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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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
cognitive neuroscience

Mathematical brains — an excerpt from ‘Seeing the Mind’

By Stanislas Dehaene
November 28, 2023 | 12 min read
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ai-powered writing

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

By Tim Requarth
November 13, 2023 | 6 min read

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Welcome to The Transmitter

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

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

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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.

open neuroscience

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

Perspectives

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open neuroscience

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

By Maryann Martone
November 13, 2023 | 7 min read
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whole-genome sequencing

How long-read sequencing will transform neuroscience

By Tychele Turner
November 22, 2023 | 6 min read
animal models

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

By Angie Voyles Askham
November 20, 2023 | 7 min read
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methods

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

By Celia Ford
November 13, 2023 | 5 min read
spotted

Wearable neurofeedback devices; profound autism; SHANK2 variants’ downstream effects

retraction

Article defending private-equity involvement in autism services retracted

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spectrum

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

By Laura Dattaro
November 23, 2023 | 13 min read

Featured

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craft and careers

Six tips for postdoc success

By Angie Voyles Askham
September 14, 2023 | 5 min read
methods

Reading fly minds in a mini-IMAX theater

By Angie Voyles Askham
November 13, 2023 | 1 min read
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social behavior

Psychedelics give mice second chance to learn social rewards

By Holly Barker
June 23, 2023 | 4 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.