Welcome to The Transmitter

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

Research image of microglia in mice.
spectrum

Microglial overreaction to atypical neurons may drive autism

By Holly Barker
December 7, 2023 | 5 min read
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connectome

Plugging invisible gaps in the synaptic connectome

By Elissa Welle
December 6, 2023 | 6 min read
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science and society

JNeurosci joins open peer review trend but keeps opt-out

By Elissa Welle
December 5, 2023 | 4 min read

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neuroscience

Welcome to The Transmitter

craft and careers

An unconventional path to neuroscience: Q&A with Amalia Napoli

synaptic

FORCE learning and finding an out with David Sussillo

neurogenetics

On the hunt for cerebral palsy’s genetic origins

community

When the conference doors close, these scientists rock out

cognitive neuroscience

‘Into the wild’: Moving studies of memory and learning out of the lab

neurobiology

Making cancer nervous

craft and careers

On the high seas with Florian Engert and Bence Ölveczky

animal models

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

methods

Reading fly minds in a mini-IMAX theater

ai-powered writing

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

Perspectives

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
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systems neuroscience

Why (and how) we need to professionalize neuroscience

By Jakob Voigts
December 4, 2023 | 7 min read
The silhouette of a head rises over a body of water.
craft and careers

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

By Grace Lindsay
November 13, 2023 | 6 min read
Have you recently published new research in neuroscience? Contact us.

Columns and series

A hand points to an illustration on a chalkboard.
systems neuroscience

How to teach this paper: ‘Neural population dynamics during reaching,’ by Churchland & Cunningham et al. (2012)

By Ashley Juavinett
November 13, 2023 | 9 min read
ai-powered writing

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

representation

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

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
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
spectrum

Microglia shapes; SCN3A gene; leptin’s role in antipsychotic-induced weight gain

spectrum

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

Book excerpts

cognitive neuroscience

Mathematical brains — an excerpt from ‘Seeing the Mind’

By Stanislas Dehaene
November 28, 2023 | 12 min read
science in art

Unmasking Alzheimer’s disease

By Rebecca Horne
November 13, 2023 | 2 min read
Illustration of a man standing in front of three open doors.
philosophy

Player One: An edited excerpt from ‘Free Agents — How Evolution Gave Us Free Will’

By Kevin Mitchell
November 13, 2023 | 15 min read
Ad reads: Do you have the next big story in neuroscience? Contact us.

Featured

inhibitory signaling

Of mice and human interneurons: Q&A with Moritz Helmstaedter

By Angie Voyles Askham
August 1, 2022 | 7 min read
genes

The most personalized medicine: Studying your own child’s rare condition

By Lydia Denworth
July 7, 2022 | 15 min read
six images of astrocytes
astrocytes

How star cells’ secretions may stunt neurons: Q&A with Nicola Allen

By Lauren Schenkman
September 26, 2022 | 7 min read

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Welcome to The Transmitter
The Spectrum team is excited to announce the launch of The Transmitter, a new publication for the neuroscience community. Spectrum is now a key section of The Transmitter and will continue to publish news and perspectives about autism research. Soon, you will be able to find all previous Spectrum articles at thetransmitter.org.