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“The claustrum and synchronized brain states”
By Alison D. Do et al. in Trends in Neuroscience
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These and many other examples illustrate that neuroscientists need to pay greater attention to the temperature effect. — CAITLIN JAMES, ELIZABETH REPASKY, SANDRA SEXTON

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NEW RESEARCH
“Acoustic cognitive map–based navigation in echolocating bats”
By Aya Goldshtein et al. in Science
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Khamasi Mehdi | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique / Sorbonne University
Contribution of computational models of reinforcement learning to neurosciences/ computational modeling, reward, learning, decision-making, conditioning, navigation, dopamine, basal ganglia, prefrontal cortex, hippocampus
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Perceptual illusions we understand well, and illusions which aren’t really illusions
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Igor Adameyko | Medical University of Vienna; Karolinska Institutet
Clonal analysis at single cell level helps to understand neural crest development
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Illustration of a lab with a smoking crater in the middle of the floor.

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
Research image of green and purple mouse brain slices.
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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Portrait of insect-cognition researcher Martin Giurfa.
Neuroethology

Martín Giurfa y la idea de hogar

By Gina Jiménez
20 August 2024 | 15 min read
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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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The big picture

What, if anything, makes mood fundamentally different from memory?

To better understand mood disorders—and to develop more effective treatments—should we target the brain, the mind, the environment or all three?

By Nicole Rust
8 April 2024 | 8 min read
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