The Journal Club

The Science of Chocolate

Gopaulchan, D., Moore, C., Ali, N. et al. A defined microbial community reproduces attributes of fine flavour chocolate fermentation. Nat Microbiol (2025). https://doi-org.ccmain.ohionet.org/10.1038/s41564-025-02077-6

Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Fear Learning and Memory

mWAKE in the Central Amygdala Regulates Fear Learning and MemoryJiali Xiong, Anuradha Mehta, Qiang Liu, Anna X. Luo, Pan P. Li, Patricia H. Janak, Mark N. WuJournal of Neuroscience 20 August 2025, e0225252025; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0225-25.2025

Your Brain's Invisible Shield: How Anticipation Primes Your Immune System

Trabanelli, S., Akselrod, M., Fellrath, J. et al. Neural anticipation of virtual infection triggers an immune response. Nat Neurosci (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-025-02008-y

Pancreas-Brain Feedback in Bipolar and Depression

Liu, YN., Wang, QW., She, XY. et al. A pancreas–hippocampus feedback mechanism regulates circadian changes in depression-related behaviors. Nat Neurosci (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-025-02040-y

AMPA Receptor Activity and Myelinated Axon Loss in Neuroinflammation

Reduction of AMPA receptor activity on mature oligodendrocytes attenuates loss of myelinated axons in autoimmune neuroinflammation