Episódios

  • Frameshift: Raphe Bernier followed his heart out of academia, then made his way back again
    Feb 20 2026

    After a clinical research career, an interlude at Apple and four months in early retirement, Raphe Bernier found joy in teaching.

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    7 minutos
  • Organoid study reveals shared brain pathways across autism-linked variants
    Feb 19 2026

    The genetic variants initially affect brain development in unique ways, but over time they converge on common molecular pathways.

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    5 minutos
  • Neuroscience needs single-synapse studies
    Feb 19 2026

    Studying individual synapses has the potential to help neuroscientists develop new theories, better understand brain disorders and reevaluate 70 years of work on synaptic transmission plasticity.

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    7 minutos
  • Neuroscience has a species problem
    Feb 19 2026

    If our field is serious about building general principles of brain function, cross-species dialogue must become a core organizing principle rather than an afterthought.

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    9 minutos
  • Oligodendrocytes need mechanical cues to myelinate axons correctly
    Feb 13 2026

    Without the mechanosensor TMEM63A, the cells cannot deposit the appropriate amount of insulation, according to a new study.

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    5 minutos
  • Aging neurons outsource garbage disposal, clog microglia
    Feb 13 2026

    Degradation-resistant proteins pass from neurons to glial cells in a process that may spread protein clumps around the brain, according to a study in mice.

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    5 minutos
  • Oregon primate research center to negotiate with NIH on possible transition to sanctuary
    Feb 13 2026

    The board of directors at Oregon Health & Science University, which runs the primate center, voted unanimously in favor of the move.

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    7 minutos
  • From genes to dynamics: Examining brain cell types in action may reveal the logic of brain function
    Feb 9 2026

    Defining brain cell types is no longer a matter of classification alone, but of embedding their genetic identities within the dynamical organization of population activity.

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    7 minutos