Whole brains perfused with PBS were processed as previously described19 (link). Primary antibodies assessed include: mouse anti-ATXN3 (1H9) (1:1000, MAB5360; Millipore, Billerica, MA), rabbit anti-ASO (1:5000; Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Carlsbad, CA), rabbit anti-NeuN-488 conjugated (1:1000, ABN78A4; Millipore, Billerica, MA), mouse anti-GFAP (1:1000, #3670; Cell Signaling Technology, Danvers, MA), rabbit anti-IBA1 (1:1000, 019-19741, WAKO, Richmond, VA), goat anti-OLIG2 (1:500, sc-19969, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Dallas, TX), mouse anti-p62 (1:1000, ADI-SPA-902-D; Enzo Life Sciences, New York, NY), and rabbit anti-BECLIN1 (1:1000, ab207612; Abcam, Cambridge, UK). Imaging was performed using an IX71 Olympus inverted microscope (Melville, NY) or Nikon-A1 confocal microscope (Melville, NY) in the basilar pontine nuclei (denoted as pons) and deep cerebellar nuclei (DCN). Nuclear ATXN3 accumulation was quantified as previously described19 (link).