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Movement is the primary way animals interact with the world. -
Investigating symbol-like reasoning in the brain: Neural mechanisms of compositional action planning
Humans and other animals can rapidly solve new problems — such as imitating a dance from a single observation — by adaptively combining components from prior knowledge to generate new … -
Individuals vary widely in the types of behavioral transitions they undergo in response to adverse environmental conditions. -
Communication is a fundamental aspect of life among animals, and yet we lack a comprehensive understanding of the underlying neural mechanisms. -
By stitching together an unprecedented diversity of data, a new software platform has enabled scientists to robustly predict what proteins do. -
… people show symptoms of COVID-19. Investing in the future If sequencing technology prepared us for the COVID-19 pandemic, that’s only because of the decades … -
SFARI is pleased to announce that it intends to award 11 grants in response to the 2021 Human Cognitive and Behavioral Science request for applications. -
Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond. -
Researchers are pivoting in clever ways, but they worry that the lack of spontaneous interactions is harming the next generation. -
A recent study has uncovered new ASD inherited genetic risk variants. Over of the 50 percent of the genetic data used in the study came from SPARK. -
SFARI consultant-in-residence Gaspar Taroncher-Oldenburg discusses his work and collaboration with the Simons Foundation Flatiron Institute to study the microbiome and its potential implications for ASD … -
A number of SFARI Investigators, collaborators and Simons Foundation scientists will present their latest research findings at the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) 2021 Virtual Meeting, which … -
For more than 2,000 years, number theorists have been trying to understand the properties of solutions to polynomial equations. In his research, Simons Junior Fellow Michele Fornea … -
SFARI held a virtual version of its spring science meeting in a series of four webinars in April and May 2021. The webinars were organized around themes of … -
Computational Chemist Erik Thiede Named a Finalist for Blavatnik Regional Award for Young Scientists
The Blavatnik Family Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences have named computational chemist Erik Thiede as a finalist for the 2021 Blavatnik Regional Award for Young … -
Zebrafish lines for autism risk genes DYNC1H1 and MEF2C have been recently added to SFARI resources to study autism spectrum disorder. -
Each month, SCPAB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCPAB community and beyond.
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Longitudinal studies of the oldest old could reveal how some people’s brains resist the ravages of time. -
In an effort to enhance diversity in neuroscience, a new program from the Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain (SCGB) pairs undergrads with research mentors. -
Simons Junior Fellow and computational neuroscientist Kathryn Bonnen uses advanced modeling and experimental techniques to help us understand what happens inside our minds as we perceive the world … -
On June 25 and 28, 2021, SFARI hosted a workshop to discuss sleep challenges in autism and learn more about ways to improve sleep quality in individuals with … -
J. Elliott Robinson talks about his lab’s work on the neural circuits involved in neurofibromatosis type 1 and developing gene therapy treatments for the condition, and how … -
Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond.
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Pawan Sinha and colleagues found that sensory habituation is reduced in autism, and furthermore, that this reduction correlates with behavioral assessments of social communication and sensory difficulties. -
SFARI is pleased to announce that it intends to fund four grants in response to the Maternal COVID-19 as a Potential Risk for Autism: Supplemental Funding for … -
Scoring the Brain: How Benchmark Datasets and Other Tools Are Solving Key Challenges in Neuroscience
With standardized datasets, community-building challenges and simplified software bundles, research initiatives strive to bring uniformity to analysis in neuroscience. -
… spike proteins; and, in a new wrinkle, the sugary invisibility cloaks worn by the spikes to conceal them from the immune system. Discovering those sugar cloaks was … -
Neurodevelopmental conditions, such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability, affect more than three percent of children worldwide, yet in the majority of cases, therapeutic options and … -
SFARI is pleased to announce that it has selected six fellows in response to the 2021 Bridge to Independence Award request for applications. -
… central accreting supermassive black hole. Anglés-Alcázar et al. Astrophysical Journal 2021 “This is the first time that we have been able to create a simulation that … -
The Ophiuchus star-forming complex offers an analog for the formation of the solar system, including the sources of elements found in primitive meteorites. -
… Astronomers worldwide are waiting for the official kickoff of an era of massive surveys that monitor the dynamic and variable sky. Starting in late 2023, the Vera … -
Ivvet Modinou named director, Outreach, Education and Engagement; John Tracey named program director of Science Sandbox; and some hellos and goodbyes -
Since launching in 2016, SPARK has driven scientific discovery in autism, building a cohort of over 280,000 individuals, including more than 100,000 children and adults with … -
Researchers interested in requesting brain tissue from Autism BrainNet can now submit their applications through SFARI Base, SFARI’s clearinghouse for autism and autism-related research data and … -
SFARI is pleased to announce that it intends to fund five collaborative groups in response to the 2020 SFARI Collaboration on Sex Differences in Autism request for applications. -
The Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain (SCGB) is pleased to announce its inaugural class of Bridge to Independence (BTI) fellows.
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… of being internally quantitative, meaning that you can count the absolute number of molecules that were in the starting material. That’s probably the next 20 years … -
With new tools offering an unprecedented view of a planet’s molecular building blocks, astrochemists are working to pin down the recipe for a habitable world. -
Galaxy clusters are some of the largest known structures in the universe. Astrophysicist Chris Hayward explains what happens when galaxies within those clusters collide. -
Magnetic fields around black holes decay quickly, report researchers from the Flatiron Institute, Columbia University and Princeton University. This finding backs up the so-called ‘no-hair conjecture … -
Across animal species and human cultures, females outlive males and appear less susceptible to cognitive decline with age. Scientists are exploring these sex-linked differences to identify interventions … -
New study in Nature Genetics uses SPARK database to investigate variants that are less damaging than de novo mutations, but contribute almost as much risk.