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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. She has undergraduate degrees in physics and English and an MFA in creative writing.
When monkeys draw complex shapes, their neural activity reflects patterns of activation elicited by drawing simpler, component shapes.
The Burke Neurological Institute, which calls itself “the only research institute in the U.S. dedicated to finding treatments to repair the brain and spinal cord,” ceased research operations on 22 May.
The results mark a “dramatic shift” in how neuroscientists think about sex differences, and they may help explain sex biases in certain neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental conditions.
The swift reversal came after more than 1,000 scientists signed an open letter protesting the rules last week.
In an open letter, scientists call the ERC’s suggestion to block grant reapplications for an additional year “at odds with scientific excellence.”
These systems were not built to explain the brain. But treating them as model organisms that we can perturb and evolve will move us closer to that goal.
These systems were not built to explain the brain. But treating them as model organisms that we can perturb and evolve will move us closer to that goal.
As director of grants management at the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund, Kaela Singleton bets on bold science and shares in the joy of discovery.
As director of grants management at the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund, Kaela Singleton bets on bold science and shares in the joy of discovery.
Tempest McDonald takes a postdoctoral position at Vanderbilt University. Researching her paper accusing the National Institutes of Health of discrimination threatens everything she has built.
Tempest McDonald takes a postdoctoral position at Vanderbilt University. Researching her paper accusing the National Institutes of Health of discrimination threatens everything she has built.