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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
    This chapter is based on the following content
  5. 28:50
    Looking for the origins of aphantasia
    Can a condition called aphantasia be linked to connectivity in the brain?
    This chapter is based on the following content
    • Research Article by Merlin Monzel, Pitshaporn Leelaarporn ... Cornelia McCormick

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
    1. Epidemiology and Global Health
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Antigenic drift and subtype interference shape A(H3N2) epidemic dynamics in the United States

    Amanda C Perofsky, John Huddleston ... Cécile Viboud
    1. Neuroscience

    Hippocampal-occipital connectivity reflects autobiographical memory deficits in aphantasia

    Merlin Monzel, Pitshaporn Leelaarporn ... Cornelia McCormick