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Episode 63: January 2020

In this episode we hear about a fall in average body temperature over time, how our brain encodes seasons, why members of underrepresented communities leave academia and more.
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Episode 63: January 2020
Image credit: Sergey Stavisky (CC BY 4.0)

Chapters

  1. 0:30
    Reading the brain to decode speech
    Speech is also encoded in brain regions responsible for arms and hands movements.
    This chapter is based on the following content
    • Research Article by Sergey D Stavisky, Francis R Willett ... Jaimie M Henderson
  2. 8:09
    Seasons in the brain
    The brain areas which serve as a daily clock also act as an annual calendar.
    This chapter is based on the following content
  3. 16:02
    How long does Zika immunity last for? 
    Infection with Zika virus offers protection against re-infection, but this may wane over time in adults.
    This chapter is based on the following content
  4. 22:14
    How hot are you?
    New data show that body temperature has fallen since the 19th century.
    This chapter is based on the following content
  5. 27:40
    Investigating the leaky pipeline
    What contributes to members of underrepresented communities leaving academia?
    This chapter is based on the following content
    • Feature Article by W Marcus Lambert, Martin T Wells ... Linnie M Golightly

Related

    1. Neuroscience

    Neural ensemble dynamics in dorsal motor cortex during speech in people with paralysis

    Sergey D Stavisky, Francis R Willett ... Jaimie M Henderson
    1. Neuroscience

    Seasonal plasticity in GABAA signaling is necessary for restoring phase synchrony in the master circadian clock network

    Kayla E Rohr, Harshida Pancholi ... Jennifer Evans
    1. Epidemiology and Global Health
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Zika seroprevalence declines and neutralizing antibodies wane in adults following outbreaks in French Polynesia and Fiji

    Alasdair D Henderson, Maite Aubry ... Adam J Kucharski
    1. Medicine

    Decreasing human body temperature in the United States since the Industrial Revolution

    Myroslava Protsiv, Catherine Ley ... Julie Parsonnet

  5. Research Culture: Career choices of underrepresented and female postdocs in the biomedical sciences

    W Marcus Lambert, Martin T Wells ... Linnie M Golightly