Nature Neuroscience provides the international neuroscience community with a highly visible forum in which the most exciting developments in all areas of neuroscience can be communicated to a broad readership. A lively front half, including News & Views, Reviews, Perspectives and editorials, helps place the primary research in context, providing readers with a broad perspective on the entire field. Nature Neuroscience aims to provide readers with authoritative, accessible and timely information on the most important advances in understanding the nervous system. Areas covered include molecular, cellular, systems, behavioral, cognitive and computational studies. http://feeds.nature.com/neuro/rss/current Nature Publishing Group en © 2026 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved. Nature Neuroscience © 2026 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved. permissions@nature.com https://www.nature.com/uploads/product/neuro/rss.gif http://feeds.nature.com/neuro/rss/current https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-026-02474-y Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 25 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02474-y

Author Correction: Synaptic-like transmission between neural axons and arteriolar smooth muscle cells drives cerebral neurovascular coupling]]> Dongdong ZhangJiayu RuanShiyu PengJinze LiXu HuYiyi ZhangTianrui ZhangYaping GeZhu ZhuXian XiaoYunxu ZhuXuzhao LiTingbo LiLili ZhouQingzhu GaoGuoxiao ZhengBingrui ZhaoXiangqing LiYanming ZhuJinsong WuWensheng LiJingwei ZhaoWoo-ping GeTian XuJie-Min Jia doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02474-y Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 2026-09-25; | doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02474-y 2026-09-25 Nature Neuroscience 10.1038/s41593-026-02474-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-026-02474-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-026-02468-w Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 24 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02468-w

Tension exists between the need for an open science culture and data sovereignty in global brain research. Ray et al. propose practical mechanisms for secure and equitable international collaboration.]]> Kimberly L. RayMarietjie BotesMelanie CollierAlden YiSteven HershmanThaís MonteiroMariana GenuinoJean-Baptiste PolineDamian EkeRicardo ChavarriagaAmadi Ogonda IhunwoFernanda Tovar MollThomas E. NicholsFranco Pestilli doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02468-w Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 2026-09-24; | doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02468-w 2026-09-24 Nature Neuroscience 10.1038/s41593-026-02468-w https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-026-02468-w https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-026-02454-2 Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 23 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02454-2

A large-scale functional screen identified noncoding variants that regulate gene activity during human brain development, providing insights into the molecular mechanisms that shape differences in human cortical structure.]]> Nana MatobaJessica C. McAfeeOleh KrupaAlvaro A. BeltranJessica L. BellBrandon D. LeJordan M. ValoneHyunggyu MinGregory E. CrawfordJesse R. RaabHyejung WonJason L. Stein doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02454-2 Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 2026-09-23; | doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02454-2 2026-09-23 Nature Neuroscience 10.1038/s41593-026-02454-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-026-02454-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-026-02422-w Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 21 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02422-w

Mechanical loading of the tibia improves survival and recovery after brain surgery in mice and pigs. This bone–brain axis is mediated by osteocyte PIEZO1, which triggers the release of neuroprotective factors into the circulation.]]> Zhiqing CaiZhimin ZhangYuxin WangShencai LiuJiarong LengYun ChuJihang LiuYingying FangBochong ChenWenquan LiangHong WangLu ZhangWeiguo ZouFan YangQiancheng SongDi LuXiaochun Bai doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02422-w Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 2026-09-21; | doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02422-w 2026-09-21 Nature Neuroscience 10.1038/s41593-026-02422-w https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-026-02422-w https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-026-02437-3 Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 18 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02437-3

The authors show that reciprocal interactions between cortical areas generate slow dynamics that gradually build consensus across distributed cortical networks, revealing a potential general principle for coordinating activity across the neocortex.]]> Mitra JavadzadehMarine SchimelSonja B. HoferYashar AhmadianGuillaume Hennequin doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02437-3 Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 2026-09-18; | doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02437-3 2026-09-18 Nature Neuroscience 10.1038/s41593-026-02437-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-026-02437-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-026-02445-3 Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 18 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02445-3

Zhao, Feng, Dong and colleagues found that pregnant mice crave highly palatable foods due to SK3-mediated inhibition of 5-HT neurons in DRN. Reactivating serotonergic DRN→VTA projections reduced these cravings and may provide new approaches to prevent maternal obesity.]]> Qianru ZhaoBing FengVicky DongLee How LauHailan LiuMeng YuKeqin LiangCindy TranHeidi FengTaylor SmileyPeiyu GaoAmy YanHui YeYuwei JiangChunmei WangPingwen XuYanlin He doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02445-3 Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 2026-09-18; | doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02445-3 2026-09-18 Nature Neuroscience 10.1038/s41593-026-02445-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-026-02445-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-026-02433-7 Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 18 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02433-7

This study shows that the brain arises from two distinct progenitors: one forms the forebrain and midbrain, whereas the other generates the hindbrain. These insights enable the generation of human hindbrain motor neurons from pluripotent stem cells.]]> Rayyan T. JokhaiCarolyn E. DundesHadia S. AhsanRachel S. KangRachel E. A. Salomon-ShulmanArjun RajanYoon Seok KimLiam J. StantonChristine XuStephanie DoBrennan D. McDonaldJosé Miguel Andrade LópezHugo A. UrrutiaHannah GreenfeldAlicia WongYimiao QuAndrew S. PetkovicYi MiaoK. Christopher GarciaMichelle MonjeDaniel E. WagnerMarianne E. BronnerChristopher J. LoweKyle M. Loh doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02433-7 Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 2026-09-18; | doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02433-7 2026-09-18 Nature Neuroscience 10.1038/s41593-026-02433-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-026-02433-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-026-02449-z Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 16 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02449-z

Cerebellar neurons encode abstract dopamine rewards using activity patterns that reinforce reward-seeking behavior in mice.]]> Benjamin A. FilioAmma OtchereSubhiksha SrinivasanSrijan ThotaLuke DrakeLizmaylin RamosPhilipp MaurusMark J. Wagner doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02449-z Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 2026-09-16; | doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02449-z 2026-09-16 Nature Neuroscience 10.1038/s41593-026-02449-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-026-02449-z