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  1. Males and females show different patterns of risk for brain-based conditions. Ignoring these differences does us all a disservice.

    3 DAYS AGO

    Males and females show different patterns of risk for brain-based conditions. Ignoring these differences does us all a disservice.

    Although studying sex differences in the brain is complex, technically awkward and socioculturally loaded, it is absolutely essential.

    9 min
  2. Immune cell interlopers breach-and repair-brain barrier in mice

    NOV 22

    Immune cell interlopers breach-and repair-brain barrier in mice

    The choroid plexus, the protective network of blood vessels and epithelial cells that line the brain's ventricles, recruits neutrophils and macrophages during inflammation, a new study shows.

    6 min
  3. NeuroAI: A field born from the symbiosis between neuroscience, AI

    NOV 15

    NeuroAI: A field born from the symbiosis between neuroscience, AI

    As the history of this nascent discipline reveals, neuroscience has inspired advances in artificial intelligence, and AI has provided a testing ground for models in neuroscience, accelerating progress in both fields.

    7 min
  4. Timing tweak turns trashed fMRI scans into treasure

    OCT 30

    Timing tweak turns trashed fMRI scans into treasure

    Leveraging start-up "dummy scans," which are typically discarded in imaging analyses, can shorten an experiment's length and make data collection more efficient, a new study reveals.

    6 min
  5. Brains, biases and amyloid beta: Why the female brain deserves a closer look in Alzheimer's research

    OCT 25

    Brains, biases and amyloid beta: Why the female brain deserves a closer look in Alzheimer's research

    New results suggest the disease progresses differently in women, but we need more basic science to unpack the mechanisms involved.

    8 min
  6. This paper changed my life: 'Spontaneous cortical activity reveals hallmarks of an optimal internal model of the environment,' from the Fiser Lab

    OCT 18

    This paper changed my life: 'Spontaneous cortical activity reveals hallmarks of an optimal internal model of the environment,' from the Fiser Lab

    Fiser's work taught me how to think about grounding computational models in biologically plausible implementations.

    6 min
  7. The S-index Challenge: Develop a metric to quantify data-sharing success

    OCT 10

    The S-index Challenge: Develop a metric to quantify data-sharing success

    The NIH-sponsored effort aims to help incentivize scientists to share data. But many barriers to the widespread adoption of useful data-sharing remain.

    6 min
  8. A scientific fraud. An investigation. A lab in recovery.

    OCT 8

    A scientific fraud. An investigation. A lab in recovery.

    Science is built on trust. What happens when someone destroys it?

    27 min
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