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Mark Hallett.

Remembering Mark Hallett, leader in transcranial magnetic stimulation

The long-time NINDS researcher, best known for studying movement disorders, has died at age 82.

By David Dobbs
25 November 2025 | 7 min read
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What, if anything, makes mood fundamentally different from memory?

To better understand mood disorders—and to develop more effective treatments—should we target the brain, the mind, the environment or all three?

By Nicole Rust
8 April 2024 | 21 min read
Portrait of the interior designer Madeleine Castaing by the French painter Chaïm Soutine.

The creative brain—an edited excerpt from ‘Essays on Art and Science’

In his new book, neuroscientist Eric Kandel explores how sensory perception and higher-order cognitive processes influence our experience of art.

By Eric Kandel
19 March 2024 | 8 min read

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By The Transmitter
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Here are seven stories from the past year about some of the field’s most engaging figures.

By The Transmitter
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Check out some of our most-read stories, covering neuroscience funding and policy changes in the United States, and methodological issues in high-profile neuroscience papers.

By The Transmitter
24 December 2025 | 3 min read

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