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The neural code at 100

October 12, 2026 · 8 min

In two 1926 articles, Edgar Douglas Adrian revealed that neurons communicate through trains of spikes.
What AI can learn from hunger

October 5, 2026 · 6 min

To enhance AI safety, take a lesson from biological brains; a small set of wants maintains durable control over a much larger cognitive system.
How the pipa frog hunts prey by touch

September 30, 2026 · 6 min

Each of the frog’s eight fingers branches into 16 ultra-sensitive tips, which together function as a fovea—potentially the first demonstration of this type of sensory structure outside of mammals.
Revisiting the neural correlates of consciousness

September 28, 2026 · 8 min

Life happens in real time, but experience may be composed in ragtime—like the music genre, full of offbeat notes and uneven rhythms. The assumption that waking life consists of a “stream” of conscious representations has inadvertently led…
Grant review needs reform. How about we add an element of chance?

September 25, 2026 · 6 min

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.

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This paper changed my life: Transformative work in addiction neuroscience

September 16, 2026 · 7 min

A 2011 Nature study found that loss of a nicotinic receptor subunit leads to increased nicotine intake in mice. The work set the standard for how to functionally validate genetic association study findings in neuroscience.
Building brain-computer interfaces at a neurotech company

September 15, 2026 · 8 min

At Blackrock Neurotech, Spencer Kellis develops implantable devices that help people with brain and spinal cord conditions communicate, move and more.
Infant memories: Lost but not gone?

September 14, 2026 · 7 min

Infantile amnesia is not simply a story about forgetting the past. It is an opportunity to understand how memory itself is built.
Neuromechanical models deepen our understanding of animal motor control

September 9, 2026 · 8 min

Thanks to recent progress in physics-based simulators and robotics, it has never been easier for neuroscientists to use neuromechanical modeling to test hypotheses about animal movement.
Dimensionality-neuroscience's red herring?

September 7, 2026 · 9 min

Placing too much emphasis on a specific interpretation of dimensionality, or treating it as an end-all quantification of some aspect of neural computation, may hinder progress in understanding the brain.
How FALAN is building a thriving neuroscience community in Latin America

August 28, 2026 · 8 min

As the Federation of Latin American and Caribbean Neuroscience Societies Congress kicks off next week, its president shares how the organization aims to foster collaborations and provide high-quality training for young neuroscientists in…
Inside the sea cucumber's regenerative superpowers

August 28, 2026 · 5 min

José E. García-Arrarás studies how these marine invertebrates manage to regrow their nervous system, intestines and other internal organs in a matter of months after threats prompt them to literally spill their guts.

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