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Building an autism research registry: Q&A with Tony Charman
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Cerebellar circuit may convert expected pain relief into real thing
Today’s action potentials
”My biggest hope is that people will see the promise of this as a demonstration of a pathway to future studies, including future clinical trials. — TONY CHARMAN
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Building an autism research registry: Q&A with Tony Charman
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Brain organoid size matches intensity of social problems in autistic people
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Women are systematically under-cited in neuroscience. New tools can change that.
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Accounting for a mosaic of sex differences: Q&A with Nicola Grissom
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To develop better nervous-system visualizations, we need to think BIG
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Diagnosing autism and teaching neurodiversity with So Hyun “Sophy” Kim
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Brain connectivity and letting the data speak with Emily Finn
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From bench to bot: How to use AI to structure your writing
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From bench to bot: How to use AI tools to convert notes into a draft
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At the end of the earth with Paul-Antoine Libourel
The French researcher’s accomplishments working with chinstrap penguins in the Antarctic highlight the importance of recording sleep in the wild.
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Larry Young built bridges with his social neuroscience research
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The legacy of William Catterall, ‘father of ion channels’
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Designing an open-source microscope
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Neuroscience needs a research-video archive
Unleashing the power of DIY innovation in behavioral neuroscience
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The perils of parachute research
Scientists who study autism in lower-income countries are working to end practices that exploit or ignore collaborators and communities on the ground.
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Can an emerging field called ‘neural systems understanding’ explain the brain?
This mashup of neuroscience, artificial intelligence and even linguistics and philosophy of mind aims to crack the deep question of what "understanding" is, however un-brain-like its models may be.
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The creative brain—an edited excerpt from ‘Essays on Art and Science’
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Mathematical brains — an excerpt from ‘Seeing the Mind’
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The Transmitter Launch: Q&A with Kaitlyn Casimo
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