Isabel Fraccaroli

The paper shows a single gene, VIP, has opposing roles in aggression and parental care in white-throated sparrows through differential expression in brain regions linked to a supergene.

This study shows that gut microbes influence the transcriptional states of brain cell types and affect neurodegenerative disease susceptibility, with E. coli specifically worsening Alzheimer's disease outcomes in mice.

The paper assesses cognitive and motor function in APPSAA and APPWT mice over 12 months, finding no age-related cognitive decline but increased fecal output in APPSAA mice.

This study shows that overexpression of human alpha-synuclein in rats leads to gut microbiome dysbiosis, altered metabolites, and aging-related changes that can be modulated by antibiotics.

This study examines oxytocin receptor expression in zebra finch brains during vocal development and finds it persists from post-hatch day 5 to adulthood.