Our picks include a deep dive into dopamine, the role of PKMzeta in memory, and studying the stomatogastric ganglion. Source: Spectrum News

Meet 10 neuroscientists bringing model diversity back with the funky animals they study.Source: Spectrum News

By Ron Sandison After writing my fourth book Adulting on the Spectrum I felt like I had one thing I had not yet achieved which my brothers and friends had accomplished, own a house. Ron Sandison Autism has made life a challenge for me. Only 3% of people with autism are gainfully employed, 85% of …

These complex combinations of organoids afford a closer look at how gene alterations affect certain brain networks.Source: Spectrum News

The human brain takes in sensory information roughly 100 million times faster than it can respond. Neuroscientists need to explore this perceptual paradox to better understand the limits of the brain, Meister and Zheng say.Source: Spectrum News

Twenty-five years ago, Rajesh Rao proposed a seminal theory of how brains could implement predictive coding for perception. His modern version zeroes in on actions.Source: Spectrum News

Frégnac, who died on 18 October at the age of 73, built his career by meeting neuroscience’s complexity straight on. Source: Spectrum News

By Rosa Mackay There once was a quiet young lady called Christa. She lived in a house with her mom, dad and sister. She spent days with her puppy just horsing around. But when she was with people some things got her down. (Sister) “Don’t like playing with others? Well that’s just n…

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 16 December.Source: Spectrum News

The cortex is filled with excitatory local synapses, but we know little about their role in brain function. New experimental tools, along with ideas from artificial intelligence, are poised to change that.Source: Spectrum News

by John Testore Victimization and Criticism stop us from Achieving. Self-awareness and Acceptance are the antonyms of Victimization and Criticism. The latter are the main obstacles in ADHD, although common in Autism to a lesser extent. Autism and ASD are two distinct disorders sharing some traits. …

Neuroscience textbooks can be prohibitively expensive for some undergraduate students. A new open-access alternative seeks to change that.Source: Spectrum News

Our research ecosystem isn't built to deliver the breakthroughs needed to understand intelligence at scale. We need a dedicated research institution to take up the task.Source: Spectrum News

Author Anika Hoybjerg discusses the importance of selecting meaningful goals. By Anika Hoybjerg, PhD, EdS, BCBA-D, LBA and Casey Barron, BCBA, LBA  As professionals in applied behavior analysis and related fields, it is our greatest privilege to work with those in our care. We have a responsib…