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17 de ago.

Mind over metrics: How can we tell if two brains (or AI models) are alike?

The ability to record from large populations of neurons has triggered the development of myriad methods for comparing them. But we’re still grappling with how to convert measures of likeness into a better mechanistic understanding.
28/08/2023

'Emergent and transactional': How Jonathan Green is rethinking autism and interventions

Jonathan Green is professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom and an honorary consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist. He is also a long-practicing clinician. In this interview, he discusses the genesis of his recent article, “Debate: Neurodiversity, autism and healthcare,” and how it has been received by colleagues and the neurodiversity self-advocate community. There have been two commentaries published in response to Green’s article, with a third still in production.
1 de jun.

Eighteen teams analyzed the same neurophysiology dataset-and got wildly different answers

The “Brainhack” hackathon revealed that disagreement in neuroscience runs deeper than most researchers suspect—even in electrophysiology, a field that prides itself on hard data.
14 de jul.

This paper changed my life: Embracing an early model for naturalistic neuroscience

A 1992 PNAS paper showed how birdsong upregulates the expression of an immediate early gene in bird forebrains. The work revealed to Ribeiro the importance of studying molecular responses in naturalistic contexts.
6 de jul.

How to use artificial intelligence to strengthen scientific processes and scholarly output

As AI-driven systems are integrated into all aspects of science, we need to make sure that they read and write to a shared data and knowledge space.
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When autistic kids grow up

An autistic researcher’s paper called attention to a huge disparity in autism funding research between children and adults. It nearly derailed her life.
25/07/2023

The story of autism research in Australia: A conversation with Cheryl Dissanayake

Cheryl Dissanayake is a professor at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia, and the Olga Tennison Endowed Chair in Autism Research at the Olga Tennison Autism Research Center. She has been researching autism since 1984. Spectrum spoke with her about her path to autism science, the history of the field in Australia, and the importance of Melbourne hosting the 2024 INSAR annual conference, which Dissanayake will chair. In this conversation, Dissanayake mentions Margot Prior, Bruce Tonge, Lawrence Bartak, Ross Day, Stella Crosley, Marian Sigman, Beryl McKenzie and Olga Tennison — all notable names from Australia’s autism research community.
08/03/2023

New journals seek to fill neurodiversity gap

The two journals, although differing in initial support, both realized the need for a publication focused exclusively on the neurodiverse experience.
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When autistic kids grow up

An autistic researcher’s paper called attention to a huge disparity in autism funding research between children and adults. It nearly derailed her life.
01/12/2023

Ep. 8: FORCE learning and finding an out with David Sussillo

The senior research manager at Meta Reality Labs talks about neural networks and his time at the Milton Hershey School.

The Transmitter is an essential resource for the neuroscience community, dedicated to helping scientists at all career stages stay current and build connections. The publication aims to deliver useful information, insights and tools to build bridges across neuroscience and advance research. As part of that mission, The Transmitter offers a steady stream of up-to-date news and analysis of the field, written by journalists and scientists. Read more: https://www.thetransmitter.org/

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Mind over metrics: How can we tell if two brains (or AI models) are alike?

'Emergent and transactional': How Jonathan Green is rethinking autism and interventions

Eighteen teams analyzed the same neurophysiology dataset-and got wildly different answers

This paper changed my life: Embracing an early model for naturalistic neuroscience

How to use artificial intelligence to strengthen scientific processes and scholarly output

When autistic kids grow up

The story of autism research in Australia: A conversation with Cheryl Dissanayake

New journals seek to fill neurodiversity gap

When autistic kids grow up

Ep. 8: FORCE learning and finding an out with David Sussillo

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