“Recognizing the scope and impact of heterogeneity in basic neuroscience is essential if we want to understand complex conditions and the brain in health and disease,” write Linda Douw, Klaus Eyer and Lara Keuck.
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In his new book, @romainbrette@mastodon.social pushes back against theories that describe the brain as a “biological computer.” In this excerpt, he challenges equating brain evolution with programming, and the universality of neural network models.
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Apr 02, 2026
A new preprint shows that deep learning can make a fly walk realistically using a worm’s brain — exposing a fundamental problem with how connectome models are being built and sold to investors.
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A leader in the field of voltage-gated calcium channel research over the course of a five-decade career, Annette Dolphin was “amongst the luminaries.”
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Feb 24, 2026
Functional MRI scans of more than 100 2-month-old infants suggest that they are capable of distinguishing among a variety of different objects. The findings challenge perceptions of cognitive development as a gradual process.
By Helena Kudiabor
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