Absence of the Earths magnetic field activates stress-related brain circuits in a mammal
Li Zhang, Billy Yu Ki Lam, Alireza Saeedi, Leoni-Marie Webb, Alessandro Felder, Nikoloz Sirmpilatze, Adam Tyson, Brittany Hamauei, Runita N. Shirdhankar, Sybille Wolf-Kümmeth, Dori M. Grijseels, Nasibeh Amini, Sabine Begall, Erich Pascal Malkemper
The study identifies stress-related brain circuits activated by the absence of Earth's magnetic field in mole-rats using a novel imaging pipeline.
bioRxiv · Oct 11, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience