College of Medicine
Bizon Lab
Led by Jennifer L. Bizon · Neuroscience
What we study
The Bizon Lab studies how the aging brain affects thinking, memory, and decision making by combining behavioral tests with molecular, drug and optogenetic experiments that control brain cells with light. They examine changes in excitatory (glutamate) and inhibitory (GABA) signaling and explore new therapies.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Projects
- 3
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Neural mechanisms of maladaptive decision making in aging
Investigates how aging alters brain circuits that lead to poor decision making.
Mechanisms and therapeutic potential of vagus nerve stimulation in aging and Alzheimer's disease
Tests whether stimulating the vagus nerve can improve brain health in older adults.
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Effects of cannabis on age‑related cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease pathology
Examines how cannabis use influences memory loss and disease markers in aging.
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Recent papers, explained
- Effects of sub-chronic cannabis smoke exposure on inflammatory markers in serum and brain in younger and older mice
2026 · Neurobiology of Aging
- Stereological sampling-based estimates of dopaminergic and cholinergic neuron numbers in young adult and aged male and female Fischer 344 × Brown Norway F1 hybrid rats
2026 · UNC Libraries
Counts dopamine and acetylcholine neurons in young and aged rats to study normal aging.
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- Individual Differences in Cognitive Aging Rodent Datasets (ID-CARD): A collaborative platform for behavioral analysis across the lifespan
2026 · Neurobiology of Aging
Creates a shared database of water maze test results from multiple labs to study aging in rodents.
- Anti-CRF antibody-mediated HPA axis modulation induces selective fat mass loss with lean mass preservation
2026 · JCI Insight
Tests whether an anti-CRF antibody can reduce fat mass while keeping lean mass intact in mice.
- Optogenetic inhibition reveals distinct contributions of medial prefrontal cortex to intertemporal choice in young and aged rats
2025 · Cerebral Cortex
Uses light to turn off brain cells in young and aged rats to see how they make choices.
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