… working on developing biomarkers of unconsciousness from brain signals that can be used to control the state of … of how the nervous system senses signals from the gut and how these molecular pathways impact neuronal circuits … He is testing whether the Thyrotropin-releasing hormone signaling in a circuit within the amygdala can reflect social …
… called NSM has a fiber that reaches into the animal’s gut and deploys sensors called ion channels that detect when … eaten. That signals the flood of serotonin in the worm’s brain so it sticks around for the meal. In doing the study, …
… Gloria Choi , Associate Professor in the MIT Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS), for example, shared her … mouse models showed that when specific bacteria are in the gut microbiome of pregnant dams, infection during a specific … of genes. These factors, many of which act directly on the brain, lead to health risks. They can be mitigated, however, …