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For people with alexithymia, emotions are a mystery
One in 10 people struggle to recognize their emotions. New research suggests a vital link between our ability to sense our physical bodies and knowing how we feel.
For people with alexithymia, emotions are a mystery
Studying genetics in the age of big data
New biomedical techniques, like next-generation genome sequencing, are creating vast amounts of data and transforming the scientific landscape.
Studying genetics in the age of big data
How genetics is revealing rare childhood conditions
A pioneering project is showing how, 17 years since the first draft of the human genome, our genes are giving up their secrets and bringing hope to parents around the world.
How genetics is revealing rare childhood conditions
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Embrace complexity to improve the translatability of basic neuroscience
Researchers must learn to view heterogeneity as an essential feature of the systems they study and a central consideration in experimental design, not a variable to control for or reduce.
Embrace complexity to improve the translatability of basic neuroscience
Researchers must learn to view heterogeneity as an essential feature of the systems they study and a central consideration in experimental design, not a variable to control for or reduce.
Romain Brette reveals fundamental flaws in commonly assumed neuroscience concepts
His new book, “The Brain, In Theory,” offers alternatives to many of the computer science frameworks currently driving theoretical neuroscience.
Romain Brette reveals fundamental flaws in commonly assumed neuroscience concepts
His new book, “The Brain, In Theory,” offers alternatives to many of the computer science frameworks currently driving theoretical neuroscience.
Arboreal deer mice reveal neural roots of dexterity
The rodents offered researchers an opportunity to link genetically driven changes in corticospinal abundance and morphology to climbing cachet.
Arboreal deer mice reveal neural roots of dexterity
The rodents offered researchers an opportunity to link genetically driven changes in corticospinal abundance and morphology to climbing cachet.