Sydney Wyatt

2 months ago | thetransmitter.org | Sydney Wyatt |Calli McMurray |Angie Voyles Askham |Paul Middlebrooks

Two neuro-oncologists who uncovered how neural activity can contribute to the spread and growth of cancer throughout the brain and body have been awarded this year’s Brain Prize. The winners—Michelle Monje, professor of pediatric neuro-oncology at Stanford Medicine, and Frank Winkler, professor of experimental neuro-oncology at Heidelberg University—were announced today in Copenhagen by the Lundbeck Foundation, which founded the award in 2011.

2 months ago | thetransmitter.org | Andrew Jahn |Emily Finn |Evelyn MR Lake |Sydney Wyatt

Recent articles This series of essays explores new developments and challenges in human brain imaging. 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. A lack of programming experience can derail experimental aspirations.

2 months ago | thetransmitter.org | Sydney Wyatt |Charles Piller |Calli McMurray |Angie Voyles Askham

I learned about the Stand Up for Science movement through one of my classmates. She told me that they needed people to spread the message. I’m trying to start doing that in Florida, which is where I grew up. There’s a lot of pent-up energy, but people don’t know how to move forward right now. Protesting is a way to let that out and to find a community of other people who also need to do that. I was born in China, but I was adopted by my family, and we’re Argentinian.

Feb 6, 2025 | thetransmitter.org | Sydney Wyatt |Claudia Lopez Lloreda |Angie Voyles Askham |Stephen Maren

Reporting fellowThe Transmitter Share this article: Tags: Learning, Circuits, Cognitive neuroscience, Connectivity, Memory, Sensory perception, Sensory systems, Systems neuroscience, Vision Mice have poor vision, but they still instinctively run or freeze if they see a potential threat, such as the shadow of a looming predator. They can override these instincts, though, if they learn over time that a perceived threat is harmless.

Jan 24, 2025 | thetransmitter.org | Sydney Wyatt |Emily Willingham |Anne West |Angie Voyles Askham

When Floyd Bloom was in high school in the early 1950s, he took an aptitude test, and the results suggested he would excel at jobs in communication, such as journalism or advertising. But that was not what his family envisioned for him. His father, who had wanted to be a doctor himself and who revered the profession, pushed for medical school.