@dalbertdraws thanks for the beautiful art!

Riso and Art Deco feels in today's illustration by Dalbert B. Vilarino: To understand decision-making, we need to truly challenge lab animals. By Chand Chandrasekaran
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This paper changed my life: Erin Calipari ponders the nuances of rewarding and aversive stimuli A 1960s study by Kelleher and Morse found that lever pressing in squirrel monkeys depended not on whether they received a reward or shock, but on the rules of the task. This taught Calipari to think…

Yihui Chang's latest bombshell for today's This paper changed my life: Erin Calipari ponders the nuances of rewarding and aversive stimuli: www.thetransmitter.org/this-paper-c... for @thetransmitter.bsky.social #sciart

Why neural foundation models work, and what they might—and might not—teach us about the brain These models can partly generalize across species, brain regions and tasks, suggesting that a set of machine-learnable rules govern neural population activity. But will we be able to understand them?

Delicate photograph from Danielle Ezzo for the latest in the NeuroAI series: Why neural foundation models work, and what they might—and might not—teach us about the brain

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with opulent art by Agnes Jonas 🎨

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Opulent, curvaceous art from Agnes Jonas for today's essay: Embrace complexity to improve the translatability of basic neuroscience. By Linda Douw, Klaus Eyer, Lara Keuck: www.thetransmitter.org/science-and-... for @thetransmitter.bsky.social

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Neuro’s ark: Sounding out the evolution of hearing with geckos Catherine Carr explains her discovery that geckos retain a vibration-sensing pathway previously thought to be lost when animals moved onto land.

Wild about the art by Kai Gietzen for today's Neuro’s ark: Sounding out the evolution of hearing with geckos. Words by @helenak.bsky.social: www.thetransmitter.org/neuros-ark/n... for @thetransmitter.bsky.social #sciart

Silver-gray brain shape floats over colored papers, part of it seems to disappear.

My very own photographic illustration for today's funding news by Angie Voyles Askham: Letter asks Congress for nearly $500 million to sustain BRAIN Initiative. For @thetransmitter.bsky.social: www.thetransmitter.org/funding/lett...

How to teach programming in the age of AI Scientists and educators are concerned about students using AI. But there are also opportunities, especially for teaching coding.

How can AI be visualized convincingly in illustration? Or embodied by physical objects in a photograph? Photograph by @margeauxwalter.bsky.social for: How to teach programming in the age of AI. @ashleyjuavinett.bsky.social : www.thetransmitter.org/how-to-teach... @thetransmitter.bsky.social #sciart

A scroll symbolizing primary text unfurls behind a computer screen. Text from the scroll is visible through a small window on the computer screen. Objects are floating in a richly textured dark red background space.

Textured minimalism from Vahram Muradyan for @norabradford.bsky.social essay: ‘Friction-maxxing’ in school: Students should read primary literature, not AI summaries: www.thetransmitter.org/neuro-educat... for @thetransmitter.bsky.social #sciart

Vibrant motion art from Veronyka Jelinek adorns Angie Askham'slatest news: www.thetransmitter.org/spatial-cogn... for @thetransmitter.bsky.social #sciart

Wonderful Machine | Spotlight: Ronen Goldman Captures Bats for The Transmitter Ronen Goldman’s latest project for The Transmitter captures a surreal, in-camera portrait of a neuroscientist surrounded by bats in flight.

Wonderful Machine posted a spotlight article about our lively scientist/bat photoshoot by Ronen Goldman: wonderfulmachine.com/article/spot...
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Trading places: What happens when neuroscience turns into machine learning, and machine learning turns into neuroscience? Neuroscience has become increasingly concerned with prediction, and machine learning with causal explanation, with each field adopting methods from the other. I asked eight experts to weigh in on what...

The art by Scott Balmer for today's essay really sings. It engages thoughtfully using the particular visual language the artist has developed. For: What happens when neuroscience turns into machine learning, and machine learning turns into neuroscience? bit.ly/4snqL2k #sciart

Black and white portrait of Caitlin Vander Weele in a collage with visual elements suggestive of lab work and communications work.

Sweet portrait collage by Michela Buttignol : How Caitlin Vander Weele made science communication her business. Her favorite part of research was talking about it. So she left academia and turned that passion into a successful company. By Katie Moisse: www.thetransmitter.org/craft-and-ca...

Vibrant motion art by Adrià Voltà for today's essay by Amy Kuceyeski: Large-scale neuroimaging datasets often lack information specific to women’s health, constraining AI’s analysis potential: www.thetransmitter.org/brain-imagin... #sciart

This paper changed my life: Talia Lerner reflects on dopamine neuron diversity and the value of simple experiments In a 2011 Neuron study, Stephan Lammel and his colleagues showed that dopamine neurons with different projections have different physiological properties. The work inspired Lerner to think about how…

Dripped out neurons by Yihui Chang support the concept of plasticity for today's "This paper changed my life": @talialerner.bsky.social reflects on dopamine neuron diversity and the value of simple experiments: www.thetransmitter.org/this-paper-c... for @thetransmitter.bsky.social #sciart

intertwining pipes in gold and red lead to a narrowing at the spout, where a single drop hovers.

Saturated color seduces in Maria Corte's artwork for today's essay: Securing the academic pipeline amid uncertain U.S. funding climate. By @lucinauddin.bsky.social for @thetransmitter.bsky.social: www.thetransmitter.org/craft-and-ca...

Let’s teach neuroscientists how to be thoughtful and fair reviewers Blanco-Suárez revamped the traditional journal club by developing a course in which students peer review preprints alongside the published papers that evolved from them.

Subtle but satisfying art by Vahram Muradyan lights up today's essay: Let’s teach neuroscientists how to be thoughtful and fair reviewers By @eblancosuarez.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/neuro-educat... @thetransmitter.bsky.social

Tick on a purple plant waves it's legs in the air to sense the chemicals from passing hosts, indicated by wafting multicolored scents drifting down towards the tick.

Wicked art by Kai Gietzen: Spying on the secret sensory world of ticks. Carola Städele, a self-proclaimed “tick magnet,” studies the arachnids’ sensory neurobiology—how these tiny parasites zero in on their next meal. By @callimcflurry.bsky.social: www.thetransmitter.org/neuros-ark/n... #sciart

Lack of reviewers threatens robustness of neuroscience literature Simple math suggests that small groups of scientists can significantly bias peer review.

Droll concept photo by Richard Drury. This image looks easy: but it involved brainstorming, sketching, prop selection and lighting tests. For today's essay: Lack of reviewers threatens robustness of neuroscience literature www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/l... @thetransmitter.bsky.social

Romantic art by @vahrammuradyan.bsky.social for today's essay by Justin O'Hare: Dendrites help neuroscientists see the forest for the trees: www.thetransmitter.org/dendrites/de... for @thetransmitter.bsky.social

Meet the neuroscientist running for Congress Sam Wang, a neuroscientist running for the U.S. House of Representatives, has been interested in “fixing bugs in democracy” for decades.

Photographer Mackenzie Calle tracked a moving target for today's news: Is there a neuroscientist in the House? Sam Wang, is a neuroscientist running for the U.S. House of Representatives by Lauren Schenkman www.thetransmitter.org/policy/is-th... #sciart

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Marcelle Lapicque: A forgotten pioneer in neuroscience Lapicque was the first Black woman neuroscientist in Europe, new research suggests.

Excited to share this video about Marcelle Lapicque: A forgotten pioneer in neuroscience. Lapicque was the first Black woman neuroscientist in Europe, new research suggests. Angie Askham and I had a blast: www.thetransmitter.org/history-of-n... from @thetransmitter.bsky.social #sciart

Thanks Liset! I'm so glad you liked it. Scott is a very cool artist!