The Scientist November 2018

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NOVEMBER 2018

13 FROM THE EDITOR

Smarts and Hearts

IQ can’t capture the breadth, depth,

or variety of human intelligence.

BY BOB GRANT

16 NOTEBOOK

Omics-ing Cancer; Flash Memory;

Rewired; Talking Back

27 MODUS OPERANDI

Retina Recordings Reinvented

Ultraflexible mesh electrodes

monitor intact, functioning

eyes of awake animals.

BY RUTH WILLIAMS

52 THE LITERATURE

Fresh insight into the effects

of tau protein aggregations

on a key component of the nuclear

pore complex, nuclear transport,

and neurodegeneration; the

neural network behind the mood

boosting power of light; the

mechanism that explains how

an eye-movement technique

might help extinguish fear in

the amygdala

54 PROFILE

Genetic Neurologist

Driven to find ways to help patients

with rare nervous system disorders,

Huda Zoghbi has spent her career

understanding the genetic and

molecular basis of neurodevelopment.

BY ANNA AZVOLINSKY

57 SCIENTIST TO WATC H

Robb Rutledge: Happiness Hunter

BY SHAWNA WILLIAMS

58 LAB TOOLS

Temperature as Tool

Thermogenetics brings neural

circuits into focus.

BY DEVIKA G. BANSAL

62 CAREERS

Looking Inward

Student organizations have long

recognized the need for mental

health support during graduate

school. Now, university staff are

getting involved too.

BY ABBY OLENA

66 READING FRAMES

Science and Sensibility

In a new book, a vaccine researcher

describes the scientific facts

and personal anecdotes behind

his family’s experience with autism

and its comorbid disabilities.

BY PETER HOTEZ

72 FOUNDATIONS

Cranial Craters, 1000-

BY SUKANYA CHARUCHANDRA

IN EVERY ISSUE

10 CONTRIBUTORS

14 SPEAKING OF SCIENCE

68 THE GUIDE

70 RECRUITMENT

MOUNT SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM; ©

TAMI TOLPA; ©

RICHARD BOLL

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CORRECTIONS:

The October 2018 article “Data Rush” incorrectly stated that Luna DNA will

compensate users in cryptocurrency. They will be compensated with shares

of the company. The Scientist regrets the error.

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