetic architecture of depression and likely therapeutic targets.

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 24 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s41562-024-02093-2

Hosseinioun et al. use surveys and resumes from the USA to examine patterns of skill interdependence and identify a nested hierarchy in human capital. This structure provides insights into wage disparities and long-term wage penalties across groups.

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 21 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s41562-025-02128-2

Given its ability to manage a multitude of functions in support of survival, the dynamics and organization of the brain offer the city — another confluence of structures and processes — lessons for urban design. I propose the concept of ‘neuromimicry’ as a way of exploring the potential application of these lessons.

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 21 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s41562-024-02086-1

Pfänder and Altay conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of 67 experimental articles, showing that people discern true from false news with ease. When making mistakes, people err on the side of skepticism and rate true news as false, instead of being fooled by false news.

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 20 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s41562-025-02127-3

Radical reform is needed to combat power abuses in academia