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Your latest update from The Transmitter, an essential resource for the neuroscience community, dedicated to helping scientists at all career stages stay current and build connections. Read more: https://www.thetransmitter.org/

  1. Four autism subtypes map onto distinct genes, traits

    1D AGO

    Four autism subtypes map onto distinct genes, traits

    An analysis of more than 5,000 autistic children and their siblings underscores the idea that autism can be understood as multiple conditions with distinct trajectories.

    6 min
  2. Systems and circuit neuroscience need an evolutionary perspective

    2D AGO

    Systems and circuit neuroscience need an evolutionary perspective

    To identify fundamental neuroscientific principles that generalize across species, neuroscientists must frame their research through an evolutionary lens.

    7 min
  3. NIH proposal sows concerns over future of animal research, unnecessary costs

    3D AGO

    NIH proposal sows concerns over future of animal research, unnecessary costs

    The new NIH policy calls for greater incorporation of new approach methodologies in all future Notices of Funding Opportunities related to animal model systems.

    6 min
  4. Fear and loathing on study section: Reviewing grant proposals while the system is burning

    4D AGO

    Fear and loathing on study section: Reviewing grant proposals while the system is burning

    As grants are canceled, delayed and subject to general uncertainty, participating in study sections can feel futile. But it’s more important than ever.

    9 min
  5. Neuropeptides reprogram social roles in leafcutter ants

    JUL 11

    Neuropeptides reprogram social roles in leafcutter ants

    The mechanisms that control the labor roles of ants may also be conserved in naked mole rats, a new study shows.

    7 min
  6. Nature retracts paper on novel brain cell type against authors' wishes

    JUL 9

    Nature retracts paper on novel brain cell type against authors' wishes

    A 2022 paper was retracted after an independent team of researchers reanalyzed the data and questioned its validity.

    4 min
  7. Drosophila, like vertebrates, filter sensory information during sleep

    JUL 8

    Drosophila, like vertebrates, filter sensory information during sleep

    Predictive sensory processing in sleeping Drosophila echoes vertebrate research, establishing an evolutionarily conserved neural signature of sleep.

    5 min
  8. Neuroscience's open-data revolution is just getting started

    JUL 7

    Neuroscience's open-data revolution is just getting started

    Data reuse represents an opportunity to accelerate the pace of science, reduce costs and increase the value of our collective research investments. New tools that make open data easier to use—and new pressures, including funding cuts—may increase uptake.

    8 min
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