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The results help explain how the hippocampus can recall information about a place without an animal physically revisiting it.Source: Spectrum News

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.Source: Spectrum News

While working on a similar analysis last year, an independent researcher spotted inconsistencies in the now-retracted paper.Source: Spectrum News

Movement-sensing neurons that target the striatum influence a mouse’s choice of action by favoring routine. Source: Spectrum News

One of the studies, published in 2021 in Science Advances, received an editorial expression of concern on 21 May, after the journal learned that an institutional review of alleged image problems is underway.Source: Spectrum News

In her new book, published today, neuroscientist Nicole Rust takes us on her personal quest to spell out the brain research community's "Grand Plan."Source: Spectrum News

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 9 June.Source: Spectrum News

The real fun of being a neuroscientist, and maybe the key to asking and answering new questions, is to think big and take intellectual risks.Source: Spectrum News

Streamlining the problem from 3D to 1D eases the expedition—a strategy the study investigators deployed to rewire an olfactory circuit in flies. Source: Spectrum News

The U.S. National Institutes of Health announced a plan to pour $50 million into data science projects intended to investigate the condition’s causes, but the initiative’s short timeline and other atypicalities have prompted questions.Source: Spectrum News

Autistic adults appear to be prone to an early-onset form of Parkinson’s, according to a long-term study that tracked 2.2 million people in Sweden. Source: Spectrum News

The team behind the Drosophila genetics database is now requesting donations from labs to keep the resource afloat. Source: Spectrum News

A group of neuroscientists and philosophers discuss the use and misuse of the term "representation" across the cognitive sciences and how it influences the way we interpret the connection between neural, behavioral and mental activity.Source: Spectrum News