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Nicholas Weiler

  • Communications Manager, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
San Francisco
As seen in: Stanford University, Phys.org, Science Magazine, Medical Xpress, Laboratory Equipment Magazine, HealthCanal, Knowridge Science Report
Comms Director @StanfordBrain. Formerly @UCSF public affairs, @UCSC_scicom Icono-classer, Stanford Neuro PhD. Truth-seeker. Story-teller. Tweets my own.

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Reward-based learning-neuroscientists demonstrate dopamine and serotonin work in opposition to shape learning

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By Nicholas Weiler
| Medical Xpress Verified
If you've heard of two of the brain's chemical neurotransmitters, it's probably dopamine and serotonin. Never mind that glutamate and GABA do most of the work—it's the thrill of dopamine as the "pleasure chemical" and serotonin as a tender mood-stabilizer that attract all the headlines. Of course, the headlines mostly get it wrong. Dopamine's role in shaping behavior goes way beyond simple concepts like "pleasure" or even "reward".
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New voltage indicator enables ultra-sensitive synaptic imaging

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By Nicholas Weiler
| Medical Xpress Verified
This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Bioengineers and neuroscientists at the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University have developed a highly sensitive tool for detecting brain cells' subtlest electrical signals.
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Discovery sheds light on a key step in nervous system control over gut motility

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By Nicholas Weiler
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Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute researchers have uncovered a previously unknown pattern of intestinal contractions in developing mouse embryos. The new findings shed light on the earliest development of the nervous system that controls our digestive tract and could have implications for understanding and treating gastrointestinal (GI) disorders in premature infants. The team published their results August 8, 2024 in the journal Neurogastroenterology and Motility.
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