by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Thursday, May 29, 2025 | Neuroscience
School is almost out for summer in many places around the world, and as any parent or teacher knows, asking young kids about how their school day was, or even what they did for the summer, can be a challenge. Many children struggle to freely describe their day to day...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Thursday, May 29, 2025 | Neuroscience
Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 29 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41593-025-01962-xThe neuronal composition of the intestinal submucosal plexus is incompletely understood. Here Li et al. define their neuron classes, connectome and stepwise acquisition of identities. If...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Wednesday, May 28, 2025 | Neuroscience
Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 28 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41593-025-01975-6Animals need to adapt behavior to balance survival with fulfillment of essential needs. Krauth et al. identify neurons in the lateral hypothalamus that, when activated, prioritize...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Wednesday, May 28, 2025 | Neuroscience
Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 28 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41593-025-01972-9The choroid plexus (ChP) provides molecular cues for brain development. However, the underlying mechanisms are unclear. This study identifies an apocrine secretion mechanism in the ChP...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Wednesday, May 28, 2025 | Neuroscience
Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 28 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41593-025-01980-9How does the brain learn to predict rewards? In this issue of Nature Neuroscience, Qian, Burrell et al. show that understanding how dopamine guides learning requires knowledge of how...
