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Improvising to study brains in the wild: Q&A with Nacho Sanguinetti-Scheck
A joke at a neuroscience summer program nearly a decade ago ignited a lifelong research interest for this Uruguayan scientist—one that plays on his comedic strengths.
Improvising to study brains in the wild: Q&A with Nacho Sanguinetti-Scheck
On the high seas with Florian Engert and Bence Ölveczky
The two neuroscientists leave this week to take on the most dangerous leg of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race — sailing from South Africa to Australia through the fabled “Roaring Forties,” latitudes of the Southern Ocean known for their towering waves and prevailing gale-force westerlies.
On the high seas with Florian Engert and Bence Ölveczky
Capturing autism’s sleep problems with devices nearable and wearable
Next-generation trackers could realize a long-standing research dream: conducting sleep studies in large numbers of autistic people.
Capturing autism’s sleep problems with devices nearable and wearable
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