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Sound processing skewed in mouse model of Rett syndrome

Researchers have traced an unusual maternal behavior in female mice modeling Rett syndrome to a neural circuit that processes sound. They have also found a drug that reverses this behavior.

By Nicholette Zeliadt
27 January 2017 | 4 min read

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Three ecological psychologists on the right and wrong ways to use the field’s principles in neuroscience

Matthieu de Wit, Luis H. Favela and Vicente Raja weigh in on the recent trend of neuroscientists importing concepts from ecological psychology, the study of how an organism’s interactions with its environment explain perception and action.

By Paul Middlebrooks
25 February 2026 | 1 min read
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Is there a neuroscientist in the House?

Sam Wang, a neuroscientist running for the U.S. House of Representatives, has been considering American democracy for decades.

By Lauren Schenkman
25 February 2026 | 7 min read

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