Gina Jiménez is a health reporter and The Transmitter’s news reporting intern. She has written for Kaiser Health News, Scientific American and Slate, among other publications. She holds an M.A. in journalism from New York University’s Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program. See more of her work at https://www.gina-jimenez.com.
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How to use race and ethnicity data responsibly in neuroscience research
Follow these four tips to avoid using the information in problematic ways, including as a proxy for environmental variables.
How to use race and ethnicity data responsibly in neuroscience research
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.
Reporting bias widespread in early-childhood autism intervention trials
Alzheimer’s scientist to correct two papers because of data inconsistencies
Anonymous commenters raised concerns about the statistical methods that Soyon Hong and her colleagues used in their work.
Alzheimer’s scientist to correct two papers because of data inconsistencies
Theoretical and computational neuroscientists net 2024 Brain Prize
Larry Abbott, Terrence Sejnowski and Haim Sompolinsky split $1.45 million in recognition of their decades of work uncovering principles of brain structure and function.
Theoretical and computational neuroscientists net 2024 Brain Prize
Proposed rule could restrict research on serotonergic compounds
If the proposal is finalized, two psychedelics — one of which is widely used in basic neuroscience studies — would move into the strictest drug category.
Proposed rule could restrict research on serotonergic compounds
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