Cheng, Michael
Mao, Melody
Meng, Wenjing
Jacobus, Joanna
Troyer, Emily A.
Delfel, Everett L.
Dennis, Emily L.
Wilde, Elisabeth A.
Abildskov, Tracy
de Souza, Nicola L.
Vaida, Florin
Max, Jeffrey E.
Yang, Xia
Funding for this research was provided by:
UCLA Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology Hyde Fellowship
National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA041089)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (HD111167)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (HD111167)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NS111378)
Article History
Received: 1 October 2025
Accepted: 25 February 2026
First Online: 13 March 2026
Competing interests
: Dr. Max provides expert testimony in cases of traumatic brain injury on an ad hoc basis for plaintiffs and defendants on a more or less equal ratio. This activity constitutes ~5% of his professional activities. The remaining authors declare no competing interests.