2026-04-27T18:26:17Z https://yabu.me The Transmitter https://yabu.me/npub17rvdkqcpk4y8gl8n00n4j6nh5xm80szq8hdwlsucs84kmwmsfpmshjw9lk https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/111/568/933/015/060/342/original/d055fa839fb62be3.png https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/111/568/933/015/060/342/original/d055fa839fb62be3.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspnpmhxuen4sdjk0zdtfg2f6q24c3h5vg2x3d2zwa7pay65ug6v7gzyrcd3kcrqx65saru7da7wkt2w7smva7qgq7a4m7rnzq7kmdmwpy8w699msp In this &#34;Big picture&#34; debate, <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1583txwc3xyar0ld7yjmlu7tx92grd95utmtddhf4043vz7zm46wqlldgxr" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Nicole Rust</span> (<span class="italic">npub1583…dgxr</span>)</a></span> explores the controversy around the terminology used to characterize emotions—and invites 13 experts to chime in.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thetransmitter.org/the-big-picture/emotion-research-has-a-communication-conundrum/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=org-social&amp;utm_campaign=20250905-perspectives-big-pic-emotion-research-com-conundrum">https://www.thetransmitter.org/the-big-picture/emotion-research-has-a-communication-conundrum/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=org-social&amp;utm_campaign=20250905-perspectives-big-pic-emotion-research-com-conundrum</a> 2025-09-05T13:35:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrv9ysaftyscschs8mc4yhz2rvwqhl2302haca5jcd65ry90gnutczyrcd3kcrqx65saru7da7wkt2w7smva7qgq7a4m7rnzq7kmdmwpy8wllgr0s Neuroscience textbooks can be prohibitively expensive for some undergraduate students. A new open-access alternative seeks to change that. Francisco J. Rivera Rosario sat down for a Q&amp;A with Liz Kirby to discuss open-access neuroscience in the classroom. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.thetransmitter.org/books/open-access-neuroscience-comes-to-the-classroom-qa-with-liz-kirby/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=org-social&amp;utm_campaign=20411213-q&amp;a-liz-kirby">https://www.thetransmitter.org/books/open-access-neuroscience-comes-to-the-classroom-qa-with-liz-kirby/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=org-social&amp;utm_campaign=20411213-q&amp;a-liz-kirby</a> 2024-12-13T12:12:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgzdky0hf0ldajn48ajlt7u7lvn4zn7t83halctt942ul6ds5fjxczyrcd3kcrqx65saru7da7wkt2w7smva7qgq7a4m7rnzq7kmdmwpy8wlpv9ps Unlike the primary sensory brain areas that process sights and sounds, the one that decodes scents also responds to other stimuli, such as images and words associated with an odor, according to a study published today in Nature.<br/><br/>By Angie Voyles Askham <br/><br/><a href="https://www.thetransmitter.org/sensory-systems/double-duty-neurons-in-primary-olfactory-cortex-pick-up-on-more-than-just-scent/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=org-social&amp;utm_campaign=20241009-double-duty-neurons-olafactory-cortex">https://www.thetransmitter.org/sensory-systems/double-duty-neurons-in-primary-olfactory-cortex-pick-up-on-more-than-just-scent/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=org-social&amp;utm_campaign=20241009-double-duty-neurons-olafactory-cortex</a> 2024-10-09T15:02:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr99kjzj35phh309mpygvm6mgzs6705yvlcea7v8xw42kgrjy674qzyrcd3kcrqx65saru7da7wkt2w7smva7qgq7a4m7rnzq7kmdmwpy8wan4dnw Some experimental findings are inconsistent with the dominant model of reward prediction error, highlighting the need for alternative testable and falsifiable models for dopamine function. Vijay Namboodiri explains: <a href="https://www.thetransmitter.org/dopamine/dopamine-and-the-need-for-alternative-theories/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=org-social&amp;utm_campaign=20240913-alternative-theories">https://www.thetransmitter.org/dopamine/dopamine-and-the-need-for-alternative-theories/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=org-social&amp;utm_campaign=20240913-alternative-theories</a> 2024-09-13T13:21:04Z