What came first: the hypotheses or the data? A shift in neuroscience research

Written by Baihan Lin

Baihan Lin is a neuroscientist at Columbia University (NY, USA). We had the opportunity to chat with him about his symposium, Industrial Insights and Perspectives on Translational Neuroscience, at this year’s meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN; 12–16 November; San Diego, CA, USA). Alongside the symposium, Lin also presented a poster on the topology and geometry of brain representations. Here, he details some of the key things he learned as chair of the symposium, the shift in how research is being inspired and the role that industry is playing in this transition. What are some of the key takeaways...

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