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Today’s action potentials

WHAT WE ARE READING
“More than a small brain: The importance of studying neural function during development”
By James C. Dooley and Meike E. van der Heijden in The Journal of Neuroscience
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In the story of Cajal and Golgi, it’s only in putting their findings together that science was able to make the massive leap that it needed to make into cellular neuroscience. — DANIEL COLÓN RAMOS, PROFESSOR OF NEUROSCIENCE AND CELL BIOLOGY, YALE UNIVERSITY

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NEW RESEARCH
“Understanding the neural code of stress to control anhedonia”
By Frances Xia et al. in Nature
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Annegret Falkner | Princeton Neuroscience Institute, USA
Mapping the neural dynamics of dominance and defeat
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Gene regulatory mechanisms of neocortex development and evolution
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Hippocampal Ripple Diversity and Neural Plasticity: Insights into Semantic Memory Formation
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A scientific fraud. An investigation. A lab in recovery.

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

By Calli McMurray
4 October 2024 | 27 min listen
Research image of green and purple mouse brain slices.
Brain stimulation

Putting a bright idea to the test

A surprising wave of findings in mice suggests that light and sound flickering at 40 hertz clears the brain of Alzheimer’s-disease-linked plaques. Several companies are hoping to prove it works in people.

By Shaena Montanari
21 August 2024 | 11 min read
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Portrait of insect-cognition researcher Martin Giurfa.
Neuroethology

Martín Giurfa y la idea de hogar

By Gina Jiménez
20 August 2024 | 15 min read
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The big picture

What makes memories last—dynamic ensembles or static synapses?

Teasing out how different subfields conceptualize central terms might help move this long-standing debate forward. I asked eight scientists to weigh in.

By Jason Shepherd
14 October 2024 | 7 min read
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The big picture

What are mechanisms? Unpacking the term is key to progress in neuroscience

Mechanism is a common and powerful concept, invoked in grant calls and publication guidelines. But scientists use it in different ways, making it difficult to clarify standards in the field. We asked nine scientists to weigh in.

By Dani S. Bassett, Lauren N. Ross
7 October 2024 | 5 min read
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