✨ We tend to think of species-specific differences as resulting from the presence of species-specific genes. In our latest work with @djabaudon.bsky.social, we show that building brains is not only about which genes you use, but also about when and where you do.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
🚀 Think all white matter (WM) astrocytes are the same? Think again! 🌟 Our latest research reveals striking regional differences that challenge existing views on astrocyte diversity and function. 🧠
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
📣 Postdoc opportunity !
Our lab is hiring a funded postdoc to explore the development of fear circuits using slice electrophysiology. If you have expertise in this area and are interested about cutting-edge neuroscience, reach out ! 🤗
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Delighted to have this out as a preprint! Thanks to all authors, especially @estherkli.bsky.social and @djabaudon.bsky.social for leading the work. If you are interested in how conserved genes played a part in evolving human brains, give it a read!
Riccardo Bocchi
Esther Klingler
Esther Klingler
Awais Javed
White matter (WM) astrocytes differ significantly from gray matter astrocytes, with WM astrocytes in the forebrain exhibiting unique proliferation capacity, which is absent in cerebellar WM, suggestin...
✨ We tend to think of species-specific differences as resulting from the presence of species-specific genes. In our latest work with @djabaudon.bsky.social, we show that building brains is not only about which genes you use, but also about when and where you do.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
