Kevin Mitchell
I am a neurogeneticist interested in the genetics of brain wiring and its contribution to variation in human faculties. Author of INNATE (2018). kjmitchell.com
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Brexit Reopens Question of United Ireland Decades After Conflict
Northern Ireland was ravaged by sectarian violence over the division of Ireland. Now people are talking about the prospect of reunification one day.
Speech of Micheál Martin TD, Leader of Fianna Fáil Irish Universities Association ‘Future of Ireland’ Series “The role of Education & Research in the Knowledge Economy”
Thank you very much for the kind invitation to contribute the opening address of what should be an important series. In order...
Genetic and Environmental Associations With Autism in a 5-Country Cohort
This population-based cohort study uses national registry data from 5 countries to investigate additive genetic, maternal, and environmental effects on autism spectrum disorder diagnosis.
Card At Front Desk For May, If Anyone Wants To Sign It
STILL struggling to process the resignation of their beloved leader Theresa May, the Conservative Party has decided to cope with treating the loss of such a respected and inspirational figure as they would the departure …
Remembering Lorna Wing (1928-2014) | Spectrum |
Lorna Wing, who died in June, was the modest, kind and thoughtful mother of a daughter with severe autism. She was also a towering figure in the history of autism research, and her contributions to our understanding of autism cannot be overestimated.
Majority of autism risk resides in genes, multinational study suggests
About 81 percent of autism risk comes from inherited genetic factors, according to an analysis of more than 2 million children from five countries.
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Distributed correlates of visually-guided behavior across the mouse brain
Behavior arises from neuronal activity, but it is not known how the active neurons are distributed across brain regions and how their activity unfolds in time. Here, we used high-density Neuropixels probes to record from ~30,000 neurons in mice...
Fecal microbiota transplants: emerging social representations in the English-language print media
(2019). Fecal microbiota transplants: emerging social representations in the English-language print media. New Genetics and Society. Ahead of Print.
Neuralink White Paper
Source document contributed to DocumentCloud by Rebecca Robbins (STAT).
What does it mean to understand a neural network?
We can define a neural network that can learn to recognize objects in less
than 100 lines of code. However, after training, it is characterized by
millions of weights that contain the knowledge about many object types across
visual scenes. Such...
Genealogy of the “Grandmother Cell” - Charles G. Gross, 2002
A “grandmother cell” is a hypothetical neuron that responds only to a highly complex, specific, and meaningful stimulus, such as the image of one’s grandmother....
How to Characterize the Function of a Brain Region
Many brain regions have been defined, but a comprehensive formalization of each region’s
function in relation to human behavior is still lacking. Current knowledge comes from
various fields, which have diverse conceptions of ‘functions’. We briefly...
PM candidates' backstop words 'dangerous'
Simon Hoare said the men had taken a harder position than 'diehard' Brexit supporters.
Trinity neuroscientist to chair European network of brain researchers
Professor Tomás Ryan will work to further our understanding of brain function and assist policy makers working in the area of mental health.
UK DRI: UK Dementia Research Institute
The UK DRI breaks new ground by bringing together world-leading expertise in biomedical, care and translational dementia research in a national institute.