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Brianna Abbott is a freelance health and science reporter based in Rhode Island, covering neuroscience, cancer, the business of medicine and more. Her stories have appeared in publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Medscape and Cancer Today.
The updated, more precise definition used in a CDC study includes adaptive scores.
The chimeric mice could help untangle the biology of human brain development or conditions such as autism.
The approach uses a protein found in fruit flies to ferry the gene editor Cas9 into muscle cells.
The project is helping to fill critical gaps in the genetic underpinnings of autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions.
A customizable Styrofoam mold minimizes head movements during brain scans, enabling researchers to produce clearer images.
The birds accurately complete decision-making tasks twice as fast as primates, although their endbrains look considerably different.
The birds accurately complete decision-making tasks twice as fast as primates, although their endbrains look considerably different.
Andrea Hiott explains her navigational approach to the mind, and why now is the time to embrace seemingly paradoxical findings in neuroscience.
Andrea Hiott explains her navigational approach to the mind, and why now is the time to embrace seemingly paradoxical findings in neuroscience.
The U.S. government has touted organoids as an alternative to animals for studying the brain. The model has improved since its debut in 2013, but scientists are still working to overcome key limitations: immaturity, consistency and the lack of vascularization.
The U.S. government has touted organoids as an alternative to animals for studying the brain. The model has improved since its debut in 2013, but scientists are still working to overcome key limitations: immaturity, consistency and the lack of vascularization.