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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 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.
A new resource details the protein-coding portions of the genomes of 36 popular mouse strains.
A transparent set of electrodes enables researchers to simultaneously record electrical signals and visualize neurons in the brains of awake mice.
The meeting’s organizers recap the science to watch.
The meeting’s organizers recap the science to watch.
Sensory and association regions are established through a reciprocal process, according to a new model of cortical development.
Sensory and association regions are established through a reciprocal process, according to a new model of cortical development.
Depending on their distance from the cell body, dendrites play different roles in learning and memory.
Depending on their distance from the cell body, dendrites play different roles in learning and memory.