ASHG 2015
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Analysis makes sense of missense mutations’ role in autism
Analyzing thousands of sequences, researchers have homed in on miniscule portions of the genome that may be crucial in determining autism risk.
Analysis makes sense of missense mutations’ role in autism
Analyzing thousands of sequences, researchers have homed in on miniscule portions of the genome that may be crucial in determining autism risk.
New methods tighten net around autism genes
Autism researchers are sharpening their statistical tools to make sense of the growing pool of autism genes.
New methods tighten net around autism genes
Autism researchers are sharpening their statistical tools to make sense of the growing pool of autism genes.
Dispatches from ASHG 2015
These short reports from our reporter, Jessica Wright, give you the inside scoop on developments at the 2015 American Society of Human Genetics Annual Meeting.
Dispatches from ASHG 2015
These short reports from our reporter, Jessica Wright, give you the inside scoop on developments at the 2015 American Society of Human Genetics Annual Meeting.
Twin study unearths clues to role of environment in autism
Researchers in Sweden are assembling a large group of identical twin pairs, with only one twin in each pair having autism.
Twin study unearths clues to role of environment in autism
Researchers in Sweden are assembling a large group of identical twin pairs, with only one twin in each pair having autism.
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Error equation predicts brain’s ability to generalize
Four statistical measurements of neural network geometry capture how well brains and artificial networks use what they already know to solve new problems, a study suggests.
Error equation predicts brain’s ability to generalize
Four statistical measurements of neural network geometry capture how well brains and artificial networks use what they already know to solve new problems, a study suggests.
Embrace complexity to improve the translatability of basic neuroscience
Researchers must learn to view heterogeneity as an essential feature of the systems they study and a central consideration in experimental design, not a variable to control for or reduce.
Embrace complexity to improve the translatability of basic neuroscience
Researchers must learn to view heterogeneity as an essential feature of the systems they study and a central consideration in experimental design, not a variable to control for or reduce.
Romain Brette reveals fundamental flaws in commonly assumed neuroscience concepts
His new book, “The Brain, In Theory,” offers alternatives to many of the computer science frameworks currently driving theoretical neuroscience.
Romain Brette reveals fundamental flaws in commonly assumed neuroscience concepts
His new book, “The Brain, In Theory,” offers alternatives to many of the computer science frameworks currently driving theoretical neuroscience.