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New findings help to explain why it has been so challenging to predict brain signaling from the connectome alone. By @holly_barker92 .
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The synaptic connectome of most animals bears little resemblance to functional brain maps, but it can still predict neuronal activity, according to two preprints that tackle the puzzle in C. elegans.
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Microglia nurture young GABAergic interneurons by secreting IGF-1, a new study shows. By @laschenk.
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The immune cells secrete a growth factor that βsets the supply of GABAergic interneurons in the developing brain.ββ¦
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In the latest episode of Brain Inspired, Xaq Pitkow discusses how evolution's messy constraints shape optimal brain algorithms, from Bayesian inference to ecological affordances. @pgmid .
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Pitkow discusses how evolution's messy constraints shape optimal brain algorithms, from Bayesian inference to ecological affordances.
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In @_TheTransmitter's reading list, we highlight the most anticipated upcoming neuroscience books and other notable 2025 releases. Featuring titles by Steve Ramirez, @dr_benrein, @NicoleCRust, Xiao-Jing Wang and many more. By @FrankieRivera25 .
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Dig into an exploration of the fundamental aspects of intelligence, a new textbook about theoretical neuroscience and a memoir about memory research, among other new releases.
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A draft rule would bar scientists funded by the agency from collecting data about gender identity, following other steps the administration has taken to restrict research on LGBT topics.
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In the 1990s, neuroscientists often complained βthat theorists were completely out of touch with experimental data,β says Anthony Zador. Today, in part thanks to the Sloan-Swartz Centers, βI very rarely hear that.β. By @callimcflurry .
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Funding from the Swartz and Sloan Foundations helped bring physicists and mathematicians into neuroscience for more than 30 years.
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ππ‘ππ π°π ππ«π π«ππππ’π§π βMarcelle lapicque (1873-1960): The first Black female European neuroscientist?β by Alison Christy et al. in the π½ππ’ππππ ππ π‘βπ πππ‘πππππ πππππππ π΄π π πππππ‘πππ .
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With LLMs, researchers can develop software entirely through natural language conversations. This shift is transforming how research gets done, offering new opportunities and new challenges, writes @bendichter.com.
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Researchers are developing software entirely through natural language conversations with advanced large language models. The trend is transforming how research gets doneβbut it also presents newβ¦
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A. James Hudspeth, who died 16 August at age 79, devoted his 50-year career to untangling how the ear converts sound into electrical signals. By @callimcflurry.
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Hudspeth, who died 16 August at age 79, devoted his 50-year career to untangling how the ear converts sound into electrical signals.
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Stem cell therapies for autism have been a dud. So why do they continue to be hyped?. By @pknoepfler.
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After numerous tests, there is still no evidence that these experimental treatments help, so now is not the time to expand access to them.
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βThis neural configuration before amputation remains after the amputation. And itβs not βuse it or lose it,ββ says @blamlab. By @avaskham.
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The results from a new longitudinal study contradict classic findings in monkeys but may not warrant a rewriting of the textbooks just yet.
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ππ‘ππ π°π ππ«π π«ππππ’π§π βThe emergence of NeuroAI: bridging neuroscience and artificial intelligence,β by Sadra Sadeh and Claudia Clopath in πππ‘π’ππ π
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Nature Reviews Neuroscience - Neuroscience has inspired artificial intelligence (AI) for decades but, in recent years, AI tools have begun to revolutionize neuroscience research. The emerging field...
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When powering fMRI studies, sample size is king, but scan duration can also be a powerful tool, improving phenotypic prediction and cost-efficiency, a new analysis shows. By @claulopezneuro .
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Around 30 minutes of imaging per person seems to be the βsweet spotβ for linking functional connectivity differences to traits in an accurate and cost-effective way.
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ππ‘ππ π°π ππ«π π«ππππ’π§π βSteven Rose obituary: Vituperative neuroscientist,β in πβπ πππππ .
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Academic who showed little tolerance for IQ testing, but made steps towards a treatment for Alzheimerβs, dies aged 87
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What do neuroscience labs and the streets of New York City have in common? They are both commonly home to rats, a feature this research team is leveraging to study rat social cognition in the wild. By @martajhill.
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ππ‘ππ π°π ππ«π π«ππππ’π§π βNonneuronal contributions to synaptic function,β by Ritchy Hodebourg et al. in πππ’πππ.
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An explosion in open-neuroscience datasets has created a new generation of researchers with expertise in data science. But new restrictions put our research programs in jeopardy, writes Elvisha Dhamala @elvisha9.
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An explosion in open-neuroscience datasets has created a new generation of researchers with expertise in data science. But new federal restrictions in the United States put their research programs inβ¦
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The Transmitter @_TheTransmitter wants to hear from neuroscience PIs around the world to find out where they get their funding for basic research. Complete this survey to let us know:
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We want to hear from you about the sources of funding for your research.
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From bench to bot: How to use AI to structure your writing by @timrequarth: A scientific fraud. An investigation. A lab in recovery by @callimcflurry:
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Science is built on trust. What happens when someone destroys it?
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The Transmitter @_TheTransmitter is honored to have won two 2025 TABPI Awardsβone for the top feature article of the year and the other for the top how-to article! Check out our award-winning pieces below:.
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