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Neuroscience gave AI its start. What happens now?

David Sussillo maps the two fields' divergent paths, and where they might still meet.

By Emily Singer
27 October 2026 | 10 min read
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Creating community through grant support

Fiona Sanderson, a senior program manager at the Brain Canada Foundation, shares how she got into grant administration and how she helps connect researchers with funding and one another.

By Katie Moisse
14 October 2026 | 7 min read
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Grant review needs reform. How about we add an element of chance?

A process that uses a lottery system saves time, reduces strategic resubmission and accepts that, above a quality threshold, luck has always played a part in science funding.

By Adrien Peyrache
25 September 2026 | 6 min read
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Building brain-computer interfaces at a neurotech company

At Blackrock Neurotech, Spencer Kellis develops implantable devices that help people with brain and spinal cord conditions communicate, move and more.

By Katie Moisse
15 September 2026 | 8 min read
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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
Headshots of the leaders of new labs in Latin America.

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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Remembering Gerry Fischbach, ‘orchestra conductor’ who brought scientists together

Fischbach, who died 25 October, elucidated the dynamic changes in neuromuscular junctions. Beyond the lab, he shaped careers, academic departments and scientific societies.

By Claudia López Lloreda
29 October 2026 | 8 min read
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WILD platform levels up ability to record brain activity, behavior in nature

The customizable rig combines multimodal recording, onboard processing and neuronal manipulation to power more complex experiments.

By Simon Makin
29 October 2026 | 6 min read

The relationship between structure and function in cortical networks

Michael Reimann explains how the shape of neurons puts strong constraints on how they are wired in a network, and how this affects their structure-function relationships.

By Gaute Einevoll
28 October 2026 | 138 min listen