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The illusion of AI consciousness: Lessons from human unconscious processing
Published: June 8, 2026 04:00
Complex, goal-directed and even emotionally responsive behavior can unfold without awareness, providing a useful lens for interpreting artificial systems.
‘Push-pull’ recipe for neural wiring used in multiple brain regions
Published: June 5, 2026 04:00
A versatile pair of proteins steers neurons toward their targets and helps establish the brain’s sensory maps, new studies suggest.
Reward-learning algorithm hardwired into dopamine circuit
Published: June 5, 2026 04:00
The finding bolsters the canonical model of reward prediction error, which has come under scrutiny in recent years.
Exclusive: Brain and spinal cord institute halts research, citing funding problems
Published: June 4, 2026 21:32
The Burke Neurological Institute, which calls itself “the only research institute in the U.S. dedicated to finding treatments to repair the brain and spinal cord,” ceased research operations on 22 May.
When autistic kids grow up, Chapter 1: Those people
Published: June 4, 2026 04:00
What leads an autism researcher to publish an intentionally inflammatory paper accusing the NIH of discrimination?
Supported by a $40 million NIH grant, Yale brain shuttle technology raises questions
Published: June 3, 2026 04:00
Yale University claims its STEP platform might be able to deliver gene-editing tools into the brain via multiple routes. Researchers are eager to see more.
What counts as a ‘naturalistic’ behavior?
https://www.thetransmitter.org/brain-inspired/what-counts-as-a-naturalistic-behavior/
Published: June 3, 2026 04:00
Nedah Nemati explains how neuroscience methods and the lived experience of the scientists themselves shape how we define the behaviors we seek to explain.
Allen Institute sets sights on treatments for five brain diseases
Published: June 2, 2026 20:24
The Brain Health Accelerator program aims to harness single-cell transcriptomics and cell-type-specific genetic tools to develop treatments for Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s and Parkinson’s diseases, Lewy body dementia and ALS.
Learning why spiny mice play well with others
https://www.thetransmitter.org/neuros-ark/learning-why-spiny-mice-play-well-with-others/
Published: June 2, 2026 04:00
Aubrey Kelly studies the gregarious mammal to explore how the brain controls complex social behaviors “akin to friendship.”
Autism-linked genes expressed in thalamus make an impact, and more
Published: June 2, 2026 04:00
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 1 June.