Charles Verdonk
@ch-verdonk.bsky.social
Physician and neuroscientist (MD, PhD) investigating body-brain interactions and their impact on health.
Looking for experts to advise on selecting a ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ for an experimental protocol.
๐ฏ๐๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฌ (few mN/hundreds of Pa), ๐ซ๐๐ฐ ๐๐๐ญ๐, ๐ฐ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐, ๐ฐ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ (wrist/forearm).
๐Any recommendations welcome - thanks!
๐ฏ๐๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฌ (few mN/hundreds of Pa), ๐ซ๐๐ฐ ๐๐๐ญ๐, ๐ฐ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐, ๐ฐ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ (wrist/forearm).
๐Any recommendations welcome - thanks!
February 5, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Looking for experts to advise on selecting a ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ for an experimental protocol.
๐ฏ๐๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฌ (few mN/hundreds of Pa), ๐ซ๐๐ฐ ๐๐๐ญ๐, ๐ฐ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐, ๐ฐ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ (wrist/forearm).
๐Any recommendations welcome - thanks!
๐ฏ๐๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฌ (few mN/hundreds of Pa), ๐ซ๐๐ฐ ๐๐๐ญ๐, ๐ฐ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐, ๐ฐ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ (wrist/forearm).
๐Any recommendations welcome - thanks!
๐จThe ICSPP 2026 website is now live ๐ and abstract submissions are officially open โ๏ธ |๐ icsppparis.com
๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐๐ซ๐ฌโ ๐๐ก๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ (๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐), organized by the French Military Health Service
โ๐๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก-๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฌโ
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โ๐๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก-๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฌโ
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January 25, 2026 at 8:01 AM
๐จThe ICSPP 2026 website is now live ๐ and abstract submissions are officially open โ๏ธ |๐ icsppparis.com
๐Details and themes at a glance
๐ Dedicated session on bodyโbrain interactions & performance
๐ Conference website coming soon
๐ Dedicated session on bodyโbrain interactions & performance
๐ Conference website coming soon
January 10, 2026 at 10:08 AM
๐Details and themes at a glance
๐ Dedicated session on bodyโbrain interactions & performance
๐ Conference website coming soon
๐ Dedicated session on bodyโbrain interactions & performance
๐ Conference website coming soon
๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐๐ซ๐ฌโ ๐๐ก๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ (๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐), organized by the French Military Health Service
โ๐๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก-๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฌโ
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โ๐๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก-๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฌโ
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January 10, 2026 at 10:08 AM
๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐๐ซ๐ฌโ ๐๐ก๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ (๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐), organized by the French Military Health Service
โ๐๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก-๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฌโ
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โ๐๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก-๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฌโ
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1๏ธโฃ Regular AI use enables effective, safe, and ethical integration across education, research, and clinical practice
2๏ธโฃ AI must be part of military healthcare education and operational readiness training
3๏ธโฃ Digital transformation โ AI - AI requires specific governance
2๏ธโฃ AI must be part of military healthcare education and operational readiness training
3๏ธโฃ Digital transformation โ AI - AI requires specific governance
December 30, 2025 at 11:39 AM
1๏ธโฃ Regular AI use enables effective, safe, and ethical integration across education, research, and clinical practice
2๏ธโฃ AI must be part of military healthcare education and operational readiness training
3๏ธโฃ Digital transformation โ AI - AI requires specific governance
2๏ธโฃ AI must be part of military healthcare education and operational readiness training
3๏ธโฃ Digital transformation โ AI - AI requires specific governance
Sharing a very interesting article recently published by a U.S. team
๐ academic.oup.com/milmed/issue...
โก๏ธ Three key takeaways in the comment below
Looking forward to contributing to #AI education within the French Military Health Service, through research and broader institution initiatives
๐ academic.oup.com/milmed/issue...
โก๏ธ Three key takeaways in the comment below
Looking forward to contributing to #AI education within the French Military Health Service, through research and broader institution initiatives
December 30, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Sharing a very interesting article recently published by a U.S. team
๐ academic.oup.com/milmed/issue...
โก๏ธ Three key takeaways in the comment below
Looking forward to contributing to #AI education within the French Military Health Service, through research and broader institution initiatives
๐ academic.oup.com/milmed/issue...
โก๏ธ Three key takeaways in the comment below
Looking forward to contributing to #AI education within the French Military Health Service, through research and broader institution initiatives
๐โโ๏ธ Are there wearable sensors that can measure water velocity on the skin surface (e.g., during swimming activity)?
๐ฏ Iโd like to verify whether water movements reach the 0โ10 cm/s range relevant for C-tactile (CT) fiber stimulation.
๐ Any tech docs or papers to recommend?
๐ฏ Iโd like to verify whether water movements reach the 0โ10 cm/s range relevant for C-tactile (CT) fiber stimulation.
๐ Any tech docs or papers to recommend?
December 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
๐โโ๏ธ Are there wearable sensors that can measure water velocity on the skin surface (e.g., during swimming activity)?
๐ฏ Iโd like to verify whether water movements reach the 0โ10 cm/s range relevant for C-tactile (CT) fiber stimulation.
๐ Any tech docs or papers to recommend?
๐ฏ Iโd like to verify whether water movements reach the 0โ10 cm/s range relevant for C-tactile (CT) fiber stimulation.
๐ Any tech docs or papers to recommend?
I am pleased to share a new publication about #mindfulness and #interoception. I'm very happy to have contributed to this study and grateful to Isaac Treves for leading it, as well as to all coauthors for this wonderful collaborative effort ๐ www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 6, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I am pleased to share a new publication about #mindfulness and #interoception. I'm very happy to have contributed to this study and grateful to Isaac Treves for leading it, as well as to all coauthors for this wonderful collaborative effort ๐ www.nature.com/articles/s41...
๐ Huge thanks to the interdisciplinary team of physiologists, clinicians, and neuroscientists at the French Military Health Service for making this collaborative work possible 6/6
October 19, 2025 at 8:15 AM
๐ Huge thanks to the interdisciplinary team of physiologists, clinicians, and neuroscientists at the French Military Health Service for making this collaborative work possible 6/6
We tested the model with self-report measures in people with vs. without prior EHS. Cases (n=51) reported lower interoceptive body awareness but no difference in global motivational traits versus controls (n=43) 4/6
October 19, 2025 at 8:14 AM
We tested the model with self-report measures in people with vs. without prior EHS. Cases (n=51) reported lower interoceptive body awareness but no difference in global motivational traits versus controls (n=43) 4/6
We propose a cognitive model in which EHS arises from a disturbed costโbenefit trade-off during prolonged exertion: excessive motivation overvalues performance benefits, while low interoceptive awareness undervalues bodily costs (see figure) 3/6
October 19, 2025 at 8:14 AM
We propose a cognitive model in which EHS arises from a disturbed costโbenefit trade-off during prolonged exertion: excessive motivation overvalues performance benefits, while low interoceptive awareness undervalues bodily costs (see figure) 3/6
EHS is classically described as a purely physiological failure - heat gain exceeds heat loss (see figure) - but physiological models alone cannot fully explain or predict who develops EHS 2/6
October 19, 2025 at 8:13 AM
EHS is classically described as a purely physiological failure - heat gain exceeds heat loss (see figure) - but physiological models alone cannot fully explain or predict who develops EHS 2/6
๐๐ง Could #neuroscience help explain exertional heatstroke (EHS)? In our paper published in Physiological Reports @physrep.bsky.social, we present a theoretical model and psychometric data supporting #interoception as a promising avenue for translational EHS research๐งต1/6 dx.doi.org/10.14814/phy...
Feeling the heat: Investigating interoception and motivation as risk factors for exertional heatstroke
Exertional heatstroke (EHS) is the most severe form of heat-related illness, occurring during sport competition or military training. Despite substantial progress in understanding its physiological m....
dx.doi.org
October 19, 2025 at 8:12 AM
๐๐ง Could #neuroscience help explain exertional heatstroke (EHS)? In our paper published in Physiological Reports @physrep.bsky.social, we present a theoretical model and psychometric data supporting #interoception as a promising avenue for translational EHS research๐งต1/6 dx.doi.org/10.14814/phy...
๐ Special thanks to Prof. Marion Trousselard for inviting me to step beyond my neuroscience roots and contribute to this vital conversation on military ethics! 5/5
October 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
๐ Special thanks to Prof. Marion Trousselard for inviting me to step beyond my neuroscience roots and contribute to this vital conversation on military ethics! 5/5
3๏ธโฃ Why this matters for Special Forces: In high-risk operations, a cultivated care-ethic mindset may enhance decision-making while preserving mission effectiveness. 4/5
October 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
3๏ธโฃ Why this matters for Special Forces: In high-risk operations, a cultivated care-ethic mindset may enhance decision-making while preserving mission effectiveness. 4/5
2๏ธโฃ Care ethics may guide decision-making: Rather than eliminating dilemmas, it frames every use of force within a broader commitment to protect life and minimize harm. 3/5
October 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
2๏ธโฃ Care ethics may guide decision-making: Rather than eliminating dilemmas, it frames every use of force within a broader commitment to protect life and minimize harm. 3/5
1๏ธโฃ The ethical dilemma of combat: Soldiers must reconcile respecting enemy humanity with executing lethal orders, creating profound moral tension. 2/5
October 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
1๏ธโฃ The ethical dilemma of combat: Soldiers must reconcile respecting enemy humanity with executing lethal orders, creating profound moral tension. 2/5
๐จ Our newly published paper, โSpecial Operations Forces and Ethical Questionsโ, delves into the unique ethical challenges soldiers face in high-stakes combat decision-making.
๐ Read here : www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
๐ Key insights from our article in the comments below. 1/5
๐ Read here : www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
๐ Key insights from our article in the comments below. 1/5
October 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
๐จ Our newly published paper, โSpecial Operations Forces and Ethical Questionsโ, delves into the unique ethical challenges soldiers face in high-stakes combat decision-making.
๐ Read here : www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
๐ Key insights from our article in the comments below. 1/5
๐ Read here : www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
๐ Key insights from our article in the comments below. 1/5
Wonderful report that brought me back to my own PhD years, with fair and valuable advice. A must-read for PhD candidates who are also parents!๐จโ๐๐ถ neuronline.sfn.org/career-paths...
A Busy Parentโs Guide to Pursuing a STEM PhD
<p>It may be unconventional, but having children before or during your PhD is not career suicide. Now, in the midst of my PhD training, I have two girls: one is ten and the other is three. Here are so...
neuronline.sfn.org
October 2, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Wonderful report that brought me back to my own PhD years, with fair and valuable advice. A must-read for PhD candidates who are also parents!๐จโ๐๐ถ neuronline.sfn.org/career-paths...
My postdoctoral research was made possible with the support of the Laureate Institute for Brain Research, the Fรฉdรฉration pour la Recherche sur le Cerveau, the Unafam, Prof. Damien LEGER, and the Union des Blessรฉs de la Face et de la Tรชte / Fondation des Gueules Cassรฉes ๐ 2/2
September 23, 2025 at 10:57 AM
My postdoctoral research was made possible with the support of the Laureate Institute for Brain Research, the Fรฉdรฉration pour la Recherche sur le Cerveau, the Unafam, Prof. Damien LEGER, and the Union des Blessรฉs de la Face et de la Tรชte / Fondation des Gueules Cassรฉes ๐ 2/2
๐I had the privilege of working under Sahib's supervision on this exciting study. Many thanks to the whole team for their contributions! Sahib shared a fantastic thread summarizing our main findings (see below). 1/2
Even after recovery, relapse is heartbreakingly common in anorexia nervosa. Could the answer lie in the gutโs hidden signals? ๐งต
September 23, 2025 at 10:55 AM
๐I had the privilege of working under Sahib's supervision on this exciting study. Many thanks to the whole team for their contributions! Sahib shared a fantastic thread summarizing our main findings (see below). 1/2
๐ Huge thanks to my coauthors @skhalsa.bsky.social and Olujimi Ajijola!
A special shoutout to @skhalsa.bsky.social for his mentorship and for giving me the opportunity to dive into the world of animal research on interoception.
Grateful for this enriching and collaborative journey!
A special shoutout to @skhalsa.bsky.social for his mentorship and for giving me the opportunity to dive into the world of animal research on interoception.
Grateful for this enriching and collaborative journey!
July 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
๐ Huge thanks to my coauthors @skhalsa.bsky.social and Olujimi Ajijola!
A special shoutout to @skhalsa.bsky.social for his mentorship and for giving me the opportunity to dive into the world of animal research on interoception.
Grateful for this enriching and collaborative journey!
A special shoutout to @skhalsa.bsky.social for his mentorship and for giving me the opportunity to dive into the world of animal research on interoception.
Grateful for this enriching and collaborative journey!
๐จ New publication!
Proud to share our latest article exploring how a โ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ โ multidisciplinary approach can bridge the gap between animal and human research in interoception & mental health.
๐ Read here : www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Proud to share our latest article exploring how a โ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ โ multidisciplinary approach can bridge the gap between animal and human research in interoception & mental health.
๐ Read here : www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
July 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
๐จ New publication!
Proud to share our latest article exploring how a โ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ โ multidisciplinary approach can bridge the gap between animal and human research in interoception & mental health.
๐ Read here : www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Proud to share our latest article exploring how a โ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ โ multidisciplinary approach can bridge the gap between animal and human research in interoception & mental health.
๐ Read here : www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
๐ Congrats to the team at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research for this excellent science communication work!
June 4, 2025 at 11:54 AM
๐ Congrats to the team at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research for this excellent science communication work!