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Probing brains with neuron-inspired electronics

Congratulations to the Lieber lab, which has developed neuron-like electronics that integrate with brain circuitry and record neural spiking activity, as reported in Nature Materials.

Molecular classification of foveal cell types in primate retina

Congratulations to Peng, Shekhar, Yan, Herrmann, Sappington, Bryman, van Zyl, Do, Regev, and Sanes on their paper in Cell! It also is covered in the Gazette.

Linking a mutation to survival in wild mice

Barrett RDH, Laurent S, Mallarino R, Pfeifer SP, Xu CCY, Foll M, Wakamatsu K, Duke-Cohan JS, Jensen JD, Hoekstra HE

Nature Method of the Year 2018: Imaging in freely behaving animals

Congratultations to Aravi Samuel, whose work was cited, and who wrote an accompanying Comment!

Structured Odorant Response Patterns across a Complete Olfactory Receptor Neuron Population

Si G, Kanwal JK, Hu Y, Tabone CJ, Baron J, Berck M1, Vignoud G, Samuel ADT

ALS-implicated protein TDP-43 sustains levels of STMN2, a mediator of motor neuron growth and repair

Klim JR, Williams LA, Limone F, Guerra San Juan I, Davis-Dusenbery BN, Mordes DA, Burberry A, Steinbaugh MJ, Gamage KK, Kirchner R, Moccia R, Cassel SH, Chen K, Wainger BJ, Woolf CJ, Eggan K

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