BRAINS IN BRIEFS
Scroll down to see new briefs about recent scientific publications by neuroscience graduate students at the University of Pennsylvania. Or search for your interests by key terms below (i.e. sleep, Alzheimer’s, autism).
Neurons in the brainstem promote REM sleep and trigger brainwaves that might cause dreaming
or technically,
A medullary hub for controlling REM sleep and pontine waves
[See original abstract on Pubmed]
Can we use maps of how brain regions are connected to better target brain stimulation?
or technically,
Cortical-subcortical structural connections support transcranial magnetic stimulation engagement of the amygdala
[See Original Abstract on Pubmed]