TWiN 72: What cesarean babies miss

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TWiN explains the finding that vaginal microbiota transfer ameliorates cesarean-associated neurodevelopmental deficits in mice via synthesis of a sphingosine derivative on neonatal skin.

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TWiN 71: Psychedelics rewire the brain from within

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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.

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Vivianne Morrison, and Tim Cheung

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TWiN 70: Unraveling the axon wrap

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TWiN explains the role of a ubiquitin ligase component in regulating the sheathing of multiple axons by Schwann cells.

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Vivianne Morrison, and Tim Cheung

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TWiN 69: Fibromyalgia and the microbiome

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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.

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Vivianne Morrison, and Tim Cheung

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TWiN 68: Firewall for the brain

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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

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TWiN 67: Interpreting situation-specific facial signals

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TWiN explores how theta phase shifts mediate contextual perception of facial expressions during everyday social interactions.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Vivianne Morrison, and Tim Cheung

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TWiN 66: Neuroscience of overeating

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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

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TWiN 65: Air pollutants promote dementia

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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

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TWiN 64: How the brain decides what we see

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TWiN explains how visual neurons show functional flexibility by selectively responding to subsets of inputs representing attended objects while ignoring those conveying information about irrelevant objects.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Vivianne Morrison, and Tim Cheung

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TWiN 63: Microbiome-targeted neurotherapy

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TWiN discusses research showing that Lactobacillus acidophilus promotes cognitive function recovery after cerebral ischemia, by regulating microglial peroxisomal function.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Vivianne Morrison, and Tim Cheung

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About the Hosts


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Jason Shepherd, Ph.D.


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Vivianne Morrison, Ph.D.


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Tim Cheung, Ph.D.


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Vincent Racaniello, Ph.D.


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