This study investigates how parental state influences auditory processing of offspring vocalizations in zebra finches using electrophysiological recordings.

Journal of Neuroendocrinology · Sep 1, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Organization, Neuronal Composition, and Dynamics of Neuronal Ensembles in the Songbird Auditory Forebrain

Felipe Augusto Cini da Silva, Luke Remage‐Healey

This study identifies dynamic neuronal ensembles in the zebra finch NCM that adapt to song stimuli with high temporal precision and changing composition over time.

iScience · Jul 23, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Spatiotemporally dynamic noradrenergic regulation of cortical networks

Clayton Barnes, Felipe Augusto Cini da Silva, Peng Xu, Jessica A. Cardin

This study investigates how noradrenergic signaling changes with behavioral states and its impact on cortical network activity and connectivity.

bioRxiv · May 13, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

d-Lysergic acid diethylamide has major potential as a cognitive enhancer

Felipe Augusto Cini da Silva, Isis Moraes Ornelas, Encarni Marcos, Livia Goto‐Silva, Juliana Minardi Nascimento, Sérgio Ruschi, José Alexandre Salerno, Karina Karmirian, Marcelo Costa, Eduardo Bouth Sequerra, Dráulio Barros de Araújo, Luís Fernando Tófoli, César Rennó‐Costa, Daniel Martins‐de‐Souza, Amanda Feilding, , Sidarta Tollendal Gomes Ribeiro

This study shows that d-LSD enhances novel object preference in young and adult rats and can rescue this effect in old rats when combined with enriched environment exposure.

bioRxiv · Dec 6, 2019 · PreprintNeuroscience