The Power of Oxytocin: More Than the "Love Hormone" — A Deep Dive into Its Role in Brain and Body
#Oxytocin #LoveHormone #Neuroscience #BrainHealth #SocialBehavior #Neurobiology #StressRelief #EmotionalHealth #BrainChemistry #MolecularBiology #Hormones #MentalHealth #Biochemistry #Neuropeptides
Synaptic transmission is modulated by #neuropeptides in sensory systems & interneurons. This study shows that motor #synapses are also modulated by neuropeptidergic signaling, where lower ACh levels are compensated by upregulation of postsynaptic Ca2+ channels @PLOSBiology https://plos.io/4d6Ecgg
Deciphering how the mosquito brain clock drives biting patterns 🦟 🕒
Javier Cavieres highlights work from Linhan Dong et al. #DuvallLab investigating a neuropeptide essential for coordinating the rhythmicity of biting & locomotor activity.
Take a look! ⬇️ 👀
After a brief hiatus from this place, I’m elated to announce WE HAVE A NEW PUB, Y’ALL 🔥🚨🔥🚨 !!!! #neuroscience #neuropeptides #neuromodulation #drosophila #connectomics #physiology 1/n https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-41012-3
Here is my #introduction. I am a biologist interested in #neuroscience and the #evolution of cells and nervous systems. My research group studies #ciliated marine larvae from a whole-organism perspective, combining behaviour, #connectomics, #imaging, #CRISPR, #modelling and other approaches. We love marine #larvae, their #neurons, #cilia, and #neuropeptides.
To get a comprehensive list of #neuropeptides, we combined #bioinformatic screening and mass spectrometry in collaboration with Amanda Kieswetter and Liesbet Temmerman at KU Leuven. We found 15 new proneuropeptides and confirmed the endogenous processing (cleavage, amidation etc) of many of them. #Nematostella has at least 33 neuropeptide precursors.
#cnidaria #neuroscience
New insights into the complex #neurochemistry of #ants.
https://phys.org/news/2023-05-insights-complex-neurochemistry-ants.html
Interview with Jennifer Garrison, neuroscientist at the Buck Institute, on women's health & longevity -
New #introduction for neuromatch.social 🙂
My group investigates and defines cell types and neural circuits of the #thalamus, #hippocampus, and #cortex that contribute to spatial #memory processes.
These processes break down in #Alzheimer's disease. To understand the causes/triggers of #neurodegeneration, we study early-stage #Tau #pathology in the human #brain and in mouse models.
I previously defined various types of retinal ganglion cells using ex vivo #patchclamp recordings during my PhD in #Basel, before moving to #Oxford to work on #GABAergic #neurons of the #hippocampus, followed by the #medialseptum. My favourite technique is in vivo #extracellular recordings and #juxtacellular labelling as it enables identification of single #cells based on their firing patterns, #axon terminal distribution, and #neurochemical profile.
As an #experimentalist, my expertise is primarily in vivo #neurophysiology and #neuroanatomy. I am also interested in #consciousness, the origins of #memory, and regulation of #neuronal activity and #behaviour by #neuropeptides.
Just Published!
Role of Neuromodulators in Regulation of the Tumor Microenvironment of Gastric and Colorectal Cancers
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/16833_2022_93
#Cancer #CancerResearch #Neuropeptides #Neurotransmitters #TumorMicroenvironment
My #introduction . I'm Nikki and I'm a #neuroscientist at Penn State University, Departments of #Biology and #BME My lab (made up of amazing trainees!) is focused on understanding how #neuropeptides regulate circuits in the brain, and how this is changed by events like stress and alcohol. I'm also an #academicmom with two kids #womeninstem #neuroscience
Here is my #introduction. I am a biologist interested in #neuroscience and the #evolution of cells and nervous systems. My research group studies #ciliated marine larvae from a whole-organism perspective, combining behaviour, #connectomics, #imaging, #CRISPR, #modelling and other approaches. We love marine #larvae, their #neurons, #cilia, and #neuropeptides.
Since this #twittermigration is in full swing, here's another #introduction to me. I'm a #neuroscientist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. My lab studies the #neuralcircuits and #neuropeptides mediating eating behavior using mice with the ultimate goal of informing better therapies for #diabetes, #obesity, and #eatingdisorders. I love #openscience , #DEI , #socialjustice , #3Dprinting , and #mentoring .
First post, talking to the void: looking to connect with fellow neuroscientists, interested in all things #stress, #locuscoeruleus #neuropeptides #ephys Particularly invested in dialogue, open science & equity
