A newfound cell helps explain why a mouse species is monogamous while its relatives are promiscuous. The findings in nature from our own Andres Bendesky and colleagues may reveal treatments for nurturing-associated conditions such as postpartum depression. zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/some-mice-may-…

See a really nice News and Views about our paper by Jessica Tollkuhn nature.com/articles/d4158…

BABE WAKE UP. New cell type dropped

What makes the experience of color possible? In a new Nature Neuroscience paper, a team led by Rudy Behnia identifies in fruit flies the kind of brain-cell circuitry that transforms wavelengths of light into perceptions like color. zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/how-does-brain…

The deer mouse, believed to be the most common mammal in North America, has a very different take on family values than its evolutionary sibling, the oldfield mouse. Oldfield mice are monogamous. The deer mouse prefers the swinging lifestyle. wapo.st/3wDP44w

Excited to share this discovery: Huntington's disease is a DNA process for almost all of a cell's life. Inherited HD alleles are innocuous, just unstable – CAG repeats slowy expand throughout life, acquiring toxicity only when quite long (>150 CAGs). biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Our latest paper is now out at Nature Neuroscience! 🌈We discovered hue-selective neurons in the fruit fly brain. We combined genetic methods with modeling to reveal that recurrent connections play a critical role. rdcu.be/dH6N7

We have multiple postdoc positions available in my group at NYU. Join us if you're interested in complex trait genetics and biology. More information about the lab on our website: mostafavilab.org med.nyu.edu/research/postd…

Here's a video I made breaking down this case of a young woman with a history of schizophrenia who presented to the ER with abdominal pain #FOAMed

Maybe, instead of genetic prophecies, we could just aim to provide good schooling for every kid...

🎉It's Gilliam Day! 🎉 We're so excited to announce the 2024 #GilliamFellows! These 50 adviser-student pairs are being recognized for their outstanding research as well as their commitments to advancing equity and inclusion in science. hhmi.org/news/hhmi-name…

Drugs like Ozempic are great for weight loss, but they make some people feel sick. We discovered that the brain circuits mediating the appetite suppression are distinct from those that mediate nausea – a finding that may be leveraged to develop more selective GLP1-based drugs.

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