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Neurobiologist at the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research www.sf.mpg.de/research/fenselau
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Ali D. Güler
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🚨 We’re hiring! 🧪
@uvabio.bsky.social
UVA Biology is recruiting multiple tenure-track Assistant Professors in neuroscience as part of a $75M Brain & Neuroscience Initiative. 🧠 Apply by Oct 15, 2025. Start Aug 2026. 👉
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#Neuroscience
#FacultyJobs
#NeuroJobs
#Biology
#UVA
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The Real Zigman Lab
20 days ago
We are proud of Omprakash Singh's new study just out in Cell Reports. Supported by Sepideh Sheybani-Deloui et al, Om's work identifies GHSR expressing SCN neurons as regulating food intake + feed efficiency at a single time of day, accounting for at least 7% of a mouse's BW
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Carlos Ribeiro
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The Betley Lab at UPenn
about 1 month ago
What's next for the
#BetleyLab
? We're diving deep into
#EXERCISE
! 🏃♀️💪 Our emerging studies show exercise doesn't just change your body – it literally rewires brain circuits and impacts
#dopamine
response. It’s a whole new world of
#body-brain
interaction. Stay tuned !
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FEBS Letters
about 2 months ago
🚀 What’s it like to launch a new lab? Hans-Georg Sprenger shares challenges, early wins & the joy of mentoring in molecular metabolism research.
@mpiage.bsky.social
Read the interview:
febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#ScienceCareers
#Mentoring
#ResearchLife
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Eric Topol
about 2 months ago
The brain is the master regulator of food intake and energy balance. A brilliant new
@cellpress.bsky.social
review, including the mechanism of GLP-1 drugs, by
@clemmensenc.bsky.social
and colleagues, open-access
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Melanie Mittenbühler
about 2 months ago
‼️ We're looking for a postdoc to join our team starting January 1st, 2026! ‼️ Are you curious about how exercise promotes positive changes at the molecular level in obesity and diabetes? If so, consider applying or reach out with any questions.
ddz.de/job/postdoct...
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Postdoctoral Researcher (Ph.D./Dr. rer. nat., m/f/div., E13 TV-L, 100%) - Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum (DDZ)
Institut für Klinische Biochemie und Pathobiochemie (Direktor: Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Hadi Al-Hasani), Nachwuchsforschungsgruppe Crosstalk (Leiterin: Melanie Mittenbühler, Dr.) (25019)
https://ddz.de/job/postdoctoral-researcher-ph-d-dr-rer-nat-m-f-div-e13-tv-l-100/
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Daniel Drucker
about 2 months ago
And you thought
#metformin
lowered glucose via the liver? Here loss-of-function and gain-of-function studies suggest that VMH Rap1 is indispensable for the antidiabetic effects of metformin in mice
#diabetes
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Low-dose metformin requires brain Rap1 for its antidiabetic action
Metformin lowers blood glucose by inhibiting Rap1 in ventromedial hypothalamic neurons that regulate glucose balance.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adu3700
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Ivan Alcantara
about 2 months ago
How do animals decide if they should forage for food or stay home to take care of newborn offspring? Whose needs come first? For my PhD work now out in Nature, we examined how hunger and parenting neurons interact and are reshaped postpartum in mice 🧵⬇️
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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A hypothalamic circuit that modulates feeding and parenting behaviours - Nature
Single-cell transcriptomic analysis of mouse hypothalamus and behavioural experiments show that specific hypothalamic networks regulate conflicting feeding versus parenting behaviours of female mice.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09268-5
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thewilliamslab
2 months ago
Our very own
@runningdar.bsky.social
in the
#DiabetesSpotlight
#DiabetesBio
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Finally… BBQ, and excellent and very creative journal club on our rooftop! Enjoying Cologne summer with the amazing team!
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MPI-Metabolism
2 months ago
Not feeling hungry after cooking? Janice Bulk chatted about the latest study by the Steculorum Lab in an interview with German radio. 👃 🍲 📻 Great job, Janice!
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Geruch von Essen kann Sättigung auslösen – neue Erkenntnisse
Essverhalten: Schon der Geruch von Essen kann das Sättigungsgefühl auslösen – zeigen Forschende am Max-Planck-Institut. Bei Übergewicht scheint dieser Mechanismus gestört zu sein.
https://www.swr.de/leben/gesundheit/essverhalten-geruch-riechen-aktiviert-saettigung-100.html
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MPI for Biology of Ageing
2 months ago
Stephanie A. Fernandes selected for Minerva Fast Track Programme! 🎉 Congrats on this amazing achievement!
@stephalcantara.bsky.social
@cga-age.bsky.social
www.age.mpg.de/428071/25071...
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Stephanie A. Fernandes selected for the Minerva Fast Track Programme
https://www.age.mpg.de/428071/250718_Steph_Minerva_Fast_Track
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Kevin Hall
2 months ago
Excited to announce my new book FOOD INTELLIGENCE coauthored with brilliant journalist
@juliabelluz.bsky.social
! Cutting through the confusion about diet & health,
#FoodIntelligence
describes the fascinating science of how food both nourishes & harms us.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/671334...
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Food Intelligence by Julia Belluz, Kevin Hall, PhD: 9780593332306 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
The essential guide for understanding what you’re eating, and the forces that are driving you to eat it. Nutrition isn’t rocket science; it’s harder. There are new diet fads, bold...
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/671334/food-intelligence-by-julia-belluz-and-kevin-hall-phd/
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Daniel Drucker
2 months ago
Molecular mechanisms and brain regions that promote hyperphagia in the clinical expression of fructose-mediated
#obesity
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Fructose-induced synaptic and neuronal adaptations at Neuropeptide Y/agouti-related peptide neurons
Fructose is a naturally-occurring sugar, consumed in excess as sweeteners, and is linked to the development of obesity. Fructose is consumed with gluc…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212877825001164
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Eric Topol
2 months ago
The gut hormone mimetic era in medicine is just getting started
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
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Shaping the future of cardiometabolic innovation: advances and opportunities - Nature Metabolism
Obesity is a global public health concern closely linked to cardiometabolic complications. This Comment provides our views on recent breakthroughs, emerging innovations and future needs of therapeutic...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s42255-025-01343-5
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Juleen R. Zierath
2 months ago
Obesity is a global public health concern closely linked to cardiometabolic complications. This Comment provides views on recent breakthroughs, emerging innovations and future needs of therapeutic interventions to counteract obesity and its associated health risks.
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
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Shaping the future of cardiometabolic innovation: advances and opportunities - Nature Metabolism
Obesity is a global public health concern closely linked to cardiometabolic complications. This Comment provides our views on recent breakthroughs, emerging innovations and future needs of therapeutic...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s42255-025-01343-5
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MPI-Metabolism
3 months ago
We have a new research group at MPI for Metabolism Research!👩🔬 A warm welcome to
@svaltcheva.bsky.social
!👋 For a first impression find her introduction below⬇️ and further informations under
sf.mpg.de/2112068/Silvan
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Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry
3 months ago
📅 Next week, we are excited to welcome Dr.
@yoavlivneh.bsky.social
from Weizmann Institute of Science. He will share his research on the
#insular
#cortex
. 🥳 As always, everyone is welcome to join us at our Institute, and registration is not necessary! All info here:
www.psych.mpg.de/events/40140...
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Claire Foldi
3 months ago
Writing this was like any other act of love - awkward at the start, frustrating at times, but something to be proud of. Very grateful to Dr Kristi Griffiths for agreeing to take on this challenge with me for
@natrevneuro.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Examining the biological causes of eating disorders to inform treatment strategies
Nature Reviews Neuroscience - Recent years have seen a growth in our understanding of the biological drivers of eating disorders and their interactions with environmental and psychosocial factors....
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41583-025-00940-3.epdf?sharing_token=fOFPQmTbgWhR6ATrKwpyOtRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0MI8cN6y2miXnqbI0GFNO5b8jqevxxDSB2zND-EFqyd1IqDm_LyzOgnSIbreGh178E79oCtxx6fovf1T-Bkb48Q6b6anpQgIJAAX0hzo3ONeVWmSM8BKS4Yv6jW9Vn3Tbs%3D
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Carlos Ribeiro
3 months ago
Heading to one of my favorite meetings where the
#Drosophila
neuronal circuits world will come together to discuss science in Crete. We will celebrate the golden age of our field and there is so much more to come. Sad that the stete of the world is stopping some of us joining. Science will prevail.
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Sophie Steculorum
3 months ago
📢 🤩Excited to share our latest paper👃🧠! Huge thanks to the amazing first author
@janice-bulk.bsky.social
and all co-authors, especially
@andreas-t-schaefer.bsky.social
and @tobiasackels.bsky.social 🙌!
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
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A food-sensitive olfactory circuit drives anticipatory satiety - Nature Metabolism
The authors describe a sensory circuit involving the medial septum (MS), where MS glutamatergic neurons integrate food odours to prime satiety and regulate nutrient intake.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s42255-025-01301-1
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MPI-Metabolism
3 months ago
Exciting news from
@sophiesteculorum.bsky.social
Lab!🤓 👃🧠 Smelling food primes your brain for satiety. Find out more in 🧵 or under 🔗
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
Congrats to
@sophiesteculorum.bsky.social
, first author
@janice-bulk.bsky.social
and all contributing authors!
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A food-sensitive olfactory circuit drives anticipatory satiety - Nature Metabolism
The authors describe a sensory circuit involving the medial septum (MS), where MS glutamatergic neurons integrate food odours to prime satiety and regulate nutrient intake.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s42255-025-01301-1
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4 months ago
So much fun at our Open Day, exploring how the brain powers our energy! 🧠⚡ Thanks to the organizers
@mpi-metabolism.bsky.social
@mpiage.bsky.social
@cecad.bsky.social
for the chance to share science with everyone curious about metabolism research 🔬
@hannahwilhelms.bsky.social
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CECAD Cologne
5 months ago
👏Congratulations to Professor Jens Brüning on receiving the
#University
#Award
for Research 2024 in recognition of his exceptional scientific achievements and his contribution to
#Cologne’s
reputation as a leading research hub! ➡️
uni.koeln/QG3SW
@unicologne.bsky.social
@mpi-metabolism.bsky.social
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University of Cologne honors Jens Brüning with Research Award
CECAD congratulates Professor Jens Brüning on receiving the University Award for Research 2024 in recognition of his exceptional scientific achievements and his contribution to Cologne’s reputation as...
https://uni.koeln/QG3SW
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Zachary Knight
5 months ago
Nice article in NY Times today about AgRP neurons, GLP1s, and hunger. By Gina Kolata.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/h...
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What Nearly Brainless Rodents Know About Weight Loss and Hunger
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/health/hunger-brain-ozempic.html
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Chen Ran
5 months ago
Lots of recent papers discuss the nucleus of the solitary tract in interoception. In this review, we take a sensory processing perspective on how interoceptive signals are encoded in the NTS:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Interoceptive processing in the nucleus of the solitary tract
The interoceptive nervous system continuously monitors the status of visceral organs to synthesize internal perceptions and regulate behavioral and ph…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959438825000522
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CECAD Cologne
6 months ago
Congratulations to
#CECAD
Prof. David Vilchez
@thevilchezlab.bsky.social
on securing
#DFG
funding for a new research group on organismal proteostasis! This project, involving also Prof. Hoppe, will explore how proteostasis regulates
#aging
and
#disease
.
@dfg.de
#Proteostasis
uni.koeln/ZCFFX
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CECAD Scientists Receive DFG Funding for Proteostasis Research
A new DFG-funded research group investigates how proteostasis is regulated at the organismal level and its impact on aging and disease.
https://uni.koeln/ZCFFX
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Christoffer Clemmensen
7 months ago
On
#WorldObesityDay
, we have contributed a SnapShot to a special Issue on Obesity in
@cp-cellmetabolism.bsky.social
covering brain actions of the current and emerging weight loss drugs.
@jonaspetersen.bsky.social
@johansenvbi.bsky.social
Free access link:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1kiaA5WXUlaX…
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Giles Yeo
7 months ago
Today March 4, is world obesity day. People with obesity are not bad, they’re not morally bereft, they are fighting biology
#obesityisnotachoice
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Tune H Pers
7 months ago
Passionate about genetics, metabolism, and neuroscience? Join us for a Postdoc to explore how obesity-associated genetic variants impact hypothalamic circuits using CRISPR-based Perturb-seq & in vivo metabolic phenotyping
candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
@metabolcenter.bsky.social
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Postdoc in Genetic and Molecular Mechanisms of Metabolic Regulation
https://candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationInit.aspx?cid=1307&ProjectId=163445&DepartmentId=19212&MediaId=5&IsAdPreviewRequest=true&AdvertisementId=117610
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very excited to share our latest work, out now in Science. Congratulations to Marielle who led our studies! And, all other authors - this was a wonderful collaborative effort
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Thalamic opioids from POMC satiety neurons switch on sugar appetite
High sugar–containing foods are readily consumed, even after meals and beyond fullness sensation (e.g., as desserts). Although reward-driven processing of palatable foods can promote overeating, the n...
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp1510
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MPI for Biology of Ageing
7 months ago
⏰The countdown is on! In just a few days, we will welcome 25 candidates from around the world to our CGA Recruitment Week! To get them - and you - excited, we're giving you an exclusive sneak peek at our programme. 🎥 Stay tuned for our full video and more insights coming soon.👀
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Giles Yeo
8 months ago
I am excited to share our latest paper @Nature where we construct a hi-res spatial map of the human hypothalamus, the brain region central in appetite control. It is a collaboration between @IMS_MRL @Cambridge_Uni & @MPI_Metabolism
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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A comprehensive spatio-cellular map of the human hypothalamus - Nature
HYPOMAP integrates single-nucleus RNA sequencing and spatial transcriptomic data to create a comprehensive spatio-cellular map of the human hypothalamus.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08504-8
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eLife
8 months ago
Fruit flies have a different type of blood to us, and their insulin comes from neurons instead of pancreatic cells. But important similarities mean scientists could use them to better understand human health.
https://elifesciences.org/digests/98514/a-closer-look-at-insulin-producing-cells?utm_sour…
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A closer look at insulin-producing cells
New research sheds light onto the mechanisms controlling insulin release in live fruit flies, highlighting important similarities with humans.
https://buff.ly/4jxBxzb
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MPI for Biology of Ageing
8 months ago
The Science Day with the MPI for Metabolism Research last Thursday was an amazing success. Great networking opportunity and showcase for our extensive collaborations. That's the spirit for this year! 🔬🧬🤩
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Graziana Gatto
8 months ago
New paper from the @KononenkoLab! Happy to be part of this great work showing that less sugar is better your motor control, and autophagy makes sure you keep rocking on low sugar 😉 from molecules to behavior: tour de force!!!!
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
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Autophagy regulator ATG5 preserves cerebellar function by safeguarding its glycolytic activity - Nature Metabolism
Tutas et al. show an unconventional role for autophagy in the regulation of glycolytic flux in cerebellar Purkinje cells by maintaining the levels of the glucose transporter GLUT2.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s42255-024-01196-4
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Lin Tian, PhD
8 months ago
Registration for the 2025
@mpfneuro.bsky.social
Neurotechniques Course closes this Wednesday! Co-directed by Ryohei Yasuda &
@denisejcai.bsky.social
and led by an amazing team of experts, this hands-on course is a great opportunity to learn cutting-edge methods in neuroscience 🔬🧠
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Graziana Gatto
8 months ago
Last week to apply for a PhD position in my lab to dissect the cortico-spinal circuits for hindlimb control in healthy and Huntington mice. Email me CV, cover letter at the latest by Jan 22.
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Amelia Douglass
8 months ago
My systems neuroscience lab at ISTAustria is hiring a tech. Please check out and share!
ista.ac.at/en/job/?titl...
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Sebastien G Bouret
9 months ago
I am very proud to be part of this very dynamic society that does many initiatives toward early-stage researchers
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Gord Fishell
9 months ago
Just had a conversation with a friend about people in the lab. Of all the brilliant people I have worked with, what makes the best stand out is that they never stop thinking about stuff and that makes all the difference.
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Amelia Douglass
9 months ago
I’m excited to share my latest paper
@cp-cellmetabolism.bsky.social
. HakanK and I recorded from AgRP neurons continuously for 1 month and found some exciting things during ad lib feeding, fasting and on circadian timescales
www.cell.com/cell-metabol...
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Acute and circadian feedforward regulation of agouti-related peptide hunger neurons
Douglass et al. employ long-term, continuous fiber photometry to uncover new modes of agouti-related peptide (AgRP) neuron regulation in ad libitum, fasted, and circadian conditions. AgRP neuron activity exhibits a circadian rhythm, which controls daily feeding patterns through a neural circuit from the suprachiasmatic nucleus via the dorsomedial hypothalamus.
https://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(24)00455-8
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Imaging Neuroscience
9 months ago
2024 was the first full calendar year for Imaging Neuroscience @mitpress - 350 papers published. We're proud of how the brain imaging community enthusiastically embraced open access non-profit publishing. Our aim is to be *your* journal. Full size PDF:
drive.google.com/file/d/1M170...
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Mark Andermann
9 months ago
Happy holidays! For those interested in brain body communication, the Keystone Symposium abstract deadline is approaching. I hope to see some of you soon!
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Jan Siemens
9 months ago
A short, personal account how our recent heat acclimation study came to life -- paywall-free version can be found here
rdcu.be/d38Xr
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Heat acclimation induces hypothalamic temperature sensitivity that promotes heat tolerance
Nature Neuroscience - After long-term heat exposure, a discrete group of hypothalamic neurons in the anterior ventromedial preoptic area become hyperactive and acquire temperature sensitivity. This...
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