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    1. Neuroscience

    Computational Neuroscience: A faster way to model neuronal circuitry

    Andrew P Davison, Shailesh Appukuttan
    Artificial neural networks could pave the way for efficiently simulating large-scale models of neuronal networks in the nervous system.
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    1. Epidemiology and Global Health
    2. Medicine

    Health: Understanding the links between cardiovascular and psychiatric conditions

    Sonali Amarasekera, Prabhat Jha
    Individuals recently diagnosed with a cardiovascular disease are at higher risk of developing a mental illness, with mortality increasing when both conditions are present.
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  1. A pastel blue hand holds a balanced pair of scales across a fractured background; both plates hold the grey silhouette of a scientist, who is either giving a speech (left plate) or looking down a microscope (right plate).

    Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: The hidden toll of community outreach

    Raul A Ramos
    Caught in a system eager for success stories, a PhD student from an underrepresented background learns how to balance his challenges in the lab with his desire to serve his community.
  2. Meta-Research: Systemic racial disparities in funding rates at the National Science Foundation

    Christine Yifeng Chen, Sara S Kahanamoku ... Justin Hosbey
    White principal investigators applying to the National Science Foundation are consistently funded at higher rates than most non-white PIs.
    1. Ecology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Evolution: Kin selection spreads

    James P Higham
    By spending more time around infants which physically resemble their own, mandrill mothers may increase how frequently their offspring interact with their paternal half siblings.
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    1. Evolutionary Biology
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Science Forum: A low-cost, open-source evolutionary bioreactor and its educational use

    Vishhvaan Gopalakrishnan, Dena Crozier ... Jacob G Scott
    The EVolutionary biorEactor (EVE) can be built for less than $200, and can be used to evaluate microbial population dynamics in the lab and to teach evolution in high schools.
    1. Neuroscience

    Mechanosensing Dendrites: The elegance of prickly sensations

    Bibi Nusreen Imambocus, Peter Soba
    Neurons sensing harmful mechanical forces in the larvae of fruit flies have a striking architecture of dendrites that are optimized to detect pointy objects.
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    1. Neuroscience

    Perception: In sync with the heart

    Aleksandra M Herman
    People actively adjust how they acquire sensory information, such as tactile cues, based on how their bodily functions alter their senses.
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  3. Marmoset on a tree

    Episode 83: November 2022

    In this episode, we hear about neonatal communication in marmosets, a potential link between language development disorders and myelin, the evolution of the lung, and eLife’s new approach to publishing.
  4. Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: A guide for writing anti-racist tenure and promotion letters

    The A4BL Anti-racist Tenure Letter Working Group
    Acknowledging the often underappreciated contributions Black and other marginalized scholars make to academia can help us build a more inclusive culture.