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The word Doctored spelled out on pills.

‘Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s,’ an excerpt

In his new book, published today, investigative journalist Charles Piller tells the story of the scientific misconduct that shook Alzheimer’s disease research to its core, and the neuroscientist who helped to expose it.

By Charles Piller
4 February 2025 | 9 min read

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Aran Nayebi discusses a NeuroAI update to the Turing test

And he highlights the need to match neural representations across machines and organisms to build better autonomous agents.

By Paul Middlebrooks
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Scissors cut a hundred-dollar bill in half.

Exclusive: NIH nixes funds for several pre- and postdoctoral training programs

Many of the axed grants support scientists from underrepresented communities.

By Claudia López Lloreda
8 April 2025 | 7 min read
fMRI scans exiting a grain silo.

To make a meaningful contribution to neuroscience, fMRI must break out of its silo

We need to develop research programs that link phenomena across levels, from genes and molecules to cells, circuits, networks and behavior.

By Avram Holmes
8 April 2025 | 6 min read