The Transmitter: Neuroscience News and Perspectives

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UPCOMING TRAINING PROGRAM
In Quanta Magazine, Yasemin Saplakoglu reports on new research examining how bats establish a sense of direction via an internal compass. The Transmitter has previously profiled Nachum Ulanovsky, who led the research.
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FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY
The International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) is accepting applicants for its Exchange Fellowship Program. The exchanges range from two weeks to six months, and the application deadline is 15 April.
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UPCOMING COURSE
Neurohackademy at the University of Washington is holding a hybrid-format course from 13-24 July on “technologies used to analyze human neuroscience data and to make analysis and results shareable and reproducible.”
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Researcher Russell Poldrack's face closeup, with a scanner seen out of focus behind him.
Brain imaging

A brief history of precision self-scanning

When a researcher solved a logistical problem by going rogue, the idea proved remarkably infectious.

By Lauren Gravitz
21 January 2026 | 13 min read
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Neuroscience

The state of neuroscience in 2025: An overview

The Transmitter presents a portrait of the field through four lenses: its focus, its output, its people and its funding.

By The Transmitter
15 November 2025 | 4 min read
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Early-career researchers

The Transmitter ’s Rising Stars of Neuroscience 2025

By Francisco J. Rivera Rosario, Lauren Schneider
15 November 2025 | 23 min read
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The big picture

The visual system’s lingering mystery: Connecting neural activity and perception

Figuring out how the brain uses information from visual neurons may require new tools. I asked 10 neuroscientists what experimental and conceptual methods they think we’re missing.

By Grace Lindsay
13 October 2025 | 24 min read
A drosophila connectome.

One year of FlyWire: How the resource is redefining Drosophila research

We asked nine neuroscientists how they are using FlyWire data in their labs, how the connectome has transformed the field and what new tools they would like to see in the future.

By Francisco J. Rivera Rosario
7 October 2025 | 17 min read
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