Yifeng Cheng
@yfcheng.bsky.social
Neuron never get lost cuz it always find its own pathway. Rookie researcher with heart love of deciphering the mind.
“That's the thing about research: You don't always know where the payoff will be. But if you stop investing in exploration, you guarantee you will not find it.” From my JHU colleague @kishoreneuro.bsky.social hub.jhu.edu/2025/04/08/k...
In defense of curiosity: Why universities and federal funding fuel the future
By combining private and public resources at universities, we create the engine that makes curiosity possible—for our health, our economy, our humanity
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The federally supported work, published today in Science Advances, provides a new explanation of alcohol's long-term effects on cognition. hub.jhu.edu/2025/04/02/h...
Study reveals how alcohol abuse damages cognition
Months after withdrawal, brain activity during decision-making remained impaired in rats
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Thrilled to share our work in ScienceAdvances: “Chronic ethanol exposure produces sex-dependent impairments in value computations in the striatum.” Huge thanks to Tricia @janaklab.bsky.social, Daeyeol @ungteoriz.bsky.social, Angela, and my friend Robin! www.science.org/doi/full/10....
Chronic ethanol exposure produces sex-dependent impairments in value computations in the striatum
Chronic ethanol exposure disrupts adaptive decision-making and striatal neurocomputations in a sex-dependent manner.
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