Daniel Liévano
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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.
We found a major flaw in a scientific reagent used in thousands of neuroscience experiments — and we’re trying to fix it.
As part of that ambition, we launched a public-private partnership to systematically evaluate antibodies used to study neurological disease, and we plan to make all the data freely available.
Simply making data publicly available isn’t enough. We need to make it easy — that requires community buy-in.
I helped create a standard to make it easy to upload, analyze and compare functional MRI data. An ecosystem of tools has since grown up around it, boosting reproducibility and speeding up research.
Incentivizing data-sharing in neuroscience: How about a little customer service?
To make data truly reusable, we need to invest in data curators, who help people enter the information into repositories.
Incentivizing data-sharing in neuroscience: How about a little customer service?
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How to use artificial intelligence to strengthen scientific processes and scholarly output
As AI-driven systems are integrated into all aspects of science, we need to make sure that they read and write to a shared data and knowledge space.
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As AI-driven systems are integrated into all aspects of science, we need to make sure that they read and write to a shared data and knowledge space.
The fast-expanding repertoire of mitochondria in the brain
More than cellular powerhouses, these organelles also seem to help synapses communicate, support memory formation and even shape behavior.
The fast-expanding repertoire of mitochondria in the brain
More than cellular powerhouses, these organelles also seem to help synapses communicate, support memory formation and even shape behavior.
When autistic kids grow up, Chapter 5: The war dial
“You have to reshape the whole system.” Tempest McDonald earns a measure of peace.
When autistic kids grow up, Chapter 5: The war dial
“You have to reshape the whole system.” Tempest McDonald earns a measure of peace.