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Brianna Abbott is a freelance health and science reporter based in Rhode Island, covering neuroscience, cancer, the business of medicine and more. Her stories have appeared in publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Medscape and Cancer Today.
The chimeric mice could help untangle the biology of human brain development or conditions such as autism.
The approach uses a protein found in fruit flies to ferry the gene editor Cas9 into muscle cells.
The project is helping to fill critical gaps in the genetic underpinnings of autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions.
A customizable Styrofoam mold minimizes head movements during brain scans, enabling researchers to produce clearer images.
A new method enables researchers to plot activity in the zebrafish brain's system for spatial orientation and balance.
In a wide-ranging and provocative interview, the chair of the federal Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee shares her views on vaccines, regression, neuroimmune conditions and more.
In a wide-ranging and provocative interview, the chair of the federal Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee shares her views on vaccines, regression, neuroimmune conditions and more.
Andrea Gambarotto shares what Hegel and enactivism have in common: an agency-first approach to understanding minds and brains.
Andrea Gambarotto shares what Hegel and enactivism have in common: an agency-first approach to understanding minds and brains.
A 2011 Nature study found that loss of a nicotinic receptor subunit leads to increased nicotine intake in mice. The work set the standard for how to functionally validate genetic association study findings in neuroscience.
A 2011 Nature study found that loss of a nicotinic receptor subunit leads to increased nicotine intake in mice. The work set the standard for how to functionally validate genetic association study findings in neuroscience.