Brains in briefs
Neuroscience, stripped down.
Brains in Briefs brings you short, digestible summaries of the latest published neuroscience research by graduate students from the University of Pennsylvania. We explain the key points of our findings and why neuroscience research is important. Browse the different sections and read what we're learning about the brain!
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Altered lipid homeostasis is associated with cerebellar neurodegeneration in SNX14 deficiency
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Hormonal basis of sex differences in anesthetic sensitivity
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Development of white matter fiber covariance networks supports executive function in youth
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Time as a supervisor: temporal regularity and auditory object learning
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A medullary hub for controlling REM sleep and pontine waves
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Contributions of neighborhood social environment and air pollution exposure to Black-White disparities in epigenetic aging
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Sex differences in VTA GABA transmission and plasticity during opioid withdrawal
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Liraglutide attenuates nicotine self-administration as well as nicotine seeking and hyperphagia during withdrawal in male and female rats
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Mindful attention promotes control of brain network dynamics for self-regulation and discontinues the past from the present
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A solution to the long-standing problem of actin expression and purification
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