New report examines reproducibility and replicability in science
A new report examines reproducibility and replicability in science. The report recommends ways in which researchers can improve transparency.... Read More...
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What is neuroscience? Neuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system. Neuroscience research often involves research from fields such as brain science, chemistry, computer science, engineering, linguistics, mathematics, artificial intelligence, robotics, neurology, medicine, philosophy, physics, and psychology.
Is it the end of ‘statistical significance’? The battle to make science more uncertain
A new paper considers whether scientific research is really 'moving to a world beyond p<0.05, and if we are ready to alter the standing concept of 'statistical significance'.... Read More...
Larger Sample Size Needed to Increase Reproducibility in Neuroscience Studies
Researchers say typical neuroimaging studies generally utilize small sample sizes, making them a challenge for other neuroscientists to replicate.... Read More...
Flawed Research Methods Exaggerate Prevalence of Depression
Researchers report the common practice of using patients self report screenings, rather than diagnostic interviews, may be misrepresentational of the actual prevalence of depression.... Read More...
New Behavioral Science Approach Combines Experiments and Models
Researchers propose a new approach to conducting behavioral science research that uses experimental studies and computer models.... Read More...
Physicists Negate Century-Old Assumption Regarding Neurons and Brain Activity
Physicists report their findings about neurons and brain activity goes against conventional belief and could call into question thousands of scientific studies. They also believe their findings could impact new research into the origins of neurodegenerative diseases.... Read More...
Innovative Microscope Poised to Propel Optogenetics Studies
Researchers have developed a new microscope which is optimized to perform studies using optogenetic techniques.... Read More...
Realistic Rodent Model of Drug Addiction
New rodent model helps researchers discover it is ingenuity and not habit that sustains addiction.... Read More...
New Dye Gives Researchers Clearer Insight Into the Brain
Researchers have developed a new dye that can be used to observe the activity of neurons in the brain.... Read More...
Improving Clinical Trials With Machine Learning
Advances in machine learning could allow researchers to detect drug effects that may be missed through conventional statistical analysis, researchers report. ... Read More...
More Neuroscience Research Articles Are Reporting the Sex of Laboratory Animals
A new study reports on a significant increase of neuroscience research papers where the authors report on the sex of the animals used in their studies. ... Read More...
Progress in Building Europe’s New Platform For Understanding the Brain
Neuroscientists recently converged on Glasgow to discuss advances in the quest toward building a unified platform for brain research.... Read More...