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A new publication for the neuroscience community, The Transmitter offers up-to-date news and analysis of the field, written by journalists and scientists.

We welcome your feedback as we systematically roll out new site features over the coming months. If you have ideas or suggestions, please send us a note at [email protected].

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Featured

Illustrated portrait of David Sussillo.
synaptic

FORCE learning and finding an out with David Sussillo

By Brady Huggett
December 1, 2023 | 1 min read
A figure walks along a long road with a gene-sequence-like pattern.
whole-genome sequencing

How long-read sequencing will transform neuroscience

By Tychele Turner
November 22, 2023 | 6 min read
On the hunt for cerebral palsy’s genetic origins
neurogenetics

On the hunt for cerebral palsy’s genetic origins

By Shaena Montanari
November 29, 2023 | 5 min read

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neuroscience

Welcome to The Transmitter

ai-powered writing

From bench to bot: How to use AI tools to convert notes into a draft

cognitive neuroscience

Mathematical brains — an excerpt from ‘Seeing the Mind’

spectrum

Christine Wu Nordahl, doing whatever it takes to get good data

community

When the conference doors close, these scientists rock out

animal models

Neural ‘barcodes’ help seed-stashing birds recall their hidden hauls

representation

What are we talking about? Clarifying the fuzzy concept of representation in neuroscience and beyond

craft and careers

On the high seas with Florian Engert and Bence Ölveczky

science in art

Unmasking Alzheimer’s disease

neurobiology

Making cancer nervous

craft and careers

Our planet stands on the brink of irreversible change. Neuroscientists need to do something about it.

Perspectives

Illustration of a scientist standing on a ladder in front of a wall of shapes, holding a book-like object in their hand.
open neuroscience

Incentivizing data-sharing in neuroscience: How about a little customer service?

By Maryann Martone
November 13, 2023 | 7 min read
Computer-generated image of a stack of papers.
ai-powered writing

From bench to bot: A scientist’s guide to AI-powered writing

By Tim Requarth
November 13, 2023 | 6 min read
cognitive neuroscience

Mathematical brains — an excerpt from ‘Seeing the Mind’

By Stanislas Dehaene
November 28, 2023 | 12 min read
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Headshot of Sara Litvak.
spectrum

Head of company that accredits autism service providers resigns after article retraction

By Ellie Kincaid
November 29, 2023 | 4 min read
methods

Lightweight system captures brain activity while mice jump

methods

Glow-in-the-dark labels accelerate AI-assisted animal motion tracking

Sunlit portrait photograph of Christine Wu Nordahl.
spectrum

Christine Wu Nordahl, doing whatever it takes to get good data

By Laura Dattaro
November 23, 2023 | 13 min read

Featured

Dorothy Bishop stands in a dark room wearing a turquoise shirt.
scientific publishing

Retraction, She Wrote: Dorothy Bishop’s life after research

By Shaena Montanari
June 12, 2023 | 12 min read
A brain slice under a microscope.
postmortem brains

Preprint questions validity of postmortem brain studies

By Katie Moisse
June 5, 2023 | 6 min read
A photograph of a mouse against a swirly, multi-colored backdrop
social behavior

Psychedelics give mice second chance to learn social rewards

By Holly Barker
June 23, 2023 | 4 min read

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