The Spike
The science of the brain, from the scientists of the brain
Editors
Mark Humphries
Uses his brain to understand brains. Is that possible? Neuroscience: https://humphries-lab.org
Latest Posts
Thoughts on a medical mystery
How brains learn diseases, and their cures
What Should Systems Neuroscience Do Next? Voltage Imaging
The firing and the wiring at the same time
Selective Journals Are The A&R Of Science
Why selective journals have thrived in the online era
Why Scientists Feel Dumb
Or: the crushing inevitability of imposter syndrome
Choosing a neuroscience graduate program
TL;DR talk to current students & trust your instincts
The A-Z of The Spike
A reading guide
Why does the brain have a reward prediction error?
Dopamine, and the art of feedback
2018: a mildly muddled review of the year in neuroscience
Time to torch the textbooks
When Cortex Stops Making Sense
When cortex is useless, what do we learn?
Brains as Analog Computers
Brains might compute, but not digitally.
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