Yifeng Cheng

In defense of curiosity: Why universities and federal funding fuel the future By combining private and public resources at universities, we create the engine that makes curiosity possible—for our health, our economy, our humanity

“That's the thing about research: You don't always know where the payoff will be. But if you stop investing in exploration, you guarantee you will not find it.”

From my JHU colleague @kishoreneuro.bsky.social

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Study reveals how alcohol abuse damages cognition Months after withdrawal, brain activity during decision-making remained impaired in rats

The federally supported work, published today in Science Advances, provides a new explanation of alcohol's long-term effects on cognition. hub.jhu.edu/2025/04/02/h...

Chronic ethanol exposure produces sex-dependent impairments in value computations in the striatum Chronic ethanol exposure disrupts adaptive decision-making and striatal neurocomputations in a sex-dependent manner.

Thrilled to share our work in ScienceAdvances: “Chronic ethanol exposure produces sex-dependent impairments in value computations in the striatum.” Huge thanks to Tricia @janaklab.bsky.social, Daeyeol @ungteoriz.bsky.social, Angela, and my friend Robin!
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