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An opaque cube is repeated multiple times to create the appearance of overlapping cubes.

Sounding the alarm on pseudoreplication: Q&A with Constantinos Eleftheriou and Peter Kind

Most studies of neurological disorders in mice erroneously treat multiple samples from a single animal as independent replicates, according to a new analysis. But scientists and journals can take steps to curb this practice.

By Lauren Schenkman
12 June 2025 | 6 min read
Photograph of a neuroscience research training workshop in Africa.

Addressing the lack of infrastructure and training that stymies African neuroscience

A newly launched research center in Nigeria could offer a model for expanding neuroscience across the continent.

By Mahmoud Bukar Maina
29 July 2024 | 6 min read

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Researchers retract multisensory learning paper after failed replications

Even though one set of experiments did not hold up, the authors stand by the original conclusions of the work and plan to resubmit it as a new paper.

By Calli McMurray
31 March 2026 | 4 min read