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We want to hear from you! We’re conducting a survey on the state of neuroscience. This week’s question is: Is neuroscience a coherent field, or is it becoming fragmented? thetransmitter.typeform.com/coherence

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ICYMI: Cognitive neuroscientists have finally clocked how to perform functional MRI experiments in awake babies, enabling them to map cognitive processes in the developing mind. By @callimcflurry.bsky.social #neuroskyence #OHBM2025 www.thetransmitter.org/cognitive-ne...

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Beyond housekeeping duties, astrocytes also coordinate complex computational tasks during modulation, expanding their role in the brain. By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/astrocytes/a...

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ICYMI: “For fMRI to meaningfully contribute to progress in neuroscience, we need to develop research programs that link phenomena across levels,” writes Avram Holmes @avramholmes.bsky.social. www.thetransmitter.org/future-of-fm...

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Program officer Angie Michaiel spoke with The Transmitter about her efforts to shepherd a burgeoning climate neuroscience subfield and the fruit she hopes it will bear. By @callimcflurry.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/community/bu...

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A 2021 Neuron paper challenging a study on microglia-to-neuron conversion was just corrected because of “obvious errors” in its figures, but the errors likely do not change the conclusions of the paper. By @shaena.bsky.social #neuroscience #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/a...

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ICYMI: Recent technological advances in functional MRI provide a range of new information about brain physiology. Collaboration between engineers and neuroscientists will help maximize these gains, writes Laura Lewis. www.thetransmitter.org/human-neurot...

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Cyclic shifts in estradiol levels coincide with changes in dendritic spine density and the activity of place cells in the CA1 region of the hippocampus in mice, a new study shows. By @sydneywyatt.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/neuroendocri...

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ICYMI: The red nucleus, an ancient human brainstem structure, may help coordinate action, reward and motivated behavior, a new imaging study suggests. By @sydneywyatt.bsky.social #neuroskyence #OHBM2025 www.thetransmitter.org/brain-imagin...

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Several new lines of evidence are beginning to reconcile long-standing debates about hippocampal function, prompting neuroscientists to rethink how the region carries out its diverse tasks. By Natalia Mesa #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/memory/expan...

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The papers Diego Bohorquez’s lab have published are just “fractions” of what he ultimately hopes to discover about the gut and behavior. Profile by @sydneywyatt.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/gut-brain/th...

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ICYMI: In this essay for our Future of fMRI series, Laurentius Huber @layerfmri.bsky.social explains how new advances in functional MRI could help to connect cells and brain areas at the mesoscopic scale. #neuroskyence #OHBM2025 www.thetransmitter.org/future-of-fm...

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“The truth is that students may not need to master certain skills that previous generations did, simply because AI makes them obsolete,” writes Tim Requarth. The challenge is, “we don't yet know which skills those are, particularly in scientific writing.” www.thetransmitter.org/from-bench-t...

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Diego Bohórquez’s theories around the neuropod have challenged the boundaries of classic ideas regarding gut-brain communication. By @sydneywyatt.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/gut-brain/th...

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Homozygosity burden in different pathways may predispose people with PTEN variants to neurodevelopmental conditions, cancer or both, a new study suggests. By Holly Barker #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/gen...

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We want to hear from you! We’re conducting a survey on the state of neuroscience. This week’s question is: How will the field’s relationship to industry change over the next decade? Will a larger neurotechnology sector emerge? #neuroskyence thetransmitter.typeform.com/teamscience?...

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In this episode of “Brain Inspired,” @braininspired.bsky.social Paul Middlebrooks and @nicolecrust.bsky.social discuss how understanding the brain as a complex dynamical system will help us accelerate treatments for brain disorders. Listen now: www.thetransmitter.org/brain-inspir... #neuroskyence

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Bogong moths, like birds and people, use celestial cues to navigate long distances at night, according to a new study. By @avaskham.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/animal-model...

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Loma Linda University Health has launched an inquiry into the work of stroke researcher John H. Zhang after a data sleuth flagged issues with 98 of his papers. By @callimcflurry.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/e...

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Looking for data on autism prevalence? Visit our interactive Global Autism Prevalence Map. Download studies based on their location, year, sample size and more. Available only on desktop: autismprevalence.thetransmitter.org?min_yearpubl...

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The authors of a 2024 meta-analysis published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology requested “significant changes,” prompting the journal’s editors to retract the paper last month. By @martajhill.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/retraction/p...

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In our latest edition of “This paper changed my life,” Bradley Dickerson discusses how a 1940s fly neuroanatomy paper taught him how to think about circuits and behavior being greater than the sum of their parts. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/this-paper-c...

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Neuroscience research and training has taken a $323 million hit in the form of grants rescinded by the U.S. NIH, according to an analysis by @thetransmitter.bsky.social. By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/funding/nih-...

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Explore our Mentorship Directory to discover mentorship opportunities from prominent organizations, and build your neuroscience network: www.thetransmitter.org/mentorship-d... #neuroskyence

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In this month’s “Liftoff,” Samuel Muscinelli talks about how he’ll use hackathons to explore datasets in his lab, and @sophiamshi.bsky.social shares how she’ll emphasize safety during lab meetings: www.thetransmitter.org/liftoff-new-... By @franciscorr25.bsky.social #neuroskyence

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To truly understand Alzheimer’s disease, we may need to take a systems approach, in which inflammation, vascular injury, impaired glucose metabolism and other factors interact in complex ways, writes @mikeyassa.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/alzheimers-d...

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Explore top neuroscience meetings and events. Filter events by topic, and see upcoming webinars compiled by @worldwideneuro.bsky.social. www.thetransmitter.org/events/?utm_... Are you organizing a neuroscience conference? Share it with us at [email protected] #neuroskyence

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For black-capped chickadees, looking out at a location activates the same place cells as actually being there, a study from Columbia University shows. By @martajhill.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/hippocampus/...

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After losing its federal funding, the FlyBase team is requesting donations from labs so it can migrate the resource to another site. By @callimcflurry.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/community/fl...

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We want to hear from you! We’re conducting a survey on the state of neuroscience. This week’s question is: How much should neuroscience focus on big-team science (such as U19s) versus the traditional model? #neuroskyence thetransmitter.typeform.com/teamscience?...

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A statistical error known as pseudoreplication appears in more than half of recent mouse studies on neurological disorders, according to a new study. Peter Kind and Constantino Elfetheriou tell Lauren Schenkman why researchers should pay attention. www.thetransmitter.org/pseudoreplic...

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For news, perspectives and more to help you navigate the early stages of your neuroscience career, visit our Early-Career Neuroscientists Resource Center: www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...

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A paper investigating the effects of psychedelics on brain-derived neurotrophic factor was retracted last month following reader concerns about data use. By @martajhill.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/retraction/p...

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A non-value-based system in the brain automates decision-making and frees up cognitive resources for other tasks, a new study in mice suggests. By Holly Barker #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/neurobiology...

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For news, perspectives and more to help you navigate the early stages of your neuroscience career, visit our Early-Career Neuroscientists Resource Center: www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...

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Data-integrity expert Elisabeth Bik noticed repeat structures in a 2019 Nature Communications paper by Peixin Yang. A deeper look revealed “multiple” issues across more than 20 of his papers. By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/academia/mor...

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In her new book, published today, neuroscientist @nicolecrust.bsky.social takes a bird's-eye view of where the neuroscience community is currently and where it needs to go to solve some of the field’s biggest questions. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/community/el...

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Multiple studies by a prominent neural tube researcher at the University of Maryland show potential image manipulation and reuse; an institutional investigation is underway. By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/academia/mor...

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Keeping up with the literature is essential. But so is devoting time to developing your own scientific ideas, writes Sheena Josselyn. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/craft-and-ca...

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The hunt for a soulmate can be hard work. Neurons in the developing Drosophila antennal lobe simplify the problem by turning a 3D search into a 1D one. By @callimcflurry.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/developmenta...

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The NIH announced a plan to pour $50 million into data science projects investigating autism’s causes, but the initiative’s short timeline and lack of details have prompted questions about how the work will progress. By @avaskham.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/nih...

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