The Transmitter

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Joined October 2023

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The Transmitter@_TheTransmitter · Jul 21

Helping scientists at all career stages is part of The Transmitter’s mission. In collaboration with @neuromatch, we’ve put together a survey to better understand how to support early-career researchers. Your voice matters. Make sure it’s heard: thetransmitter.org/early-career-r…

_TheTransmitter's tweet card. Help The Transmitter and Neuromatch bolster the next generation of neuroscientists.

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Computational sciences can offer a unique opportunity for democratized access and participation, but we are currently falling far short of that goal, writes @neuromatch's Megan A. K. Peters and Bradley Roberts. thetransmitter.org/education/how-…

_TheTransmitter's tweet card. Computational sciences offer an opportunity to increase global access to, and participation in, neuroscience. Neuromatch’s inclusive, scalable model for community building shows how to realize this…

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The Transmitter@_TheTransmitter · 21 h

The Transmitter @_TheTransmitter wants to hear from neuroscience PIs around the world to find out where they get their funding for basic research. #neuroscience thetransmitter.org/funding/quanti…

_TheTransmitter's tweet card. We want to hear from you about the sources of funding for your research.

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Neuromatch@neuromatch · Jul 22

An exciting collaboration is underway. Neuromatch is partnering with @_TheTransmitter to serve the computational neuroscience community and help connect neuroscientists across all career stages. Sign up for our joint quarterly newsletter: buff.ly/wZLH6k8

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The Transmitter@_TheTransmitter · Jul 22

Victoria Abraira @VAbraira reflects on a paper from Charles Zuker’s lab that made her wonder which aspects of somatosensory circuits are hardwired, which are plastic and how we can change them, in our latest “This paper changed my life.” thetransmitter.org/this-paper-cha…

_TheTransmitter's tweet card. The findings from Charles Zuker’s lab put the taste system on the map, revealing that some fundamental principles of behavior are hardwired.

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The Transmitter@_TheTransmitter · Jul 21

Embodiment is the concept that the function of the brain is inexorably shaped by the body, a lens that is often neglected when neuroscientists study specific brain subsystems, write @bingbrunton and John Tuthill. thetransmitter.org/neuroai/breaki…

_TheTransmitter's tweet card. Brain function is inexorably shaped by the body. Embracing this will benefit computational models of real brain function and the design of ANNs.

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The Transmitter@_TheTransmitter · Jul 18

Neuroscience PIs: Help @_TheTransmitter understand the funding landscape by filling out this survey. thetransmitter.org/funding/quanti…

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The Transmitter@_TheTransmitter · Jul 18

Gary Dunbar, a neuroscientist at Central Michigan University, has had to retract a paper on Alzheimer’s disease while in the middle of trying to replicate its findings. By @bborrell thetransmitter.org/publishing/alz…

_TheTransmitter's tweet card. Gary Dunbar, a neuroscientist at Central Michigan University, was attempting to redo the 2020 paper after a collaborator admitted to using flawed data in the original work.

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The Transmitter@_TheTransmitter · Jul 17

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 @Neuroverse_Pod, Episode 101: Causality neuroversepod.com/podcast/episod…

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The Transmitter@_TheTransmitter · Jul 17

New research suggests autism isn’t just one condition but at least 4 distinct subtypes, each with its own genetic signature and developmental trajectory. The findings could help pave the way for more personalized diagnoses and support. By @GiorgiaWithAnI bit.ly/4lXfbY7

_TheTransmitter's tweet card. An analysis of autistic children and their siblings underscores the idea that autism can be viewed as multiple conditions with distinct trajectories.

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The Transmitter@_TheTransmitter · Jul 16

This month’s "Launch" newsletter features an essay by @sjo09 on the importance of reading (but not too much), Q&As with Ana Gonzalez-Rueda and @DrewKesner about their new labs, the latest job openings & more. Subscribe to receive the newsletter each month: thetransmitter.org/newsletters-al…

_TheTransmitter's tweet card. The latest news and perspectives on the neuroscience topics that interest you most, direct to your inbox

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The Transmitter@_TheTransmitter · Jul 16

Paul Middlebrooks @pgmid talks with Keith Hengen and Woodrow Shew @ShewLab about their evolving views of brain criticality as a central organizing principle of cognition, development and learning. thetransmitter.org/brain-inspired…

_TheTransmitter's tweet card. Hengen and Shew discuss their evolving views of brain criticality as a central organizing principle of cognition, development and learning.

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The Transmitter@_TheTransmitter · Jul 16

In this month’s “Liftoff,” Ana Gonzalez-Rueda talks about the importance of taking care of the little things, and Andrew Kesner says that the real key to success lies in your collaborator community. By @FrankieRivera25 thetransmitter.org/liftoff-new-la…

_TheTransmitter's tweet card. Learn about early-career scientists starting their own labs.

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The Transmitter@_TheTransmitter · Jul 16

To identify fundamental neuroscientific principles that generalize across species, systems and circuits, neuroscientists must embrace an evolutionary perspective, argue Karl Farrow and @KatjaReinhard. thetransmitter.org/systems-neuros…

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

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The Transmitter@_TheTransmitter · Jul 15

By manipulating specific neuropeptides, scientists turned burly defender ants into brood carers, revealing the molecular basis of a complex social system. By @ShaenaMontanari thetransmitter.org/social-behavio…

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

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The Transmitter@_TheTransmitter · Jul 15

A new NIH mandate, announced last week, would get rid of funding opportunities that use animal research exclusively; neuroscientists worry this is premature. By @claulopezneuro thetransmitter.org/animal-models/…

_TheTransmitter's tweet card. NIH will no longer include research that exclusively uses animal models, leaving scientists wondering how it might affect the future of animal research.

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The Transmitter@_TheTransmitter · Jul 14

Removing gender variables from the ABCD Study counteracts its own goals by “pretending that some aspects of adolescent brain development don’t exist,” says Nicola Grissom. By @callimcflurry thetransmitter.org/gender/abcd-st…

_TheTransmitter's tweet card. The removal counteracts the goals of the longitudinal study by “pretending that some aspects of adolescent brain development don’t exist,” says sex differences researcher Nicola Grissom.

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The Transmitter@_TheTransmitter · Jul 14

As much harm as a 40 percent cut to the NIH budget would have on scientific innovation, destroying the peer- evaluation system that decides what science is funded would be far worse, writes John Tuthill. thetransmitter.org/craft-and-care…

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

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