Tara Barron

This study identifies GAA accumulation in gliomas as a driver of neuronal activity and tumor growth, linking cancer metabolism to neuroscience through GABAA receptor activation.

This study investigates how microglial synaptic engulfment is dysregulated in diffuse midline glioma, leading to imbalanced excitatory-inhibitory synapse ratios and increased neuronal hyperexcitability.

This study identifies functional GABAergic neuron-to-glioma synapses in diffuse midline gliomas that promote tumor proliferation and shows that drugs modulating GABAergic signaling affect glioma growth.

This study shows that BDNF-TrkB signaling promotes malignant synaptic plasticity in gliomas, enhancing tumor progression through mechanisms similar to long-term potentiation in the healthy brain.

The paper investigates how preterm birth and NICU experience affect Purkinje cell development in baboon cerebellum, showing impaired morphological and physiological features leading to functional deficits.