Marta Hill
@martajhill.bsky.social
Summer intern at The Transmitter | student in NYU’s Science Health and Environmental Reporting Program and alum of Northeastern University’s school of journalism | based in MN and NY
Reposted by Marta Hill
Contested paper on vaccines, autism in rats retracted by journal
@martajhill.bsky.social in @thetransmitter.bsky.social
@martajhill.bsky.social in @thetransmitter.bsky.social
Contested paper on vaccines, autism in rats retracted by journal
The editor-in-chief cited “inconsistencies in the number of subjects” as the reason for the retraction.
www.thetransmitter.org
August 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Contested paper on vaccines, autism in rats retracted by journal
@martajhill.bsky.social in @thetransmitter.bsky.social
@martajhill.bsky.social in @thetransmitter.bsky.social
Reposted by Marta Hill
More than a year after garnering pushback on social media for its methods, a study claiming prenatal COVID-19 vaccine exposure caused autism-like behaviors in rats has been retracted.
By @martajhill.bsky.social
www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/con...
By @martajhill.bsky.social
www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/con...
Contested paper on vaccines, autism in rats retracted by journal
The editor-in-chief cited “inconsistencies in the number of subjects” as the reason for the retraction.
www.thetransmitter.org
August 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
More than a year after garnering pushback on social media for its methods, a study claiming prenatal COVID-19 vaccine exposure caused autism-like behaviors in rats has been retracted.
By @martajhill.bsky.social
www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/con...
By @martajhill.bsky.social
www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/con...
Reposted by Marta Hill
Some parts of the Drosophila olfactory circuit have evolved more than others, according to a new comparison of two fruit fly species’ connectomes.
By @martajhill.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/connectome/c...
By @martajhill.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/connectome/c...
Cross-species connectome comparison shows uneven olfactory circuit evolution in flies
The findings start to reveal evolutionary changes that may have helped two species develop different olfactory preferences and adapt to their particular environments.
www.thetransmitter.org
August 1, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Some parts of the Drosophila olfactory circuit have evolved more than others, according to a new comparison of two fruit fly species’ connectomes.
By @martajhill.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/connectome/c...
By @martajhill.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/connectome/c...
second story for the transmitter is now out! chick-a-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee brains are wild 🐦
For black-capped chickadees, looking out at a location activates the same place cells as actually being there, a study from Columbia University shows.
By @martajhill.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/hippocampus/...
By @martajhill.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/hippocampus/...
Gazing from afar activates place cells in chickadees
The results help explain how the hippocampus can recall information about a place without an animal physically revisiting it.
www.thetransmitter.org
June 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
second story for the transmitter is now out! chick-a-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee brains are wild 🐦
My first story at The Transmitter came out today! I'm spending the summer as their news intern, and am so excited to continue diving into all things neuroscience 🧠 send any tips my way!
A paper investigating the effects of psychedelics on brain-derived neurotrophic factor was retracted last month following reader concerns about data use.
By @martajhill.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/retraction/p...
By @martajhill.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/retraction/p...
Psychedelics meta-analysis retracted after authors request ‘significant changes’
While working on a similar analysis last year, an independent researcher spotted inconsistencies in the now-retracted paper.
www.thetransmitter.org
June 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
My first story at The Transmitter came out today! I'm spending the summer as their news intern, and am so excited to continue diving into all things neuroscience 🧠 send any tips my way!