ABOUT 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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What makes the human brain different from other primates?

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Expansion of a conserved architecture drives the evolution of the primate visual cortex
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How can neurons communicate with brain tumors and help them grow?

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Brain-wide neuronal circuit connectome of human glioblastoma
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At the Edge of Consciousness: How Ketamine Changes Brain Criticality

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The Administration of Ketamine Is Associated with Dose-Dependent Stabilization of Cortical Dynamics in Humans
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Adolescent nicotine exposure fundamentally changes the brain to make subsequent morphine use in adulthood more rewarding

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Paradoxical Ventral Tegmental Area GABA Signaling Drives Enhanced Morphine Reward After Adolescent Nicotine
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Engineering a Neuron Highway: A New Approach to Brain Repair

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A three-dimensional tissue-engineered rostral migratory stream as an in vitro platform for subventricular zone-derived cell migration
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A new discovery for how DNA unwinds in neurons to support brain health and memory

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Histone variant H2BE enhances chromatin accessibility in neurons to promote synaptic gene expression and long-term memory
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How psychedelics remap the brain to help overcome traumatic fear

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Psilocybin-enhanced fear extinction linked to bidirectional modulation of cortical ensembles
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Changes in how brain regions “talk” to each other from childhood to adulthood follow and support a fundamental organizational pattern of the brain

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Functional connectivity development along the sensorimotor-association axis enhances the cortical hierarchy
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Not all neurons shake during seizures

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Ndnf Interneuron Excitability Is Spared in a Mouse Model of Dravet Syndrome
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How Brain Injuries Affect Sleep-Related Neurons Differently in Male and Female Mice

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Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Affects Orexin/Hypocretin Physiology Differently in Male and Female Mice
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