August 2013: We showcase state-of-the-art connectomics, get lost in the fiendish complexity of a single neuron, learn how practice makes efficient, and keep our eyes on the prize with dopamine.

NeuroPod: August 2013

NeuroPod, the neuroscience podcast from Nature, highlights news and articles published in Nature's journals, including interviews with the people behind the science and in-depth commentary and analysis from journalists covering the research.

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This month, coffee on the brain, manipulation mismatch, wired for language, and scanning for Christmas spirit.

NeuroPod: December 2015

This month, aggravating Alzheimer’s, brain banking for autism, babbling about BabyLab, and meta-neuroscience.

NeuroPod: November 2015

This month, transgenic songbirds, anorexia linked to habit, teaching tool for autism, and highlights from #SfN15.

NeuroPod: October 2015

This month, neural prosthetics, positive connectivity, memory mapping and sonogenetics.

NeuroPod: September 2015

This month, the genetics of octopus intelligence, brain problems in Down syndrome, and modernizing medical school.

NeuroPod: August 2013

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