Jennifer K. Schiavo

This study shows that vagus nerve stimulation enhances perceptual learning in mice by activating the central cholinergic system during auditory tasks.

This study shows that integrin-deficient T-cell leukemia accumulates in the CNS and proliferates faster, suggesting integrins normally restrict T-ALL growth there, and integrin blockade could enhance chemotherapy.

The paper shows that maternal behavior in mice arises from innate auditory cortex sensitivity combined with experience-dependent plasticity, enabling reliable pup retrieval.