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Lauren Schenkman is a freelance journalist. She has written for Atlas Obscura, The New York Times Magazine, Tin House, and TED Ideas. Before going freelance, she was a reporter and editor at Science magazine. She has undergraduate degrees in physics and English and an MFA in creative writing.
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In a new commentary, Quesque and 44 experts in neuroscience and psychology propose a standardized lexicon for research on the attribution of mental states.
A new clinic is assessing children who have a genetic predisposition for autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions—sometimes before traits appear.
Confirming a long-held hypothesis, repeated exposure to the drugs alters neurons in the nucleus accumbens, the brain’s reward center, and curbs an animal’s urge for sustenance.
The hallmark autism trait has multiple facets, Uljarević and his colleagues have found.
New quality benchmarks for basic research involving stem cells promise to improve rigor and reproducibility, says Mosher, who helped develop the standards.
Meet 10 neuroscientists bringing model diversity back with the funky animals they study.
Meet 10 neuroscientists bringing model diversity back with the funky animals they study.
These complex combinations of organoids afford a closer look at how gene alterations affect certain brain networks.
These complex combinations of organoids afford a closer look at how gene alterations affect certain brain networks.
Twenty-five years ago, Rajesh Rao proposed a seminal theory of how brains could implement predictive coding for perception. His modern version zeroes in on actions.
Twenty-five years ago, Rajesh Rao proposed a seminal theory of how brains could implement predictive coding for perception. His modern version zeroes in on actions.