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How to use race and ethnicity data responsibly in neuroscience research
Follow these four tips to avoid using the information in problematic ways, including as a proxy for environmental variables.
How to use race and ethnicity data responsibly in neuroscience research
Reporting bias widespread in early-childhood autism intervention trials
Only 7 percent of completed registered trials were later updated with results, one of several failings identified in a new analysis.
Reporting bias widespread in early-childhood autism intervention trials
Nobel Prize winner acknowledges errors in three more papers
The papers, published in the Journal of Neuroscience and Cell, were led by neuroscientist Thomas Südhof.
Nobel Prize winner acknowledges errors in three more papers
FDA describes ‘objectionable conditions’ at New York State Psychiatric Institute
The facility’s institutional review board failed to report a 2021 incident and “serious and ongoing noncompliance” by a principal investigator, according to a letter released by the federal agency this week.
FDA describes ‘objectionable conditions’ at New York State Psychiatric Institute
Nobel Prize winner’s paper to be corrected, according to co-author
A data sleuth flagged an apparent duplicate image in the 2015 prion study led by neurologist and biochemist Stanley Prusiner.
Nobel Prize winner’s paper to be corrected, according to co-author
Two studies fail to replicate ‘holy grail’ DIANA fMRI method for detecting neural activity
The signal it flags is more likely the result of cherry-picking data, according to the researchers who conducted one of the new studies, but the lead investigator on the original work disputes that conclusion.
Two studies fail to replicate ‘holy grail’ DIANA fMRI method for detecting neural activity
Alzheimer’s scientist to correct two papers because of data inconsistencies
Anonymous commenters raised concerns about the statistical methods that Soyon Hong and her colleagues used in their work.
Alzheimer’s scientist to correct two papers because of data inconsistencies
Nobel Prize winner Thomas Südhof retracts study
The retraction follows an editorial expression of concern that the journal applied to the paper in October, seven months after it was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Nobel Prize winner Thomas Südhof retracts study
Autism journal retracts speech-recognition paper, pauses special issue
The journal’s publisher flagged problems in 11 papers that were part of a special issue on assistive technology in special education.
Autism journal retracts speech-recognition paper, pauses special issue
Controversial dyslexia study marred by methodological and ethical problems, researchers say
Subsequent studies have also failed to validate a range of products based on the work.
Controversial dyslexia study marred by methodological and ethical problems, researchers say
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The tiny performers steal the show in Chiappe’s sensorimotor-integration lab in Lisbon, Portugal.
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Neuroscience needs a research-video archive
Video data are enormously useful and growing rapidly, but the field lacks a searchable, shareable way to store them.
Neuroscience needs a research-video archive
Video data are enormously useful and growing rapidly, but the field lacks a searchable, shareable way to store them.