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Melissa Cooper joins TWiN to discuss her discovery that astrocytes connect specific brain regions through plastic networks. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Tim Cheung Guest: Melissa Cooper Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , RSS Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Astrocytes form plastic networks (Nature) Newly found brain network (Nature) Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey .…
TWiN unpacks a striking paradox, that the very cell divisions that built the human brain's most advanced layers also put them at greatest risk, and how a dedicated DNA repair pathway saves them. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Vivianne Morrison, and Tim Cheung Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , RSS Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Expansion of outer cortical CUX2…
TWiN explains the finding that vaginal microbiota transfer ameliorates cesarean-associated neurodevelopmental deficits in mice via synthesis of a sphingosine derivative on neonatal skin. .Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Vivianne Morrison, and Tim Cheung Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , RSS Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Vaginal microbiota transfer ameliorates…
TWiN explains the finding that activation of intracellular, not plasma membrane, serotonin 2A receptors is responsible for the plasticity-promoting and antidepressant-like properties of psychedelic compounds. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Vivianne Morrison, and Tim Cheung Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , RSS Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Psychedelics rewire the…
TWiN explains the role of a ubiquitin ligase component in regulating the sheathing of multiple axons by Schwann cells. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Vivianne Morrison, and Tim Cheung Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , RSS Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Gut microbiome promotes pain in fibromyalgia (Neuron) Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey . Thanks! Music is by Ronald…
TWiN explains a study which showed that transplanting gut microbiota from women with fibromyalgia into mice induces pain, as well as phenotypes commonly observed in patients, such as immune activation, metabolomic changes, and reduced skin innervation. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Vivianne Morrison, and Tim Cheung Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , RSS Links for this episode…
TWiN explores the use of speech brain-computer interfaces to restore communication to people with paralysis, and reveals strategies for protecting private inner speech. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Vivianne Morrison, and Tim Cheung Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , RSS Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Keeping private inner speech from brain-computer interfaces…
TWiN explores how theta phase shifts mediate contextual perception of facial expressions during everyday social interactions. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Vivianne Morrison, and Tim Cheung Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , RSS Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Neural computations underlying contextual processing in humans (Cell Rep) Previous experience shapes…
TWiN reviews the underlying neurobiological mechanisms of overeating and obesity, the role of the hypothalamus and reward systems in controlling food intake and energy balance, and how dysregulation in these systems leads to overeating. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Vivianne Morrison, and Tim Cheung Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , RSS Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord…
TWiN explains epidemiological data showing that exposure to air pollution was associated with an increased risk of developing Lewy body dementia, and nasal administration of air pollution in mice led to brain atrophy and impaired cognition and motor function. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Vivianne Morrison, and Tim Cheung Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , RSS Links for this…
