Anya Sahni is an illustrator and was The Transmitter’s art intern in the summer of 2024. She is an undergraduate student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where she studies neuroscience and art.
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Thinking about thinking: AI offers theoretical insights into human memory
We need a new conceptual framework for understanding cognitive functions—particularly how globally distributed brain states are formed and maintained for hours.
Thinking about thinking: AI offers theoretical insights into human memory
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Terrence Sejnowski
5 May 2025 | 7 min read
Revisiting sex and gender in the brain
To conduct scientifically accurate and socially responsible research, it is useful to think of “sex” as a complex, multifactorial and context-dependent variable.
Revisiting sex and gender in the brain
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Marija Kundakovic
28 January 2025 | 8 min read
Say what? The Transmitter’s top quotes of 2024
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23 December 2024 | 2 min read
Neural manifolds: Latest buzzword or pathway to understand the brain?
When you cut away the misconceptions, neural manifolds present a conceptually appropriate level at which systems neuroscientists can study the brain.
Neural manifolds: Latest buzzword or pathway to understand the brain?
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Matthew Perich
2 October 2024 | 8 min read
Ketamine targets lateral habenula, setting off cascade of antidepressant effects
The drug’s affinity for overactive cells in the “anti-reward” region may help explain its rapid and long-lasting results.
Ketamine targets lateral habenula, setting off cascade of antidepressant effects
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Olivia Gieger
4 September 2024 | 6 min read
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