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“Trajectories of human brain functional connectome maturation across the birth transition”
By Lanxin Ji et al. in PLOS Biology
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You really simplify the paradigm for doing these types of studies. — JONATHAN TING, ASSOCIATE INVESTIGATOR AT THE ALLEN INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN SCIENCE

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#neuroskyence Does anyone know the slice order for a Siemens 3T Prisma? The timings that I've been given make 0 sense to me. The manual says they start at the bottom, interleaved acquiring even numbers first. But mine start in the middle, acquiring odd numbers first, not in a predictable pattern

— Huw Swanborough (@huwroscience.bsky.social) November 18, 2024 at 10:26 AM
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A scientific fraud. An investigation. A lab in recovery.

Science is built on trust. What happens when someone destroys it?

By Calli McMurray
4 October 2024 | 27 min listen
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Brain stimulation

Putting a bright idea to the test

A surprising wave of findings in mice suggests that light and sound flickering at 40 hertz clears the brain of Alzheimer’s-disease-linked plaques. Several companies are hoping to prove it works in people.

By Shaena Montanari
21 August 2024 | 11 min read
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Neuroethology

Martín Giurfa y la idea de hogar

By Gina Jiménez
20 August 2024 | 15 min read
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What makes memories last—dynamic ensembles or static synapses?

Teasing out how different subfields conceptualize central terms might help move this long-standing debate forward. I asked eight scientists to weigh in.

By Jason Shepherd
14 October 2024 | 7 min read
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The big picture

What are mechanisms? Unpacking the term is key to progress in neuroscience

Mechanism is a common and powerful concept, invoked in grant calls and publication guidelines. But scientists use it in different ways, making it difficult to clarify standards in the field. We asked nine scientists to weigh in.

By Dani S. Bassett, Lauren N. Ross
7 October 2024 | 5 min read
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