Thank you to my mentors, @rameshraghupathi.bsky.social and @jessicarbarson.bsky.social for guiding me through this project and helping me write this paper!

I am now further exploring the role of these neuropeptides in depression-like behavior after repetitive injury during adolescence, so look forward to a follow-up publication!

The expression of specific neuropeptides (dynorphin, enkephalin, CRF and PACAP) were mostly opposing after single or repetitive mTBI, suggesting mechanistic differences depending on the repetitive nature of the injury in female rats. 3/🧵

We also found that certain neuropeptides implicated in many affective behaviors are chronically upregulated (or downregulated!) in the nucleus accumbens and PVT after injury. 2/🧵

For real, we do not need to bring back that toxic 90s-early 00s thinking trend

They'll pink tax anything

Remember when earlier this year they voluntarily shut it down by blocking access to the Federal Registry?

ChatGPT probably

In what world is Johnny Cash "deeply uncool" because it isn't this one

I spent far too long thinking this was about UT Austin and being very confused

Yay, Brody!! 🥳

I'd do anything for this face, though