A government spending bill, which was approved today by the House of Representatives and heads next to a Senate vote, allocates 20 percent less funding for the program than last year.Source: Spectrum News

Preston discusses her research examining differences in how children, teenagers and adults integrate new information into their memories.Source: Spectrum News

The two scientists discuss how to estimate a research project’s carbon emissions, from supply procurement to energy usage.Source: Spectrum News

The eight-legged, millimeter-long animals reveal how small nervous systems produce complex behaviors and perceptual abilities, a preprint suggests. Source: Spectrum News

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 10 March.Source: Spectrum News

Kia’s new PV5 electric van is designed with adaptability and accessibility at its core, making it a potentially transformative vehicle for wheelchair users and beyond. The van utilizes a flexible platform, the E-GMP.S, allowing for a variety of body styles and interior configurations. This …

Truly understanding the brain requires a set of conditions we’re unlikely to meet: that knowledge about the brain is finite, and that we have both access to that knowledge and the means to understand it. Source: Spectrum News

The change averts termination for the three neuroscience lab heads, who were set to be let go tomorrow.Source: Spectrum News

By Ashleigh Evans, MS, BCBA Have you ever been in an uncomfortable situation? Were you able to freely leave or voice your concerns and have them respected? Imagine being unable to communicate your discomfort or disagreement with the situation while being forced to stay. That is the reality many a…

Researchers at The Ohio State University led by Dr. Benjamin Segal, professor and chair of the department of neurology at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine, have made a groundbreaking discovery that could transform treatment for neurological injuries and disease…

Michelle Monje and Frank Winkler share the $1.4 million award for their discovery of synapses between brain cancer cells and neurons. Source: Spectrum News

The subunit acts as a “volume control” on signaling that shapes the density of dendritic spines, the new work suggests.Source: Spectrum News

Family-linked factors explain most associations between maternal illness and autism, a study of 1.1 million Danish children finds.Source: Spectrum News

A lack of programming experience can derail experimental aspirations. But custom software packages, web-based applications and video tutorials make functional MRI concepts easier to grasp.Source: Spectrum News