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Creating Ethical Guidelines for Animal Data Governance in Neuroscience

Just like human data, animal data generated in scientific research needs proper governance mechanisms to regulate its sharing and reuse. While human data is subject to increasing regulation, there are no established frameworks for governing non-human animal data. This article discusses the need for animal data governance from the perspective of neuroscience. It highlights the […]

Published on August 29, 2023

Differences in subthalamic oscillatory activity in the two hemispheres associated with severity of Parkinson’s disease

BackgroundIt is well known that motor features of Parkinson’s disease (PD) commonly begin on one side of the body and extend to the other side with disease progression. The onset side generally remains more severely affected over the course of the disease. However, the pathophysiology underlying the asymmetry of motor manifestations remains unclear. The purpose […]

Published on August 28, 2023

The Systematicity of Silent Gesture and Its Relation to Sign Languages

Silent gestures have long been viewed as distinct from spoken and sign languages, lacking the compositional structure of linguistic systems. However, recent research challenges this notion by highlighting the consistent strategies used in representing objects and events through silent gestures. In this study, untrained gesturers demonstrated a systematic manipulation of gesture form when representing events […]

Published on August 28, 2023