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Episode 92: April 2024

In this episode, we hear about hibernation, the evolution of flu epidemics, aphantasia, the effects of ketamine, and how the brain changes when animals form sexual bonds.
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Episode 92: April 2024
Image of a sleeping brown bear (Ursos arctos). Ole Frøbert, Aarhus University, Denmark (CC BY 4.0)

Chapters

  1. 0:32
    The molecular secrets of hibernation
    Do all animals hibernate equally?
    This chapter is based on the following content
    • Research Article by Christopher TA Lewis, Elise G Melhedegaard ... Julien Ochala
  2. 7:57
    One drug, many outcomes
    Responses to ketamine can vary greatly among individuals, which may explain why it is ineffective at treating some patients with depression
    This chapter is based on the following content
  3. 15:10
    A brain map of social bonds
    Brain activity changes when prairie voles form sexual bonds with each other.
    This chapter is based on the following content
    • Research Article by Morgan L Gustison, Rodrigo Muñoz-Castañeda ... Steven M Phelps
  4. 22:53
    Flu virus evolution
    Combining antibody responses and genetic data can help gauge the threats posed by evolving flu strains
  5. 28:50
    Looking for the origins of aphantasia
    Can a condition called aphantasia be linked to connectivity in the brain?

Related

    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Cell Biology

    Remodeling of skeletal muscle myosin metabolic states in hibernating mammals

    Christopher TA Lewis, Elise G Melhedegaard ... Julien Ochala
    1. Medicine
    2. Neuroscience

    Ketamine induces multiple individually distinct whole-brain functional connectivity signatures

    Flora Moujaes, Jie Lisa Ji ... Alan Anticevic
    1. Neuroscience

    Sexual coordination in a whole-brain map of prairie vole pair bonding

    Morgan L Gustison, Rodrigo Muñoz-Castañeda ... Steven M Phelps