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Kara K. Cover

University of Maryland, BaltimoreORCID 0000-0003-3938-9669Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:mouse· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Assay:CRISPR screen· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Research Focus:perturbation response prediction· 1

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Abby G. Lieberman· 1 shared Amanda Chow· 1 shared Brian N. MathuriD· 1 shared Catherine A. StapfiD· 1 shared Daniela FrancoiD· 1 shared Eric Y. ChoiiD· 1 shared Kerry ElliottiD· 1 shared Madeleine Gordin· 1 shared

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NeuroscienceJournal of NeurosciencePeer-reviewedJan 28, 2026

A distinct circuit for biasing visual perceptual decisions and modulating superior colliculus activity through the mouse posterior striatum

Kara K. Cover, Kerry Elliott, Sarah M Preuss, Richard J. Krauzlis

The paper shows that the posterior striatum in mice controls visual decisions through a distinct pathway, influencing superior colliculus activity differently than the dorsomedial striatum.

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NeuroscienceeLifePeer-reviewedMar 24, 2023

The rostral intralaminar nuclear complex of the thalamus supports striatally-mediated action reinforcement

Kara K. Cover, Abby G. Lieberman, Morgan M. Heckman, Brian N. Mathur

This study identifies that rILN neurons projecting to the dorsal striatum signal during action initiation and reward acquisition, influencing task success in mice.

11 citations

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NeuroscienceJournal of NeurosciencePeer-reviewedFeb 27, 2023

Inducible CRISPR epigenome systems mimic cocaine induced bidirectional regulation of Nab2 and Egr3

Eric Y. Choi, Daniela Franco, Catherine A. Stapf…·Mary Kay Lobo

The paper uses CRISPR tools to mimic cocaine-induced bidirectional regulation of Nab2 and Egr3 in specific NAc MSN subtypes.

10 citations

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