Sex-specific Pain Encoding in BNST
CRF in BNST influences pain experience and behavior in a gender specific manner
Neuropeptide Modulation of Behaviors
Daniel Castro on in vivo approaches for investigating neuropeptide signaling
Research Focus
Mysteries of Sleep
Peter Shiromani and Antoine Adamantidis discuss recent research using Inscopix miniscopes to image hypothalamic neurons involved in sleep and arousal in freely behaving mice
The zona incerta may initiate sleep and hypersomnolence
Hypothalamic activity links REM sleep and food intake
Emotion in Motion
Stimulus-specific slow neuronal dynamics underlie threat responses that comprise a form of emotional short term memory
Mouse fMRI reveals the loci for corticolimbic computations
From the Bench
Neuroscience of Social Behaviors
David Anderson, an extraordinary leader in neuroscience, shares his thoughts on his research, scientific success, career pivots and more.
Optogenetics, Innovation, Therapies, & Disrupting Neuroscience
Ed Boyden, a leader in optogenetics, covers therapeutics, entrepreneurship, social media & much more in this must listen.
Neuroprotective Effects in Parkinson's Disease
Kelly Tan of the University of Basel discusses her lab's recent work on the neuroprotective effects of certain compounds in PD mouse models.
Coffee Break with Dr. Walter Fischler
The sense of smell is an evolutionarily primitive one, and the topic of Walter's postdoctoral work at Columbia University.
Coffee Break with Dr. Ashley Ingiosi
A postdoctoral researcher in Marcos Frank's lab, Ashley discusses her work examining astroglial biology in sleep and sleep homeostasis.
The Neurobiology of Social Isolation
Kay Tye of the Salk Institute discusses her lab's topical work illuminating the neurobiology underlying social isolation.
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Neuronal Hydration Station
Subfornical organ neurons regulated by GABA cells under sodium control define a circuit for thirst
Splitter Neurons in the Field
A system of cell turnover in the place field even when behavior is unchanged
Gimme Gimme MOR: In Vivo Approaches for Investigating Neuropeptide Signaling
Daniel Castro discusses approaches to study neuropeptide signaling modulation of behaviors
Neurovascular Coupling Insights with the nVue System
Dr. Stamatakis talks about simultaneous dual color imaging to record neural activity and blood flow
Zoe Donaldson: Neurobiology of Monogamous Reunion
Zoe Donaldson presents on the neural circuits of social behavior in monogamous prairie voles
Brain Machine Interfaces
Explore BMI's and motor learning with an expert on building prosthetic devices, Krishna Shenoy
The Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative
Cori Bargmann, President of Science at CZI, talks neuroscience and the future of brain disease studies
The Future of Mental Health
Thomas Insel discusses the impact of genomics, neuroscience, and AI on mental health and biomedicine
nVista and Non-Human Primate
Director of Translational Science Jonathan Nassi discusses the challenges of the first monkey papers
Must-Read Circuit Neuroscience
Sushmitha Gururaj reviews exciting papers with novel insights on neural circuits
Coffee Break with Walter Fischler
A postdoctoral scholar at Columbia University who uses the Inscopix in vivo imaging platform in mice