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Polarized cortical organoids mimic the brain’s regional organization
Prefrontal cortex has three transcriptomic acts across human lifespan, new atlas suggests
Microglia scoop out garbage from inside neurons
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Finding the Rett syndrome gene and ways to fix it
This paper changed my life: Transformative work in addiction neuroscience
Infant memories: Lost but not gone?
Neuromechanical models deepen our understanding of animal motor control
This work involved years of trial and error, because “you’re kind of imaging blindly.”
— RENEE PEPPER, POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY READ NOW
Polarized cortical organoids mimic the brain’s regional organization
Finding the Rett syndrome gene and ways to fix it
Incredible shrinking grant deadlines at the BRAIN Initiative
Dutch primate center awaits October animal research debate
Amid funding uncertainty, neuroscientists report a mix of cynicism, persistence
Building brain-computer interfaces at a neurotech company
The Transmitter’s directory of new labs in Latin America
The promise of open neuroscience for Latin America
Measuring plastic in the brain: Improving, but incomplete
Meanwhile, researchers are publishing papers without “sufficient quality control,” says analytical chemist Dušan Materić.
Finally, a new route for the magnetic-sense field
Researchers have dueled for years over how the magnetic sense works. New data from monarch butterflies could finally help settle the debate.
This paper changed my life: Transformative work in addiction neuroscience
This paper changed my life: A technical breakthrough for memory studies
Neuropathologist not guilty of research misconduct, says university probe
Scientists decry conference’s use of hidden prompts to snare AI peer reviews
Exclusive: Neuroscience journal editor resigns over automation concerns
The Transmitter’s directory of new labs in Latin America
Learn about early-career neuroscientists who have started new labs or independent lines of research in Latin America over the past five years.
The Transmitter’s Rising Stars of Neuroscience 2025
The Transmitter’s New Lab Directory
Dimensionality—neuroscience’s red herring?
Mind over metrics: How can we tell if two brains (or AI models) are alike?
Five new neuroscience books, and other notable titles from 2026
‘The Brain, In Theory,’ an excerpt
Models at the speed of thought: How AI coding is reshaping theoretical neuroscience
Agentic coding makes it possible to specify a neuroscience model in hours instead of months. Seven neuroscientists weigh in on what that tectonic change may bring to the field.
Trading places: What happens when neuroscience turns into machine learning, and machine learning turns into neuroscience?
Neuroscience has become increasingly concerned with prediction, and machine learning with causal explanation, with each field adopting methods from the other. I asked eight experts to weigh in on what we stand to learn from this exchange.