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Biosensors and being fearless with Lin Tian
Tian discusses protein function and structure, and the historic city in China where she was born.
![Illustrated portrait of Lin Tian.](https://www.thetransmitter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/lin-tian-synaptic-1200-1024x683.webp)
Biosensors and being fearless with Lin Tian
Tian discusses protein function and structure, and the historic city in China where she was born.
Neuroscience needs a career path for software engineers
Few institutions have mechanisms for the type of long-term positions that would best benefit the science.
![Illustration of a blue face with sunglasses.](https://www.thetransmitter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/engineers-1200-1024x692.webp)
Neuroscience needs a career path for software engineers
Few institutions have mechanisms for the type of long-term positions that would best benefit the science.
Neuroimaging researchers pen statement protesting UK Biobank data-access changes
The signatories asked the organization to grant all imaging researchers a data-download exemption until the cloud platform can accommodate their processing needs.
![Illustration of a hand holding a pen reaching towards a blank sheet of paper.](https://www.thetransmitter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Petition-1200-1024x692.webp)
Neuroimaging researchers pen statement protesting UK Biobank data-access changes
The signatories asked the organization to grant all imaging researchers a data-download exemption until the cloud platform can accommodate their processing needs.
Data access changes to UK Biobank stir unease in neuroscientists
“I feel a little bit in limbo,” says neuroscientist Stephanie Noble, who has paused a study using Biobank data after the repository shifted from a data download to a cloud-only access model.
![A digitally distorted image of a file folder against a blue gradient background.](https://www.thetransmitter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/funkydata-1200-1024x692.webp)
Data access changes to UK Biobank stir unease in neuroscientists
“I feel a little bit in limbo,” says neuroscientist Stephanie Noble, who has paused a study using Biobank data after the repository shifted from a data download to a cloud-only access model.
Neuroscience graduate students deserve comprehensive data-literacy education
Despite growing requirements around how to handle and share data, formal training is lacking.
![Illustration of a scientist attempting to wrangle many forms of data at once: a pile of charts and graphs threatens to knock them off of their feet as they attempt to prop it up.](https://www.thetransmitter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/1200-open-neuro-data-literacy-education-transmitter-neuroscience-1024x683.webp)
Neuroscience graduate students deserve comprehensive data-literacy education
Despite growing requirements around how to handle and share data, formal training is lacking.
10 standards for brain electrode-array recordings enhance reproducibility
Electrophysiology findings can vary widely from lab to lab, even among those using identical protocols. New guidelines set forth in a preprint should help.
![Research image of data from electrode arrays inserted into mice.](https://www.thetransmitter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Neuropixels-1200-1024x692.webp)
10 standards for brain electrode-array recordings enhance reproducibility
Electrophysiology findings can vary widely from lab to lab, even among those using identical protocols. New guidelines set forth in a preprint should help.
Bounty hunting for blunders: Q&A with Russell Poldrack and Jan Wessel
The guinea pigs for a post-publication error-spotting project discuss why the field should destigmatize slipups—and how to handle them better.
![A magnifying glass shines a light on a series of Xs.](https://www.thetransmitter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Hunting-Errors-neuro-Horizontal-1200-1024x692.webp)
Bounty hunting for blunders: Q&A with Russell Poldrack and Jan Wessel
The guinea pigs for a post-publication error-spotting project discuss why the field should destigmatize slipups—and how to handle them better.
Knowledge graphs can help make sense of the flood of cell-type data
These tools, widely used in the technology industry, could provide a foundation for the study of brain circuits.
![-A playful “cellular map” features top-down and bottom-up views of the human brain arranged side-by-side as if they were the earth’s two hemispheres in an old-fashioned map of the world. The brains are colored to suggest land masses and bodies of water.](https://www.thetransmitter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cell-Taxonomy-1200-1024x692.webp)
Knowledge graphs can help make sense of the flood of cell-type data
These tools, widely used in the technology industry, could provide a foundation for the study of brain circuits.
Reporting bias widespread in early-childhood autism intervention trials
Only 7 percent of completed registered trials were later updated with results, one of several failings identified in a new analysis.
![](https://www.thetransmitter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/BadData-autism-1200-1024x692.webp)
Reporting bias widespread in early-childhood autism intervention trials
Only 7 percent of completed registered trials were later updated with results, one of several failings identified in a new analysis.
Pooling data points to new potential treatment for spinal cord injury
By gathering raw data from multiple labs, we identified an overlooked predictor of recovery after spinal cord injury. Many more insights remain trapped in scattered data.
![An abstract illustration of colorful lines on a yellow background](https://www.thetransmitter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/1200-ferguson-open-neuroscience-data-sharing-transmitter-neuroscience-1024x683.webp)
Pooling data points to new potential treatment for spinal cord injury
By gathering raw data from multiple labs, we identified an overlooked predictor of recovery after spinal cord injury. Many more insights remain trapped in scattered data.
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Cell population in brainstem coordinates cough, new study shows
The work also adds to a growing body of evidence showing that mice, and their genetic toolbox, can be used to study cough.
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Cell population in brainstem coordinates cough, new study shows
The work also adds to a growing body of evidence showing that mice, and their genetic toolbox, can be used to study cough.
In updated U.S. autism bill, Congress calls for funding boost, expanded scope
The current Autism CARES Act sunsets in late September.
![Capitol building](https://www.thetransmitter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/capitolhill-1200-1024x692.webp)
In updated U.S. autism bill, Congress calls for funding boost, expanded scope
The current Autism CARES Act sunsets in late September.
Ketamine targets lateral habenula, setting off cascade of antidepressant effects
The drug’s affinity for overactive cells in the “anti-reward” region may help explain its rapid and long-lasting results.
![Illustration of ketamine blocking open ion channels in active NMDA receptors, quieting the cells and disrupting downstream signaling involved in depression.](https://www.thetransmitter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/1200-ketamine-receptor-transmitter-neuroscience-1024x683.webp)
Ketamine targets lateral habenula, setting off cascade of antidepressant effects
The drug’s affinity for overactive cells in the “anti-reward” region may help explain its rapid and long-lasting results.