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- October 25, 2010
- 12:35 AM
- 1,353 views
Fat rat fathers and pre-diabetic daughters
by Scicurious in Neurotic Physiology
You guys, there is SO much science out there. SO MUCH. Grrl and I agree, so much to blog, so little time. Anyway, I found this great paper in the latest Table of Contents for Nature, and went “ooooh, must blog!” And then SciAm beat me to it. No fair, I bet they had it [...]... Read more »
Ng, S., Lin, R., Laybutt, D., Barres, R., Owens, J., & Morris, M. (2010) Chronic high-fat diet in fathers programs β-cell dysfunction in female rat offspring. Nature, 467(7318), 963-966. DOI: 10.1038/nature09491
- October 22, 2010
- 02:30 AM
- 535 views
Friday Weird Science: SLIME MOLD TAKES TOKYO
by Scicurious in Neurotic Physiology
This week Sci continues her coverage of the IgNobel prizes, those prizes given for the greatest and WEIRDEST (but not at all useless) science on the planet. It’s an award after Sci’s own little heart. And today we get to one of my personal favorites from this year: GODZILLA SLIME MOLDS!!! Oops. This is a [...]... Read more »
Tero, A., Takagi, S., Saigusa, T., Ito, K., Bebber, D., Fricker, M., Yumiki, K., Kobayashi, R., & Nakagaki, T. (2010) Rules for Biologically Inspired Adaptive Network Design. Science, 327(5964), 439-442. DOI: 10.1126/science.1177894
- October 20, 2010
- 12:23 AM
- 716 views
Critiquing LaPlant et al, in Nature Neuroscience, Part 3: The spines and the depression
by Scicurious in Neurotic Physiology
Welcome to part 3 in the series of my coverage of LaPlant, et al. 2010. It’s been a long day, and Sci is TIRED. She just ran a 13 hour experiment, and boy is she wiped. But she is also DEVOTED. And also has her teeth well into this paper, and refuses to let go [...]... Read more »
LaPlant Q, Vialou V, Covington HE 3rd, Dumitriu D, Feng J, Warren BL, Maze I, Dietz DM, Watts EL, Iñiguez SD.... (2010) Dnmt3a regulates emotional behavior and spine plasticity in the nucleus accumbens. Nature neuroscience, 13(9), 1137-43. PMID: 20729844
- October 19, 2010
- 12:17 AM
- 443 views
Critiquing LaPlant et al, in Nature Neuroscience, Part 2: The sensitization
by Scicurious in Neurotic Physiology
Last week I began a breakdown of this paper. It’s a much more complicated paper than I usually cover round here, and I will also be covering it in more depth than usual, because I think there are a lot of things about it that are worth discussion, and I think that even this kind [...]... Read more »
LaPlant Q, Vialou V, Covington HE 3rd, Dumitriu D, Feng J, Warren BL, Maze I, Dietz DM, Watts EL, Iñiguez SD.... (2010) Dnmt3a regulates emotional behavior and spine plasticity in the nucleus accumbens. Nature neuroscience, 13(9), 1137-43. PMID: 20729844
- October 15, 2010
- 02:00 AM
- 515 views
Friday Weird Science: That MotherF**king HURTS!!!
by Scicurious in Neurotic Physiology
This Friday we are continuing coverage of the most recent IgNobel prizes, those awesome prizes given to celebrate the truly odd, yet wonderful findings in scientific research. Sci LOVES these prizes. In fact, someday I want to be invited, so I can LIVE BLOG these prizes. Interview the winners! Have hilarious conversations! YES! You should [...]... Read more »
Stephens, R., Atkins, J., & Kingston, A. (2009) Swearing as a response to pain. NeuroReport, 1. DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e32832e64b1
- October 13, 2010
- 07:51 AM
- 316 views
Critiquing LaPlant et al, 2010, in Nature Neuroscience, Part 1. Let’s get this going.
by Scicurious in Neurotic Physiology
So Sci was sitting in a seminar the other day. We were mentioning this paper, some problems we had with it, some of the things we LIKED about it, and various approaches, etc, in our usual sciencey fashion. As the discussion got intense (in a good way), one of the PIs there leaned over and [...]... Read more »
LaPlant Q, Vialou V, Covington HE 3rd, Dumitriu D, Feng J, Warren BL, Maze I, Dietz DM, Watts EL, Iñiguez SD.... (2010) Dnmt3a regulates emotional behavior and spine plasticity in the nucleus accumbens. Nature neuroscience, 13(9), 1137-43. PMID: 20729844
- October 8, 2010
- 09:35 AM
- 422 views
Friday Weird Science: IgNobels Post 1. The Bacterial Beard
by Scicurious in Neurotic Physiology
So I heard recently the IgNobels were announced!!! I... Read more »
Barbeito MS, Mathews CT, & Taylor LA. (1967) Microbiological laboratory hazard of bearded men. Applied microbiology, 15(4), 899-906. PMID: 4963447
- October 6, 2010
- 01:26 AM
- 400 views
Sensitivity to Social Rejection and Inflammatory Responses to Stress
by Scicurious in Neurotic Physiology
Sci thought this particular paper was of current relevance, due in part to the public attention that bullying and social rejection has been getting lately. I think it’s really important that this gets in the public eye and that something is done about it, and so Sci will contribute her sciencey best to talk about [...]... Read more »
Slavich GM, Way BM, Eisenberger NI, & Taylor SE. (2010) Neural sensitivity to social rejection is associated with inflammatory responses to social stress. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 107(33), 14817-22. PMID: 20679216
- October 4, 2010
- 12:23 AM
- 314 views
Women’s Brains on Steroids?! WUT!?
by Scicurious in Neurotic Physiology
Sci get an email from one of her lovely readers recently about an article that appeared in Scientific American. I usually have a lot of respect for Scientific American, but I have to say I feel they really dropped the ball on this one. So today, I present to you: what Sci Am said, the [...]... Read more »
Pletzer, B., Kronbichler, M., Aichhorn, M., Bergmann, J., Ladurner, G., & Kerschbaum, H. (2010) Menstrual cycle and hormonal contraceptive use modulate human brain structure. Brain Research, 55-62. DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.06.019
- October 1, 2010
- 01:15 AM
- 352 views
Friday Weird Science: Having trouble pooping? Maybe you should look…at your bra.
by Scicurious in Neurotic Physiology
I had another post lined up for this week, but I saw this abstract over at NCBI ROFL…and was lost. I had to blog it. It is GOLD. (Blogging GOLD, I say) So ladies. Your bra. Does it make you feel…inhibited? Do you feel it constipates your breast freedom, so to speak? Lee, Kikufuji, Tokura. [...]... Read more »
Lee, Y., Kikufuji, N., & Tokura, H. (2000) Field Studies on Inhibitory Influence of Skin Pressure Exerted by a Body Compensatory Brassiere on the Amount of Feces. Journal of PHYSIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY and Applied Human Science, 19(4), 191-194. DOI: 10.2114/jpa.19.191
- September 3, 2010
- 12:26 AM
- 421 views
Friday Weird Science: Beery Bladders
by Scicurious in Neurotic Physiology
First off, Sci is sorry for two things: 1) Comments on this post are still disabled due to server issues. If you email me with something particularly witty and clever, perhaps I can tweet it. Or edit it on to the post. Or something. 2) Sci has a migraine of rather titanic proportions right now [...]... Read more »
Mulholland JH, & Townsend FJ. (1984) Bladder beer--a new clinical observation. Transactions of the American Clinical and Climatological Association, 34-9. PMID: 6382745
- September 1, 2010
- 12:20 AM
- 438 views
The Neuroscience of Self-Inflicted Harm
by Scicurious in Neurotic Physiology
I’m sure everyone here has heard of self-inflicted harm, or self-injurious behavior. The common word for it is “cutting”, and professionals and parents often worry about its presence in adolescent populations. But the population in which self-injurious behavior is most prevalent is actually in patients (adult or adolescent) with bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder (formerly manic [...]... Read more »
Niedtfeld I, Schulze L, Kirsch P, Herpertz SC, Bohus M, & Schmahl C. (2010) Affect regulation and pain in borderline personality disorder: a possible link to the understanding of self-injury. Biological psychiatry, 68(4), 383-91. PMID: 20537612
- August 27, 2010
- 12:45 AM
- 744 views
Back to Basics 5: WEIRD SCIENCE EDITION!
by Scicurious in Neurotic Physiology
Yup, you knew it! Let’s go back to basics. Let’s talk about ERECTIONS. Deng et al. “Real-time three-dimensional ultrasound visualization of erection and artificial coitus” International Journal of Andrology, 2006. I would have loved to see the advertisements for this study: “Men needed between ages 18-65 for study of erection and coitus. Must have no [...]... Read more »
DENG, J., HALL-CRAGGS, M., PELLERIN, D., LINNEY, A., LEES, W., RODECK, C., & TODD-POKROPEK, A. (2006) Real-time three-dimensional ultrasound visualization of erection and artificial coitus. International Journal of Andrology, 29(2), 374-379. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2005.00617.x
- August 20, 2010
- 12:57 AM
- 383 views
Friday Weird Science: Female Orgasm and Ejaculation. And, Or? Or both?
by Scicurious in Neurotic Physiology
Sci would like to note that the methods of this study are not for the faint of heart. I looked at them and got the feeling that I imagine guys get when people talk glibly of things like ballsack punching. Let’s just put it this way: electrode needles. IN YOUR CLITORIS. Now, please relax, and [...]... Read more »
Shafik A, Shafik IA, El Sibai O, & Shafik AA. (2009) An electrophysiologic study of female ejaculation. Journal of sex , 35(5), 337-46. PMID: 20183002
- August 18, 2010
- 12:27 AM
- 626 views
Conversations really DO take two.
by Scicurious in Neurotic Physiology
You’ve all heard it takes two to tango. And it certainly takes two (or more) to argue. And now, apparently it really does take two to have a conversation. Stephens et al. “Speaker–listener neural coupling underlies successful communication” PNAS, 2010. We know that real verbal communications requires both a speaker and a listener (often they [...]... Read more »
Stephens GJ, Silbert LJ, & Hasson U. (2010) Speaker-listener neural coupling underlies successful communication. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 107(32), 14425-30. PMID: 20660768
- August 13, 2010
- 12:32 AM
- 892 views
Friday Weird Science: So, how would you say your poop FEELS today?
by Scicurious in Neurotic Physiology
The following is my entry for the newly created Carnal Carnival, a blog carnival started by Jason (of The Thoughtful Animal and Child’s Play) and our dear blogfather Bora. Sci is a little upset she didn’t think of it first. This will be a carnival covered the weird and odd and, if possible, the completely [...]... Read more »
Müller-Lissner SA, Kaatz V, Brandt W, Keller J, & Layer P. (2005) The perceived effect of various foods and beverages on stool consistency. European journal of gastroenterology , 17(1), 109-12. PMID: 15647650
- August 11, 2010
- 12:04 AM
- 553 views
Anorexia and Estrogen
by Scicurious in Neurotic Physiology
I’m sure that most people know that anorexia occurs more often in women than in men, though overall in about 0.3-0.6% of the population. What a lot of people DON’T know is that anorexia nervosa is a highly heritable disease. In fact, cases of anorexia nervosa have been reported as early as the 16th century [...]... Read more »
Versini, A., Ramoz, N., Le Strat, Y., Scherag, S., Ehrlich, S., Boni, C., Hinney, A., Hebebrand, J., Romo, L., Guelfi, J.... (2010) Estrogen Receptor 1 Gene (ESR1) is Associated with Restrictive Anorexia Nervosa. Neuropsychopharmacology. DOI: 10.1038/npp.2010.49
- August 9, 2010
- 10:35 AM
- 736 views
Sugar and Cocaine, Episode TWO
by Scicurious in Neurotic Physiology
Sci had a chance to blog an interesting paper on the value of cocaine in rats (as compared to nice stuff like sugar), and someone pointed out to her that she authors had done a follow up! I think what they found in this followup is really rather exciting and has some very interesting implications [...]... Read more »
Cantin L, Lenoir M, Augier E, Vanhille N, Dubreucq S, Serre F, Vouillac C, & Ahmed SH. (2010) Cocaine is low on the value ladder of rats: possible evidence for resilience to addiction. PloS one, 5(7). PMID: 20676364
- August 6, 2010
- 01:11 AM
- 480 views
Friday Weird Science: PEEEEE… INNN….SPAAAACE!!!!
by Scicurious in Neurotic Physiology
Sci may have mentioned before just how much she loves Mary Roach’s writing (warning, the webpage has a roach on the front. I’m warning you because if you’re like Sci and have a roach phobia, it can be…unpleasant. Just scroll down to the bottom of the screen and avoid it). Mary Roach, author of Stiff: [...]... Read more »
WARD JE, HAWKINS WR, & STALLINGS HD. (1959) Physiologic response to subgravity. II. Initiation of micturition. Aerospace medicine, 572-5. PMID: 13842868
- August 4, 2010
- 01:05 AM
- 388 views
What Is Sweeter than Cocaine?
by Scicurious in Neurotic Physiology
It’s been a while since Sci covered a good post on stimulants, and I’ve begun to feel the lack. I start to get the shakes, as it were. And this post covers something particularly interesting about cocaine, something VERY interesting about refined sugars, and even more interesting, this paper looks at some of the bugs [...]... Read more »
Lenoir, M., Serre, F., Cantin, L., & Ahmed, S. (2007) Intense Sweetness Surpasses Cocaine Reward. PLoS ONE, 2(8). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000698
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