Mari Fouz
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To understand the brain as a network organ, we must image cortical layers
Human neuroscience research has largely overlooked this spatial scale—which bridges cells and brain areas. But new advances in functional MRI technology are changing that.
 
            
            To understand the brain as a network organ, we must image cortical layers
To make a meaningful contribution to neuroscience, fMRI must break out of its silo
We need to develop research programs that link phenomena across levels, from genes and molecules to cells, circuits, networks and behavior.
 
            
            To make a meaningful contribution to neuroscience, fMRI must break out of its silo
New tools help make neuroimaging accessible to more researchers
A lack of programming experience can derail experimental aspirations. But custom software packages, web-based applications and video tutorials make functional MRI concepts easier to grasp.
 
            
            New tools help make neuroimaging accessible to more researchers
Should I stay (and eat) or should I go? How the brain balances hunger with competing drives
Understanding the interplay among rival signals, such as pain, thirst and fear, could provide insights into anxiety and other neuropsychiatric conditions.
 
            
            Should I stay (and eat) or should I go? How the brain balances hunger with competing drives
Autism is more heritable in boys than in girls
If boys have greater inherited liability for autism, the female protective effect may not fully explain the sex difference in prevalence.
 
            
            Autism is more heritable in boys than in girls
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            Nonhuman primate research to lose federal funding at major European facility
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Ramping up cortical activity in early life sparks autism-like behaviors in mice
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            Ramping up cortical activity in early life sparks autism-like behaviors in mice
The findings add fuel to the long-running debate over how an imbalance in excitatory and inhibitory signaling contributes to the autism.