MYC and cancer: While MYC is most commonly associated with its function as an oncogene (Vita and Henriksson, 2006), there are numerous studies suggesting a role for its function in brain development, normal brain function, and multiple non-cancer brain pathologies (Ferrer and Blanco, 2000; Pelengaris et al., 2002; Dang et al., 2006; Lee et al., 2011; Marinkovic and Marinkovic, 2021).