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Building on decades of research on the neural circuitry of decision-making, researchers are now exploring how those circuits evolve over the life span. -
On September 27, 2021, SFARI convened a one-day virtual workshop to explore and discuss opportunities and risks for early detection of neurodevelopmental disorders through genomic sequencing. -
By bringing the power of machine learning to climate science, Simons Junior Fellow Abigail Bodner is working to deepen our understanding of the connection between ocean processes and … -
Whole-genome sequencing data from more than 50 brains in the Autism BrainNet collection are now available for research purposes. Additional data will be released in the coming … -
Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond. -
Check out these talks and workshops featuring Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain investigators and fellows. -
Atypical sensory perception is widely observed in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). -
Systems neuroscience is seeing a renaissance in the use of complex, naturalistic tasks, such as foraging, which offer surprising new insights into the brain. But gleaning these insights … -
Analysis of more than 10 years’ worth of abstracts from the annual Cosyne meeting highlights research trends in systems and computational neuroscience. -
How a hands-on science museum made a home in Corona, Queens through community-led programming -
… Michigan Rayan Saab University of California, San Diego Laurent Saloff-Coste Cornell University Michael Stillman Cornell University Vesna Stojanoska University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Jeffrey D … -
The Simons Foundation announces its new Pivot fellowship program, which provides funding for today’s brightest minds to apply their talent and expertise to a new field in … -
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has named theoretical quantum physicist Jennifer Cano a 2022 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow in Physics. The fellowship is one of the most … -
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded one of its prestigious research fellowships to cosmologist J. Colin Hill. The fellowship “recognizes and rewards outstanding early-career faculty who … -
Researchers at the Flatiron Institute and their collaborators found that breaking and reconnecting magnetic field lines near the event horizon release energy from a black hole’s magnetic … -
Flatiron Institute research fellow Nikita Kavokine and his colleagues propose that water molecules interact with electrons in the nanotube walls, so that they push and pull on one … -
Physical and cognitive decline, along with highly variable behavior and physiological factors, complicates studies of aging. -
Two recent collaborations between experimental physicists and members of the Simons Collaboration on Ultra-Quantum Matter have yielded new insights into the production of the elusive particles called … -
New Simons Searchlight data were recently added to SFARI Base. This data release included phenotypic data from individuals with 16p11.2 copy number variants (CNVs), 1q21.1 CNVs … -
The Bridge to Independence Award program serves as an overall scientific support system to help early-career scientists successfully launch their independent research positions. Fellows receive a commitment … -
In October and November 2021, SFARI held the fall 2021 science meeting virtually. Across three webinars, nine SFARI-funded researchers discussed their latest findings in autism research to … -
Each month, SCPAB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCPAB community and beyond. -
SFARI is pleased to announce that seven Director Awards were awarded in 2021. These projects include, but are not limited to, studies that aim to develop new tools … -
Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond.
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From the development of neurons to how they function, Simons Junior Fellow Raffi Cohn studies every aspect of the brain’s intricate circuitry. -
New phenotypic and genomic data are available from participants enrolled in SPARK. Currently available data include phenotypic information from 283,520 people, including more than 111,000 individuals … -
Four years into its run, the International Brain Lab, a collaboration among 22 labs, is demonstrating a novel approach to team-based neuroscience. -
A trailblazer in her research field, Bianca Viray believes that mathematics is for everyone and works tirelessly to achieve a vision of inclusivity and diversity. -
SFARI’s requests for grant applications (RFAs) underwent a number of changes in 2021. In 2022, we will largely continue on the course set last year. There will … -
How collaborations between scientists and artists are yielding groundbreaking, moving new works. -
… population and the encoded task information. She then joined MIT as a Fellow in Computation in the department of brain and cognitive sciences. While there, Chung applied … -
The CAMELS project uses machine learning and thousands of simulations to extract secrets from the cosmos -
Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond.
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The Simons Foundation is pleased to announce that mathematician and physicist Ingrid Daubechies has joined its board of directors. Daubechies is the James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of … -
Each month, SCPAB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCPAB community and beyond.
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Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond.
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Two styles of understanding visual processing — discriminative and generative approaches — have guided researchers on separate paths for decades but are now being brought together. -
… Within this section, a gatefold features highlights from the “Prevalence Map” project that lives on Spectrum’s site. Under the guidance of an advisory board of autism … -
Simons Junior Fellow Philipp Brand began his career studying genetic variation in orchid bees. Now exploring the evolutionary underpinnings of fruit fly behavior, his long-term goal is … -
Simons Searchlight will host the CSNK2A1, HIVEP2, MED13L and SETBP1 Family and Scientific Conference on Aug 4-7, 2022, in Baltimore. Basic and clinical researchers, carriers of these … -
Community-focused program that provides extraordinary opportunities for under-recognized and underrepresented youth -
SFARI is pleased to announce that it intends to fund 17 grants in response to the 2021 Pilot Award request for applications.