Helena Kudiabor

News reporting intern
The Transmitter

Helena Kudiabor is The Transmitter’s science reporting intern for Spring 2026. She completed her M.Sc. in science communication at Imperial College London and holds a B.A. in global health and social medicine from King’s College London. Before joining The Transmitter, she interned at Nature and participated in a mentoring program with Vox Media.

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Cognitive neuroscience

By Helena Kudiabor

24 February 2026

5 min read

Research image of brain activity in infants.

Infant visual system categorizes common objects by 2 months of age

Brain activity patterns in the ventral visual cortex appear to distinguish images across 12 categories, including birds and trees, longitudinal functional MRI scans suggest.

Cognitive neuroscience

Infant visual system categorizes common objects by 2 months of age

By Helena Kudiabor

24 February 2026 | 5 min read

Spectrum

By Helena Kudiabor

13 February 2026

4 min read

Sex bias in autism drops as age at diagnosis rises

The disparity begins to level out after age 10, raising questions about why so many autistic girls go undiagnosed earlier in childhood.

Spectrum

Sex bias in autism drops as age at diagnosis rises

By Helena Kudiabor

13 February 2026 | 4 min read

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