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Duncan Leitch
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UCLA neuroscience
Comparative neurobiology
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When the Animals Went Electric
What a superpower sense tells us about evolutionary creativity
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March 18, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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December 20, 2024 at 2:11 AM
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A quote from @polyodon.bsky.social and the work of @tksolomonlane.bsky.social is highlighted!
December 20, 2024 at 4:57 PM
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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

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Parental neurobiology: The 4 Hz lullaby
The 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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December 5, 2024 at 9:53 AM