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Joseph M. Ricotta

Pennsylvania State UniversityORCID 0000-0001-5902-5964Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:electronic health records· 1 Assay:imaging· 1

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Gut-Brain Hydraulics: Brain motion and CSF circulation is driven by mechanical coupling with the abdomen

C. Spencer Garborg, Beatrice Ghitti, Qingguang Zhang, Joseph M. Ricotta, Noah Frank, Sara J. Mueller, Denver I. Greenawalt, Kevin L. Turner, Ravi Teja Kedarasetti, Marceline Mostafa, Hyunseok Lee, Francesco Costanzo, Patrick J. Drew

This study shows brain motion in mice is driven by abdominal muscle contractions and linked to hydraulic fluid flow, impacting brain health through mechanical coupling with the abdomen.

Nature Neuroscience · Apr 27, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Alcohol consumption drives sex- and region- specific disruption of somatostatin signaling in mice

Dakota F. Brockway, Keith R. Griffith, Andrew J. Kacala, Lauren Bellfy, Laurel R. Seemiller, Matthew Ulrich, Joseph M. Ricotta, Md Shakhawat Hossain, Janine L. Kwapis, Patrick J. Drew, Nicole A. Crowley

This study shows alcohol consumption disrupts somatostatin signaling in the prelimbic prefrontal cortex of mice, with potential implications for alcohol use disorder treatment.

bioRxiv · Jun 16, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience