A systematic review into the validity of the rapid prompting method and spelling to communicate comes up empty. By Brendan Borrell www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/sti...

Mice use the same thalamocortical pathway to decode orientation selectivity established by Hubel and Wiesel in cats, showing that this visual feature “is preserved through evolution,” says Jose-Manuel Alonso. #neuroskyence By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/vision/unbel...

Recent findings suggest that myelin may serve as an energy reserve for the brain. In his essay, Carlos Matute argues that this should prompt neuroscientists to rethink how the brain stores, shares and protects energy in health and disease. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/metabolism/b...

“This year, we really wanted to bring back the interdisciplinary nature of [INSAR].” – Christine Wu Nordahl. #neuroskyence By @dianakwon.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/bri...

The ethics issues that arise in neuroscience research are usually novel and understudied. @keyofnight.bsky.social argues that ethicists help provide novel and impactful perspectives that contribute to how basic neuroscience research is done. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/neuroethics/...

The locus coeruleus, which provides norepinephrine to the rest of the brain, is even more spatially and functionally diverse than previously thought, new findings suggest. By Holly Barker www.thetransmitter.org/locus-coerul...

Myelin may serve as an energy reserve for the brain, according to recent studies. Carlos Matute argues that these findings might mean that structure and metabolism should no longer sit in separate boxes. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/metabolism/b...

Throughout his six-decades-long career, Howard Fields became a leading figure in both pain and addiction. By @natmesanash.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/pain/in-memo...

Despite growing interest in facilitated-communication techniques, a new review finds studies of these approaches neglect to test authorship, which would help confirm authentic communication. By Brendan Borrell www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/sti...

In this month’s “Liftoff,” @tsay.bsky.social talks about the need to embrace unpolished drafts and @clrar.bsky.social discusses the importance of team-building activities in the lab. www.thetransmitter.org/liftoff-new-... By @franciscorr25.bsky.social #neuroskyence

Researchers at a national primate center in Oregon have formed a grassroots nonprofit to argue against the center becoming an animal sanctuary, a transition the facility’s host university has been exploring since February. By @callimcflurry.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/nonhuman-pri...

"Siento que va a ser difícil que algo cambie para mejor”, dice @muraronara.bsky.social, neurocientífica en Buenos Aires. “Entonces vas a la protesta de todas formas, pero sabes que no va a servir para nada”. #neuroskyence By @natmesanash.bsky.social and @claudia-lopez.bsky.social bit.ly/4nLtlxS

In the latest entry in our Frameshift series, Suzanne Wood discusses the perks of being a teaching neuroscience professor. #neuroskyence By Katie Moisse www.thetransmitter.org/frameshift/t...

Partnership manager Paige Miranda and I are at the @canacn.bsky.social conference this week. Head on by to chat, say hi and pick up some @thetransmitter.bsky.social swag!

In disrupting the status quo, AI can help us critically reassess and redefine what neuroscience graduate training should look like—and potentially address long-standing training challenges in novel and innovative ways, writes @taralyntan.bsky.social. www.thetransmitter.org/neuro-educat...

We’re at the Canadian Neuroscience Meeting @canacn.bsky.social today through Thursday! Swing by our booth to pick up some swag and chat with our team about what @thetransmitter.bsky.social has to offer! #can2026 #neuroskyence

My new @thetransmitter.bsky.social piece. Does Claude AI have emotions? *No*. Does Claude have nontrivial emotion-equivalents? *Yes*. Like your "memory" vs your laptop's; similar but not the same. Here, I unpack why that's interesting. www.thetransmitter.org/emotion/what...

Loved sharing my thoughts about Hopfield’s seminal paper with @thetransmitter.bsky.social @franciscorr25.bsky.social . It’s so important to be reminded of the beauty and impact of free scientific investigation in these uncertain times.

We had a great time at the 56th MISfN Annual Meeting at Western Michigan University. Thanks to all who stopped by our booth to find out more about @thetransmitter.bsky.social’s tools, resources and other offerings. #neuroskyence

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Exploring why Claude develops something like emotion could ultimately help us better understand the function that emotions serve in humans, writes @nicolecrust.bsky.social. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/emotion/what...

On 12 May, Argentines took to the streets to protest science funding cuts and advocate for salary increases for public university workers. By @natmesanash.bsky.social, @claudia-lopez.bsky.social and Anita Pouchard Serra www.thetransmitter.org/funding/arge...

In the latest “This paper changed my life,” Maria Geffen shares how John Hopfield’s neural networks taught her to always ground research questions in biology. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/this-paper-c...

“Estamos bajo un régimen que desprecia ciencia y cultura y el sistema científico”, dice Daniel Tomsic, profesor asociado de neurociencia en la Universidad de Buenos Aires. Escrito y traducido por @natmesanash.bsky.social and @claudia-lopez.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/funding/cris...

Basic neuroscientists need to connect with the broader autism community—here are six steps that can help. By Juliana Chase, Hannah R. Monday and Lea Witkowsky #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/how...

Researchers have long searched for the neural circuit underlying locomotion. Now they’ve found it in flies. By @natmesanash.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/systems-neur...

@macshine.bsky.social talks with @melcooperphd.bsky.social about her new work showing that astrocytes—long dismissed as the brain’s housekeepers—are wired together in precise, long-range networks that remodel in response to experience. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/astrocytes/t...

“We’re living under a regime that devalues science and culture and the scientific system,” says Daniel Tomsic, professor of neuroscience at the University of Buenos Aires. #neuroskyence By @natmesanash.bsky.social and @claudia-lopez.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/funding/fund...

AI is pushing scientific publishing to the brink. For a field as sprawling as neuroscience, the crisis may also be an opportunity to finally connect findings across subfields, writes Tim Requarth. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/from-bench-t...

Salaries for workers across universities in Argentina have dropped 30 to 40 percent since Javier Milei took office, creating a scientific crisis that has driven researchers to the streets. #neuroskyence By @natmesanash.bsky.social, @claudia-lopez.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/funding/fund...

“I cried for all the years that our family and others have waited … for the sheer joy that soon some children may have options that many families were told would never come.” – Alison Singer, president of the @autismsciencefd.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/adv...

The IACC pushed forward three policy proposals centered on profound autism, challenging medical comorbidities and the dangers of wandering and elopement, but did not develop or update the strategic plan for autism research. By Daisy Yuhas www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/sli...

@braininspired.bsky.social talks with @ehudahissar.bsky.social about how “perceptual dualism” can account for the way we communicate via digital symbols and perceive the world via analog brain processes. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/brain-inspir...

Widely known for scavenging debris and pathogens, microglia may also activate the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. #neuroskyence By @helenak.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/microglia/mi...

For Alison Singer, president of the Autism Science Foundation, advances treatments for rare gene variants—discussed at this year’s INSAR meeting—bring hope to families whose children have a genetic form of autism, and to those with idiopathic autism. www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/adv...

More than 3,000 genes are differently expressed in areas of the cerebral cortex of people with XX sex chromosomes versus XY sex chromosomes. #neuroskyence By Lauren Schenkman www.thetransmitter.org/sex-differen...

When writing a grant or reasoning about a problem, artificial intelligence can exert a subtle bias that often goes undetected, even when we’re doing our best to be aware of it, writes Tim Requarth. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/from-bench-t...

It was great to meet so many dedicated scientists at the second annual @womeninneurouk.bsky.social Day and broaden awareness about the articles and resources available at @thetransmitter.bsky.social. #neuroskyence #WomeninNeuroscienceUK

Through an open letter that garnered more than 1,000 signatures, scientists have persuaded the European Union’s leading basic science funding body to reverse stricter resubmission rules. What will that mean going forward? #neuroskyence By Lauren Schenkman www.thetransmitter.org/policy/europ...

More than 20 identical segments span the body of the Hirudo leech. With such a stereotyped body plan, neuroscientists can study how movement occurs and how it’s controlled locally and globally, says Lidia Szczupak. #neuroskyence By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/neuros-ark/w...

Loved working on this story because it illustrates the interdependence of science: an innovation from one lab unexpectedly clears a roadblock that had stymied another, which then leads to advance that opens up a whole new space for others to explore. Thanks @sergiuppasca.bsky.social for sharing w me

This year’s INSAR meeting brought together more than 2,200 people from around the globe to share, learn and discuss the latest in autism research. #INSAR2026 By @dianakwon.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/rep...

An organoid model unpicks the effects of serotonin-producing cells in the brainstem, a region that is rich in diverse cell types, thanks in part to specialized sensors. By @sarahdeweerdt.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/nov...

The compression step, collapsing a sprawling dataset into something portable and teachable, remains (for now, at least) a human activity, writes @tonyzador.bsky.social. AI models can predict; they have not yet learned to explain. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/machine-lear...

More than 1,000 scientists have signed an open letter protesting changes to the European Research Council’s stricter grant application rules. By Lauren Schenkman www.thetransmitter.org/policy/scien...

Today concludes @thetransmitter.bsky.social's U.K. University Roadshow tour. Thank you to the folks at the @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social and Gatsby Unit at University College London for hosting us. #neurosykence

Autism Awareness Month and the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research both wrap up this week. Read reflections from INSAR president Brian Boyd on the field’s past successes and future directions. www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/at-...

Memory formation needs transcription, but memory maintenance may not. A new study adds nuance to a foundational neuroscience question. #neuroskyence By @siddhantpusdekar.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/memory/new-s...

Prediction without understanding sustained astronomy through a thousand years of epicycles, writes @tonyzador.bsky.social. AI is now offering neuroscience the same deal. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/machine-lear...

Our third stop brought us to the @bristoluni.bsky.social, where @thetransmitter.bsky.social was hosted by Bristol’s postdoctoral community. It was wonderful to meet your scientists, hear article pitches and discuss careers over lunch. Thanks, Bristol! #neuroskyence