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Amid funding uncertainty, neuroscientists report a mix of cynicism, persistence

Two years into one of the most tumultuous tenures in U.S. federal funding, researchers outline how they are coping with ongoing changes and reflect on the impact these changes are having on the system more broadly.

By Emily Singer
28 August 2026 | 5 min read
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The Transmitter’s directory of new labs in Latin America

Learn about early-career neuroscientists who have started new labs or independent lines of research in Latin America over the past five years.

By Francisco J. Rivera Rosario
28 August 2026 | 7 min read
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The promise of open neuroscience for Latin America

Two Uruguayan researchers explain how their work on computational tools to decode breathing from mouse video recordings could spark more open science initiatives in Latin America.

By Francisco J. Rivera Rosario
28 August 2026 | 8 min read
Headshots of the leaders of new labs in Latin America.

El directorio de nuevos laboratorios en América Latina de The Transmitter

Aprenda de laboratorios de neurociencia que han abierto sus puertas en Latinoamérica en los últimos cinco años.

By Francisco J. Rivera Rosario
28 August 2026 | 8 min read
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Diretório do The Transmitter de novos laboratórios na América Latina

Conheça neurocientistas em início de carreira que criaram novos laboratórios ou linhas de pesquisa independentes na América Latina nos últimos cinco anos.

By Francisco J. Rivera Rosario
28 August 2026 | 8 min read
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A promessa da neurociência aberta para a América Latina

Dois pesquisadores uruguaios explicam como seu trabalho com ferramentas computacionais para decodificar a respiração a partir de gravações em vídeo de camundongos pode inspirar novas iniciativas de ciência aberta na América Latina.

By Francisco J. Rivera Rosario
28 August 2026 | 9 min read
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La promesa de la neurociencia abierta para Latinoamérica

Dos investigadores uruguayos explican cómo su trabajo en herramientas computacionales para decodificar la respiración a partir de grabaciones de video de ratones podría impulsar más iniciativas de ciencia abierta en América Latina.

By Francisco J. Rivera Rosario
28 August 2026 | 9 min read
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Scientific talent is global. Access to the world’s scientific stage is not.

Neuroscience in Chile, and across Latin America, does not lack talent or ideas, but the systems that make science visible—prestigious journals, conferences and networks—increasingly price its researchers out.

By Vicente Medel
27 August 2026 | 8 min read
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How, when and why to use agentic AI in our neuroscience labs

With agentic AI’s rapid infiltration into science, researchers need to develop AI use policies and practices.

By Nicolas Schuck
24 August 2026 | 7 min read
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The fun and flexibility of data science

Taylor Bolt spent his Ph.D. and postdoc digging through brain imaging data for clues to cognition. In industry, the datasets are different but the joy of answering questions with data remains.

By Katie Moisse
18 August 2026 | 7 min read

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Stages of neurodegeneration: Neurofibrillary tangles at different stages of neurodegeneration are labeled with phosphorylated tau antibodies (green and blue).

Reimagining Mexico’s brain bank

Since Alzheimer’s disease researcher José Luna-Muñoz assumed leadership of the facility—Latin America’s oldest—in 2011, he has been acquiring additional tissue types and is working to expand donor recruitment to rural areas.

By Alejandra Manjarrez
28 August 2026 | 7 min read

Revealing how crabs make their escape

Houdini-like Neohelice granulata offers a rare opportunity to record intracellularly from awake, behaving animals.

By Natalia Mesa
28 August 2026 | 0 min watch

Discovering how butterflies choose their mate

Heliconius butterflies offer a window into the neural circuits and genes involved in mate color preference.

By Natalia Mesa
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