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  • In both human radiation-induced brain injury and a mouse model of this condition, activated microglia release chemokines that attract cytotoxic T cells from the periphery to the lesion site, and this exacerbates neuronal damage in the area.

    • Sian Lewis
    Research Highlight
  • The representational geometry of neural population activity in the somatosensory cortex of mice allows for high flexibility needed to perform complex tasks and for generalization to novel tasks at the same time.

    • Jake Rogers
    Research Highlight
  • A study in mice reveals the neural pathway through which light regulates glucose metabolism.

    • Katherine Whalley
    Research Highlight
  • In this Journal Club, Janelle Drouin-Ouellet describes the 1989 paper that provided the first evidence for mitochondrial dysfunction in individuals with idiopathic Parkinson disease.

    • Janelle Drouin-Ouellet
    Journal Club
  • Ketamine-induced dissociated states in mice result from the suppression and activation of cortical pyramidal neuron populations that are active and silent during wakefulness, respectively.

    • Jake Rogers
    Research Highlight
  • A growing body of epidemiological evidence linking air pollution to multiple brain disorders suggests that these adverse effects are produced by mechanisms that are shared across these disorders. More stringent, targeted regulatory policies may therefore be required to ensure public health protection.

    • Deborah A. Cory-Slechta
    • Marissa Sobolewski
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