Duncan Leitch

Duncan Leitch

@polyodon.bsky.social

UCLA neuroscience Comparative neurobiology

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Mel Coleman
@melcolemanlab.bsky.social

A quote from @polyodon.bsky.social and the work of @tksolomonlane.bsky.social is highlighted!

The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social

Meet 10 neuroscientists bringing model diversity back with the funky animals they study. By @callimcflurry.bsky.social, @avaskham.bsky.social, @claudia-lopez.bsky.social, @shaena.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/animal-model...

thetransmitter.orgThe non-model organism “renaissance” has arrivedMeet 10 neuroscientists bringing model diversity back with the funky animals they study.

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Ann Clemens
@annmclemens.bsky.social

Lovely dispatch on our latest @currentbiology.bsky.social paper on the rat pup transport response. Thanks Duncan Leitch @polyodon.bsky.social n.bsky.social and J Schwarz for the thoughtful summary @mblscience.bsky.social @sidb-edinburgh.bsky.social @edinunineuro.bsky.social tinyurl.com/22d7y6n6

cell.comParental neurobiology: The 4 Hz lullabyThe transport response in altricial mammals, triggered when picked up, involves calming, immobility, and limb folding. This behavior facilitates safe maternal transport and is associated with reduced heart rate and vocalization. New research reveals the specific tactile mechanisms and afferents underlying this critical early-life response in rat pups.

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