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Women are systematically under-cited in neuroscience. New tools can change that.
An omitted citation in a high-profile paper led us to examine our own practices and to help others adopt tools that promote citation diversity.
![Photograph of a pink pencil standing out from a row of blue pencils.](https://www.thetransmitter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CitationBias-landscape-1200-1024x692.png)
Women are systematically under-cited in neuroscience. New tools can change that.
An omitted citation in a high-profile paper led us to examine our own practices and to help others adopt tools that promote citation diversity.
Postdoc’s grad-school sleuthing raises questions about bee waggle-dance data
A journal has flagged two papers with expressions of concern, which note a co-author acknowledged errors.
![Picture of bees in flight.](https://www.thetransmitter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Navigation-bee.1200-1024x692.webp)
Postdoc’s grad-school sleuthing raises questions about bee waggle-dance data
A journal has flagged two papers with expressions of concern, which note a co-author acknowledged errors.
Bounty hunting for blunders: Q&A with Russell Poldrack and Jan Wessel
The guinea pigs for a post-publication error-spotting project discuss why the field should destigmatize slipups—and how to handle them better.
![A magnifying glass shines a light on a series of Xs.](https://www.thetransmitter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Hunting-Errors-neuro-Horizontal-1200-1024x692.webp)
Bounty hunting for blunders: Q&A with Russell Poldrack and Jan Wessel
The guinea pigs for a post-publication error-spotting project discuss why the field should destigmatize slipups—and how to handle them better.
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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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.
Inclusivity committee disbands in protest at Canadian neuroscience institute
The majority of an 11-person committee resigned from the group this week following news that a staff position overseeing equity, diversity and inclusion would not be renewed.
![Photograph of the Montreal Neurological Institute.](https://www.thetransmitter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DEI-Neuro-1200-1024x692.png)
Inclusivity committee disbands in protest at Canadian neuroscience institute
The majority of an 11-person committee resigned from the group this week following news that a staff position overseeing equity, diversity and inclusion would not be renewed.
‘These are not alternative careers’: More neuroscience Ph.D. programs start to facilitate industry internships
The opportunities cater to students interested in careers outside the ivory tower.
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‘These are not alternative careers’: More neuroscience Ph.D. programs start to facilitate industry internships
The opportunities cater to students interested in careers outside the ivory tower.
Reporting bias widespread in early-childhood autism intervention trials
Only 7 percent of completed registered trials were later updated with results, one of several failings identified in a new analysis.
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Reporting bias widespread in early-childhood autism intervention trials
Only 7 percent of completed registered trials were later updated with results, one of several failings identified in a new analysis.
‘Star’ neuroscientist faked data in paper and grant applications, U.S. government finds
The faked data, which was part of research on the genetic mechanisms of synaptic plasticity, was used to obtain more than $1.4 million in federal funding.
![A stack of papers with a red paper on top.](https://www.thetransmitter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1200-brigidi-misconduct-publishing-transmitter-neuroscience-1-1024x683.webp)
‘Star’ neuroscientist faked data in paper and grant applications, U.S. government finds
The faked data, which was part of research on the genetic mechanisms of synaptic plasticity, was used to obtain more than $1.4 million in federal funding.
Nobel Prize winner acknowledges errors in three more papers
The papers, published in the Journal of Neuroscience and Cell, were led by neuroscientist Thomas Südhof.
![A stack of papers with red bookmarks](https://www.thetransmitter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sudhof-corrections-1200-1024x692.webp)
Nobel Prize winner acknowledges errors in three more papers
The papers, published in the Journal of Neuroscience and Cell, were led by neuroscientist Thomas Südhof.
Nobel Prize winner’s paper to be corrected, according to co-author
A data sleuth flagged an apparent duplicate image in the 2015 prion study led by neurologist and biochemist Stanley Prusiner.
![Headshot of Stanley Prusiner.](https://www.thetransmitter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/PrusinerNobelHeadshotHorizontal-811-1024x692.jpg)
Nobel Prize winner’s paper to be corrected, according to co-author
A data sleuth flagged an apparent duplicate image in the 2015 prion study led by neurologist and biochemist Stanley Prusiner.
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