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Lauren Schenkman is a freelance journalist. She has written for Atlas Obscura, The New York Times Magazine, Tin House, and TED Ideas. Before going freelance, she was a reporter and editor at Science magazine. She has undergraduate degrees in physics and English and an MFA in creative writing.
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The immune cells secrete a growth factor that “sets the supply of GABAergic interneurons in the developing brain.”
Variants in genes tied to both conditions derail the formation of cilia, the tiny hair-like structure found on almost every cell in the body, a new study finds.
The International Society for Autism Research cited a need to “thoughtfully reimagine” its popular online program before resuming it in 2026.
Most studies of neurological disorders in mice erroneously treat multiple samples from a single animal as independent replicates, according to a new analysis. But scientists and journals can take steps to curb this practice.
The interpeduncular nucleus produces an aversion to nicotine, even at low doses, and helps moderate how rewarding mice find the drug.
A researcher’s theory hangs muscle degeneration on a broken neural circuit.
A researcher’s theory hangs muscle degeneration on a broken neural circuit.
A modified form of CRISPR amps up expression of the gene—a strategy that could apply to other gene variations linked to autism.
A modified form of CRISPR amps up expression of the gene—a strategy that could apply to other gene variations linked to autism.
He explains how meaning arises in the interactions found throughout nature and evolution, from molecules to minds.
He explains how meaning arises in the interactions found throughout nature and evolution, from molecules to minds.