We phenotyped 836, with extended access over several weeks, plus measures of escalation of intake, motivation under progressive ratio, and continued use despite footshock.
A quick breakdown of the results.
And the number of Black NIH-funded folks was already too damned low, and not representative of the population.
Historical NIH success rates show that Black applicants are roughly 10% to 13% less likely to receive investigator-initiated research awards (like R01s) compared to white applicants.
🕵️ Your brain's immune system isn't fighting the implant. It's listening to it.
The textbook story: immune system sees foreign object, attacks, builds scar. Incomplete. We found microglia monitor what the device does to nearby neurons in real time, then adjust behavior to match. 🧵
Starting a petition to standardize brain-region acronym pronunciation based on the precedent that NAc = “knack”
ACC = ack
VTA = vita
SNc = sink
DMS = dims
GPi = guppy
mPFC = m’puffk
LHb = luh-hub
BLA = blah
CeA = see-ya
DRN = durn