Mark Shen

Assistant professor of neuroscience and psychiatry
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Mark Shen is assistant professor of neuroscience and psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Retraction

By Calli McMurray

31 March 2026

4 min read

Even though one set of experiments did not hold up, the authors stand by the original conclusions of the work and plan to resubmit it as a new paper.

Retraction

Even though one set of experiments did not hold up, the authors stand by the original conclusions of the work and plan to resubmit it as a new paper.

By Calli McMurray

31 March 2026 | 4 min read