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Our latest findings on social behavior circuits is out: how does the brain responds to social isolation? Terrific work by @dingliu.bsky.social et al. uncovering a circuit with similar neural architecture as physiological needs (hunger, thirst, sleep..). Detailed thread soon. rdcu.be/ebo63

submitted 4 days ago • 5 comments

New paper‼️ Interested in the protective impacts of parenthood on brain dynamics? 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦🧠 Read Edwina Orchard & @sidchop.bsky.social's new paper, out now in PNAS @pnas.org ! With collaborators L. Ooi, P. Chen, L. An @bttyeo.bsky.social, and more! 🔗https://tinyurl.com/parentalbrain

submitted 5 days ago • 2 comments

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submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

1/4 I am very pleased to share this new manuscript, “A crucial role for the cortical amygdala in shaping social encounters”, led by 2 spectacular postdocs, Dr. Tony Aubry who is on the job market, and coauthor @neuromanonyc.bsky.social Read it here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

submitted 18 days ago • 9 comments

Celebrating my bestie’s success at #ACNP2024. So proud for @bangasserlab.bsky.social

submitted 84 days ago • 3 comments

PRESS RELEASE! In a great collaboration, Dr. Yizhou Dong, @ericjnestler.bsky.social, et al. develop innovative approach to safely/effectively deliver therapeutics into the brain, providing possibilities for treating a wide range of neurological & psychiatric diseases. tinyurl.com/2sndatsn

submitted 96 days ago • 1 comment

🚨 Tenure track positions at Physiology Dept UMN. Join a vibrant research environment: med.umn.edu/physiology med.umn.edu/aging med.umn.edu/about/center... Areas of interest: aging biology, molecular metabolism, cardiovascular, inflammation, stress etc. Apply here: z.umn.edu/9zxj

submitted 99 days ago • 0 comments

My paper is out!! 🎉 "Opponent control of reinforcement by striatal dopamine and serotonin", @Nature Here, we show that dopamine and serotonin signals form a gas-brake system for reward in the mammalian brain THREAD ⬇️ 1/n

submitted 97 days ago • 12 comments

In our recent preprint, we unveil a new role for neural activity in the human dopaminergic system in reward learning - at the single neuron level! 🧠🖥️ #EEG #neuroskyence www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

submitted 100 days ago • 0 comments