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Los manifestantes marchan por la calle portando una pancarta que dice "Defendamos la ciencia".

Manifestantes argentinos denuncian el recorte al financiamiento científico

Manifestantes alrededor del país exigieron al gobierno que aumente los salarios de las universidades públicas y el financiamiento para la investigación científica.

Demonstrators march down the street carrying a banner that reads defendamos la ciencia.

Argentine protesters condemn science funding shortfall

Demonstrators across the country called for the government to increase public university salaries and funding for scientific research.

Kieth Hengen looks through a small window, aligning his face with a fancy moustache sticker and rolling his eyes comically to the side.

Computational neuroscientist Keith Hengen explains his work through illustrations

The images help him communicate the “big-picture ideas” behind the mathematical principles of neuronal networks.

By Helena Kudiabor
7 April 2026 | 4 min read
Top down view of a slice of a rat brain connected to an output camera.

On a bold mission to re-engineer brain parts

A European consortium is on a quest to restore typical brain activity in people with epilepsy, using a mash-up of custom organoids, microelectronics and artificial intelligence.

By Rebecca Horne
24 January 2024 | 3 min read

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Research image of cursor movement from high gamma activity.

Recording warning: Common brain signal may be misunderstood

High gamma activity in electrophysiologic recordings reflects widespread neural activity, not merely local firing, as previously thought.

By Claudia López Lloreda
30 June 2026 | 5 min read
Mouse drinking syrup from syringe.

Fructose silences hunger-driving neurons less than glucose does

Two simple sugars show the complexities of gut-brain communication.

By Sarah Thau
30 June 2026 | 3 min read
Research image of mice brains, showing larger cerebral cortices and smaller subcortical volumes.

A new subtyping model for autism phenotypes late in development, and more

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 29 June.

By Sarah Thau
30 June 2026 | 2 min read