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Charting a New Course Through the Injured Brain
Rashmi Shivni | Jan 15, 2024 | 4 min read
A state-of-the-art technique helps scientists map out tissue at the single cell level after a demyelinating brain injury.
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In Deep Water With Gül Dölen
Peter Hess, Spectrum | Aug 4, 2022 | 10 min read
A researcher’s existential crisis led to a scientific breakthrough.
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Is Your Brain Wired for Numbers?
Catherine Offord | Oct 1, 2021 | 10+ min read
Our perception of quantity, separate from counting or estimation of magnitude more generally, is foundational to human cognition, according to some neuroscientists.
Daniel Colón-Ramos Reveals the Mysteries of Worms’ Memories
Claudia Lopez-Lloreda | May 1, 2020 | 3 min read
The Yale neuroscientist seeks to understand the brain’s architecture and function using C. elegans.
Contributors
Diana Kwon | May 1, 2017 | 4 min read
Meet some of the people featured in the May 2017 issue of The Scientist.
Opinion: New Models for ASDs
Alysson R. Muotri | May 13, 2015 | 3 min read
The study of mini “brains” in a dish, derived from patient cells, offers a novel approach for autism spectrum disorder research.
Glia Guru
Anna Azvolinsky | May 1, 2017 | 9 min read
Ben Barres recast glial cells from supporting actors to star performers, crucial for synaptic plasticity in the brain and for preventing neurodegenerative disorders.
Into the Limelight
Kate Yandell | Oct 1, 2015 | 8 min read
Glial cells were once considered neurons’ supporting actors, but new methods and model organisms are revealing their true importance in brain function.
Tadpoles See with Extra Eyes
Sabrina Richards | Feb 27, 2013 | 3 min read
Blind tadpoles regain vision when new eyes are grafted onto their tails. 

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