{"id":2531,"date":"2009-06-25T19:45:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-25T23:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neuroscience\/images\/cores\/"},"modified":"2020-09-30T15:27:38","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T19:27:38","slug":"cores","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neuroscience\/","title":{"rendered":"UNC Neuroscience Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<h2><a style=\"text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neuroscience\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"media alt-media\">\n        \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neuroscience\/new-study-finds-orbitofrontal-cortex-drives-predictive-filtering-of-sensory-responses\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/782\/2026\/02\/Kato-News-1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/782\/2026\/02\/Kato-News-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/782\/2026\/02\/Kato-News-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/782\/2026\/02\/Kato-News-1.png 462w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neuroscience\/new-study-finds-orbitofrontal-cortex-drives-predictive-filtering-of-sensory-responses\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"New Study Finds Orbitofrontal Cortex Drives Predictive Filtering of Sensory Responses\">\n                                    New Study Finds Orbitofrontal Cortex Drives Predictive Filtering of Sensory Responses<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>In a new and fascinating study, researchers in the UNC Kato Lab find that the orbitofrontal cortex drives predictive filtering of sensory responses. More details can be found in the abstract below, and the full Nature Neuroscience publication can be found here: https:\/\/rdcu.be\/e5sm3 &#8220;Habituation is a crucial sensory filtering mechanism whose dysregulation can lead to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neuroscience\/new-study-finds-orbitofrontal-cortex-drives-predictive-filtering-of-sensory-responses\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about New Study Finds Orbitofrontal Cortex Drives Predictive Filtering of Sensory Responses\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neuroscience\/tsc-tunes-progenitor-balance-and-upper-layer-neuron-generation-in-neocortex\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Published in Nature, study reveals TSC tunes progenitor balance and upper-layer neuron generation in neocortex\">\n                                    Published in Nature, study reveals TSC tunes progenitor balance and upper-layer neuron generation in neocortex<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Congratulations to Neuroscience Center Dr. Eva Anton and Dr. Jason Stein for their recent publication in Nature! Casingal et al. finds that TSC proteins regulate the balance between radial and intermediate progenitors, shaping cortical organization and upper-layer neuron production. Evolutionary downregulation of TSC expression in humans likely supports expansion of upper layer neurons necessary for &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neuroscience\/tsc-tunes-progenitor-balance-and-upper-layer-neuron-generation-in-neocortex\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Published in Nature, study reveals TSC tunes progenitor balance and upper-layer neuron generation in neocortex\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neuroscience\/study-uncovers-brain-pathways-connected-to-alzheimers-memory-loss-and-mood-changes\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/782\/2023\/08\/Juan-Song_2023-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/782\/2023\/08\/Juan-Song_2023-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/782\/2023\/08\/Juan-Song_2023.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neuroscience\/study-uncovers-brain-pathways-connected-to-alzheimers-memory-loss-and-mood-changes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Study Uncovers Brain Pathways Connected to Alzheimer\u2019s Memory Loss and Mood Changes\">\n                                    Study Uncovers Brain Pathways Connected to Alzheimer\u2019s Memory Loss and Mood Changes<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>A new study published in Neuron, led by Juan Song, PhD, sheds light on how Alzheimer\u2019s disease affects the brain. The findings could lead to new forms of therapy. Alzheimer\u2019s disease not only robs people of their memory but also affects mood, often causing anxiety and depression. Until now, scientists haven\u2019t fully understood how these &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neuroscience\/study-uncovers-brain-pathways-connected-to-alzheimers-memory-loss-and-mood-changes\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Study Uncovers Brain Pathways Connected to Alzheimer\u2019s Memory Loss and Mood Changes\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neuroscience\/two-carolina-biologists-awarded-competitive-neuroscience-grant\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/782\/2025\/10\/En-Yang_Celia-Shiau-150x150.avif\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/782\/2025\/10\/En-Yang_Celia-Shiau-150x150.avif 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/782\/2025\/10\/En-Yang_Celia-Shiau-600x600.avif 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neuroscience\/two-carolina-biologists-awarded-competitive-neuroscience-grant\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Two Carolina biologists awarded competitive neuroscience grant\">\n                                    Two Carolina biologists awarded competitive neuroscience grant<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has greenlit a second phase of funding \u2014 worth $800,000 \u2014 for a cholesterol dynamics project led by Celia Shiau and En Yang. Celia Shiau (left) and En Yang will use their award to study the impact of cholesterol levels on the brain. &nbsp; Congratulations to Dr. Celia Shiau and Dr. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neuroscience\/two-carolina-biologists-awarded-competitive-neuroscience-grant\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Two Carolina biologists awarded competitive neuroscience grant\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neuroscience\/published-in-neuron-new-research-demonstrates-how-a-high-fat-diet-even-short-term-can-rapidly-affect-brain-health-but-there-are-ways-to-reverse-this-and-prevent-long-term-cognitive-decline\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/782\/2023\/08\/Juan-Song_2023-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/782\/2023\/08\/Juan-Song_2023-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/782\/2023\/08\/Juan-Song_2023.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neuroscience\/published-in-neuron-new-research-demonstrates-how-a-high-fat-diet-even-short-term-can-rapidly-affect-brain-health-but-there-are-ways-to-reverse-this-and-prevent-long-term-cognitive-decline\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Published in Neuron, new research demonstrates how a high-fat diet, even short-term, can rapidly affect brain health, but there are ways to reverse this and prevent long-term cognitive decline.\">\n                                    Published in Neuron, new research demonstrates how a high-fat diet, even short-term, can rapidly affect brain health, but there are ways to reverse this and prevent long-term cognitive decline.<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Chapel Hill, N.C. \u2013 Diet impacts the brain a lot more than we think. A new study from UNC School of Medicine researchers, published this week in\u00a0Neuron, reveals a unique look at how junk food rewires the brain\u2019s memory hub \u2013 leading to risk of cognitive dysfunction. This new research opens the door to early &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neuroscience\/published-in-neuron-new-research-demonstrates-how-a-high-fat-diet-even-short-term-can-rapidly-affect-brain-health-but-there-are-ways-to-reverse-this-and-prevent-long-term-cognitive-decline\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Published in Neuron, new research demonstrates how a high-fat diet, even short-term, can rapidly affect brain health, but there are ways to reverse this and prevent long-term cognitive decline.\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                <\/ul>\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"twitter-timeline\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/uncneuro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-height=\"1700\">Tweets by 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