So happy to see this out! Check out our work on LS projection populations!

Malu Murugan@malu-murugan.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Accepted manuscript version of this paper up on J.Neuro. @sfnjournals.bsky.social . Beautiful work led by @jennisisaac.bsky.social and @soniakarkare.bsky.social with help from @hyma2194.bsky.social characterizing various LS projection populations and their inputs. www.jneurosci.org/content/earl...

Beautiful story on the lateral septum!

Dionnet L Bhatti Mazo@victoryofflight.bsky.social · last yr.

Our new preprint: 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞-𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. We describe how the LS guides defensive responses by forming critical computations built from functionally and molecularly distinct cells and their afferent inputs. www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-6...

Defended my PhD on Friday and couldn’t have asked for a more supportive lab to do cool science in for the past 5 years!

Malu Murugan@malu-murugan.bsky.social · last yr.

Congratulations on a masterful defense @jennisisaac.bsky.social So incredibly grateful to have had the opportunity to mentor you. Can't wait to see all the insanely cool stuff you do. Keep an eye out for Jenni's work on the lateral septum soon

We’ve been working on this project for several years and it’s finally out on bioarxiv! Check out the anatomical organization of the lateral septum and its connectivity

Malu Murugan@malu-murugan.bsky.social · last yr.

Lateral septum enthusiast? Interested in learning more about how LS projection populations and their inputs are organized. Check out our preprint in which @jennisisaac.bsky.social and @soniakarkare.bsky.social map out brain wide inputs to 6 LS projection populations. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

If you’re interested in operant behavior, this is a great protocol for all types of experimental questions

Malu Murugan@malu-murugan.bsky.social · last yr.

Check out our protocol paper in @cp-starprotocols.bsky.social on operant social reward seeking. Work from @jennisisaac.bsky.social @hyma2194.bsky.social and @soniakarkare.bsky.social

An exciting day for the lab. @jennisisaac.bsky.social wins the Emory Neuroscience Scientific Achievement award. @hyma2194.bsky.social wins the Mentorship award and @jarildy.bsky.social wins the Leadership award. What rockstars! May congratulations on your well deserved honors.

An absolute honor to be named as a Sloan Fellow. Many thanks to my mentors, colleagues and @emoryuniversity.bsky.social for their support. Biggest thanks to my lab for making the journey fun and worthwhile! Many congratulations to all the other fellows!

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation@sloanfoundation.bsky.social · last yr.

🎉Congrats to the 126 early-career scientists who have been awarded a Sloan Research Fellowship this year! These exceptional scholars are drawn from 51 institutions across the US and Canada, and represent the next generation of groundbreaking researchers. sloan.org/fellowships/...

Check out our review paper on the neural circuits of social reward @malu-murugan.bsky.social 🐭🧠

Trends in Neurosciences@cp-trendsneuro.bsky.social · 2y ago

'Interconnected neural circuits mediating social reward' Review article by Jennifer Isaac & Malavika Murugan @malu-murugan.bsky.social www.cell.com/trends/neuro...