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Baoji Xu, PhD

Graduate Program Faculty - FL

Department of Neuroscience

Baoji Xu, PhD
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Scientists discover ‘forgetting’ enzyme that lops brain cell branches
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Scientists discover ‘forgetting’ enzyme that lops brain cell branches

The “synapse pruning” process that underlies everyday learning involves a pruning function mediated by an enzyme called caspase 2.

Neuroscience
Brain immune cell defect may help explain social impairments in males with autism
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Brain immune cell defect may help explain social impairments in males with autism

Autism disproportionately affects boys. A new study offers a potential mechanism. Brain cells called microglia prune synaptic connections during early development. A specific genetic mutation affecting males led to enlarged microglia that had trouble performing that job.

Neuroscience
Scientists discover link in brain between anxiety and weight loss
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Scientists discover link in brain between anxiety and weight loss

Mice lacking BDNF in certain brain regions showed signs of anxiety. They also had an elevated basal metabolic rate.

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