Dutch lawmakers have approved the phase-out of primate research at one of Europe’s biggest facilities. Neuroscientists are worried. By Lauren Schenkman #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/animal-model...

The first Pan-African neuroscience journal, the African Brain Journal, prepares to launch. By Lauren Schenkman #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/f...

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...

An “understudied secret in the brain” dampens the brain’s reward response to nicotine in mice. By Lauren Schenkman #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/addiction/un...

The Brain Research International Data Governance & Exchange (BRIDGE) initiative has neuroscientists on four continents breaking down barriers to sharing brain data. Co-investigator Amadi Ihunwo speaks with Lauren Schenkman about BRIDGE’s work in Africa. www.thetransmitter.org/qa/sharing-a...

Aligning Research to Impact Autism (ARIA) aims to speed up the route from basic research to treatments for profound autism. Scientific director Matthew State shared more about the initiative’s goals and upcoming RFAs in a Q&A with @lauschenk.bsky.social. www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/exp...

The cell bodies of astrocytes, not their end-feet, make up the brain’s last line of defense, a new paper in Cell Reports confirms. The findings flip the standard picture of these “stalwart sentinels” of the brain. By Lauren Schenkman www.thetransmitter.org/astrocytes/u...