Natalia Mesa is a reporter for The Transmitter, covering funding trends, neurogenetics and neural coding. Before joining The Transmitter in 2025, she was a fellow at High Country News and freelanced for National Geographic, Science, The Scientist and elsewhere.
Natalia Mesa
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The Transmitter
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Reward-learning algorithm hardwired into dopamine circuit
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Natalia Mesa
5 June 2026 | 5 min read
Supported by a $40 million NIH grant, Yale brain shuttle technology raises questions
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Natalia Mesa
3 June 2026 | 11 min read
Manifestantes argentinos denuncian el recorte al financiamiento científico
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Claudia López Lloreda, Natalia Mesa, Anita Pouchard Serra
19 May 2026 | 4 min read
Argentine protesters condemn science funding shortfall
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Claudia López Lloreda, Natalia Mesa, Anita Pouchard Serra
15 May 2026 | 3 min read
Education
- Ph.D. in neuroscience, University of Washington
- B.A. in biological sciences, Cornell University
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