The Senses
March 8, 2024
The "shocking" tactic electric fish use to collectively sense the world
Nate Sawtell, PhD, interviewed on National Public Radio.
The Senses
April 12, 2023
How the brain rewards pleasurable physical touch
Ishmail Abdus-Saboor, PhD, traced a stimulating physical touch from the skin all the way to the reward center of the brain.
The Senses
February 9, 2023
The power of social touch: How a loving caress really can ease anxiety
Ishmail Abdus-Saboor, PhD, research on social touch featured in the Washington Post.
The Senses
February 8, 2023
Scientists mapped the brain circuitry involved in pleasurable touch in mice
Mouse study by Abdus-Saboor, PhD, completes a skin-spine-brain circuit of gentle touch.
The Senses
September 9, 2022
What’s behind fat addiction?
A study in mice by Charles Zuker, PhD, shows a signaling pathway that could be blocked to help reduce the urge to eat fatty foods
The Senses
July 18, 2022
The Biology of Taste Perception and Sugar Craving
Charles Zuker, PhD, explores the mechanisms of taste perception on the Huberman Lab podcast.
The Senses
June 9, 2021
Neuroscientists Have Discovered a Phenomenon That They Can’t Explain
Carl Schoonover, PhD, and Andrew Fink, PhD, discuss their latest research in The Atlantic
The Senses
April 15, 2020
Humans' “Unquenchable Desire” for Sugar Stems From an Unexpected Place
Charles Zuker, PhD, explains why we want sugar so terribly. The reasons why go far beyond taste.
The Senses
January 29, 2020
Sex Pheromone Named After Mr. Darcy Found to Put Female Mice in the Mood
Ebru Demir, PhD, describes a new study in mice showing that the pheromone darcin.can elicit complex behaviors that are dependent on the animal's internal state.
The Senses
December 5, 2019
Good Question: Why Do We Freeze Up When We're Startled?
Richard Mann, PhD, describes his latest work in fruit flies that sheds light on the body's startle response.
