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The focus on this article is demographics, but the most important things to tribes are our language, culture, and tribal sovereignty. We are not a box on a census form and never wi…

Are the losses thermal? How significantly could this change the ocean temperature near the cable? 50% of 600 GW is enough to cause a 10C increase in the temperature of 10 million l…

I think it should be obvious that you cannot study electrical excitability in dead, fixed cadaver tissue. This is top-notch science, but might be hard for people to appreciate.

This study does not report that that layer V cortical neurons are missing a particular ion channel. They examine currents through HCN and voltaged-gated potassium channels and find…

The majority of a neuron's transmembrane capacitance is attributed to the lipid membrane itself, so a lower density of ion channels should not appreciably alter capacitance. Action…

The original research article is the subject of an editorial expression of concern. There is no direct evidence to support the title of the post.

As an academic neuroscientist doing animal experiments, my hope is that animal research will eventually be obsolete, but think we are 1-2 centuries away from the required technolog…

Kids demand a lot of time but can be remarkably unselfish. My 3 y.o. daughter made my bed this morning and tries to help me if I seem tired. We help each other out, and parenthood …