Phil Rivera @Phdrivera@qoto.org

Perivascular cells induce microglial phagocytic states and synaptic engulfment via SPP1 in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease

#alzheimer #neuroscience

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-023-01257-z

Multiple US faculty positions currently open in different fields #Bioinformatics #Genomics #Immunology #Biotech #Aging #ComputerScience #Engineering #neuroscience
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For the #astrocyte lovers out there: fantastic new work from Aina Badia et al., showing ezrin-mediated PAP retraction in fear learning!
Such.Pretty.Data ❤️😍🌟

Retraction of Astrocyte Leaflets From the Synapse Enhances Fear Memory - Biological Psychiatry
https://www.biologicalpsychiatryjournal.com/article/S0006-3223(22)01705-X/fulltext#.Y9o3jEhUpdQ.twitter

A drug that increases dopamine can reverse the effects of inflammation on the brain in depression

An Emory University study published in Molecular Psychiatry shows levodopa, a drug that increases dopamine in the brain, has potential to reverse the effects of inflammation on brain reward circuitry, ultimately improving symptoms of depression.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-01-drug-dopamine-reverse-effects-inflammation.html

Finally, we figured out the new identity and the lab logo. I hope we nailed it …👇

And here’s a new paper to illustrate our work: we compare Theory of Mind processes in natural and artificial intelligence.

Out now in Artificial Intelligence Review: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10462-023-10401-x

arxiv version: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2203.16540.pdf

#AI #lab #introduction

Gum infection may be a risk factor for heart arrhythmia, researchers find

Periodontitis, a gum disease, can lead to a litany of dental issues from bad breath to bleeding and lost teeth. Now, researchers at Hiroshima University have found that it could be connected to even more severe problems elsewhere in the body—the heart.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-01-gum-infection-factor-heart-arrhythmia.html

Introduction! I am a biologist and neuroscientist. I got a PhD in systems #neuroscience in the Portugues lab imaging the brain of #zebrafish larvae, where described a mesmerising circuit for heading direction in the hindbrain (https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.04.27.489672).

I recently moved to the lab of Giuliano Iurilli at IIT (Rovereto, Italy) to follow up in mice my interest in subcortical circuits for naturalistic behavior.

I'm a fan of #openscience, #Python, and unconventional paradigms. Cortex is overrated!

Children near airports may be exposed to dangerous levels of lead

A new paper in PNAS Nexus finds that children living near one California airport have higher lead levels in their blood. Since leaded gasoline is still used by piston-engine aircraft all around the United States, it appears children are still being exposed to toxic lead levels. This is despite policymakers' efforts to reduce lead exposure since the 1970s.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-01-children-airports-exposed-dangerous.html

Senior faculty are incredibly powerful. In a two-page tenure letter, they can make or break a career. This power has an outsized impact on scholars with marginalized identities, such as Black academics, who are promoted with tenure at lower rates than their white colleagues.

Are you a senior faculty? Do you want to align your letters with your anti-racist values? A group of us, educated at #A4BL to disrupt anti-Black racism in academia, suggest practical steps how:

https://elifesciences.org/articles/79892

New opening at Penn for tenure-track assistant professor position in computational neuroscience. Come join our team! https://apply.interfolio.com/118976

All the questions today!

Can anyone recommend any papers on large-scale international studies on differences in perceptual effects? e.g. illusions

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#psychophysics #vision #auditory #perception #research #psychology #neuroscience

Silent synapses are abundant in the adult brain
These immature connections may explain how the adult brain is able to form new memories and absorb new information.
https://news.mit.edu/2022/silent-synapses-brain-1130

#neuroscience

Is it too early to get excited about this?

#stress #neuroscience #conference

4th EWCS | Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry
https://www.psych.mpg.de/4th-ewcs

Study: Network neuroscience theory best predictor of intelligence | University of Illinois https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/937606375

Investigating cognitive neuroscience theories of human intelligence: A connectome-based predictive modeling approach | Human Brain Mapping https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hbm.26164
#OpenAccess #neuroscience

Mechanisms underlying dorsolateral prefrontal cortex contributions to cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41386-021-01089-0

#neuroscience

Beautiful illustration from postdoc Margot Riggi (@MargotRiggi on Twitter) depicting a cross-section of Asgard archaea with actin filaments within. Based on recently published work from the Pilhofer Lab: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05550-y

Spotted on that bird platform (shared by Prof Lauren Ball) and resharing for matadonians!

"Writing a scientific article: A step-by-step guide for beginners"

#researchskills #writingtips #scicomm

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878764915001606