Contributing writer
Spectrum
Brianna Abbott is a contributing writer at Spectrum. She is a science journalist based in New York City, covering neuroscience, health and the environment, and is a graduate of the Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program at New York University. She has a B.A. in chemistry and a B.A. in creative writing from Providence College in Rhode Island.
A customizable Styrofoam mold minimizes head movements during brain scans, enabling researchers to produce clearer images.
A new method enables researchers to plot activity in the zebrafish brain's system for spatial orientation and balance.
A new resource details the protein-coding portions of the genomes of 36 popular mouse strains.
A transparent set of electrodes enables researchers to simultaneously record electrical signals and visualize neurons in the brains of awake mice.
A new brain implant pumps chemical signals directly into a target region to ease seizure-like activity in mice.
What leads an autism researcher to publish an intentionally inflammatory paper accusing the NIH of discrimination?
What leads an autism researcher to publish an intentionally inflammatory paper accusing the NIH of discrimination?
Yale University claims its STEP platform might be able to deliver gene-editing tools into the brain via multiple routes. Researchers are eager to see more.
Yale University claims its STEP platform might be able to deliver gene-editing tools into the brain via multiple routes. Researchers are eager to see more.
Nedah Nemati explains how neuroscience methods and the lived experience of the scientists themselves shape how we define the behaviors we seek to explain.
Nedah Nemati explains how neuroscience methods and the lived experience of the scientists themselves shape how we define the behaviors we seek to explain.