Sandra Ledesma-Corvi
@sandracorvi.bsky.social
PhD, neuropharmacology, age and sex differences, depression 🧠
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My dissertation paper finally dropped in Nature Communications!
Overall, the conclusion is that psilocybin may be useful in reducing drug craving that often precipitates relapse through mechanisms related to 5-HT2A activation.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Overall, the conclusion is that psilocybin may be useful in reducing drug craving that often precipitates relapse through mechanisms related to 5-HT2A activation.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Sex-specific role of the 5-HT2A receptor in psilocybin-induced extinction of opioid reward - Nature Communications
Here Jaster et al., show a single psilocybin dose produce sex-specific post-acute changes in opioid reward and withdrawal via 5-HT2A receptors in frontal cortex-to–nucleus accumbens circuits, with epi...
www.nature.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
My dissertation paper finally dropped in Nature Communications!
Overall, the conclusion is that psilocybin may be useful in reducing drug craving that often precipitates relapse through mechanisms related to 5-HT2A activation.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Overall, the conclusion is that psilocybin may be useful in reducing drug craving that often precipitates relapse through mechanisms related to 5-HT2A activation.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Sandra Ledesma-Corvi
📢 Call for Abstracts!
Submit by Oct 1 to present in our Trainee Research Presentation Series:
💡 Hormonal Contraceptives: Insights from Across the Field
📅 Nov 14, 2025 | Hybrid (Toronto + online)
🔗 Details: ow.ly/KTq750WIenV
#WomensHealth #ResearchOpportunity
Submit by Oct 1 to present in our Trainee Research Presentation Series:
💡 Hormonal Contraceptives: Insights from Across the Field
📅 Nov 14, 2025 | Hybrid (Toronto + online)
🔗 Details: ow.ly/KTq750WIenV
#WomensHealth #ResearchOpportunity
September 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
📢 Call for Abstracts!
Submit by Oct 1 to present in our Trainee Research Presentation Series:
💡 Hormonal Contraceptives: Insights from Across the Field
📅 Nov 14, 2025 | Hybrid (Toronto + online)
🔗 Details: ow.ly/KTq750WIenV
#WomensHealth #ResearchOpportunity
Submit by Oct 1 to present in our Trainee Research Presentation Series:
💡 Hormonal Contraceptives: Insights from Across the Field
📅 Nov 14, 2025 | Hybrid (Toronto + online)
🔗 Details: ow.ly/KTq750WIenV
#WomensHealth #ResearchOpportunity
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✨ New Publication Feature ✨ How you take #menopausal #hormonetherapy may shape its impact on #cognition.
A new study by Puri et al. from @liisagalea.bsky.social's group shows route of estradiol administration and cognitive domain matter.
Learn more from the full paper here: 📖 ow.ly/ohlF50WNJiU
A new study by Puri et al. from @liisagalea.bsky.social's group shows route of estradiol administration and cognitive domain matter.
Learn more from the full paper here: 📖 ow.ly/ohlF50WNJiU
August 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
✨ New Publication Feature ✨ How you take #menopausal #hormonetherapy may shape its impact on #cognition.
A new study by Puri et al. from @liisagalea.bsky.social's group shows route of estradiol administration and cognitive domain matter.
Learn more from the full paper here: 📖 ow.ly/ohlF50WNJiU
A new study by Puri et al. from @liisagalea.bsky.social's group shows route of estradiol administration and cognitive domain matter.
Learn more from the full paper here: 📖 ow.ly/ohlF50WNJiU
Reposted by Sandra Ledesma-Corvi
Community engagement event for #BrainFest in Denver #Headstrong is a twist on #WomensBrainHealth across the lifespan using comedy! Denver's top women comedians paired with @cuanschutz.bsky.social top women scientists for an incredible show. If you're in the area Sept 5, come laugh your stress off!
August 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Community engagement event for #BrainFest in Denver #Headstrong is a twist on #WomensBrainHealth across the lifespan using comedy! Denver's top women comedians paired with @cuanschutz.bsky.social top women scientists for an incredible show. If you're in the area Sept 5, come laugh your stress off!
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fantastic day at the 2025 Neural Circuits and Behaviour Satellite meeting! great talks by trainees Xin Zhao, Govind Peringod, Luca Pancotti, and Peiying Wen, and congrats to Govind for his top trainee talk award! so cool to see all the great circuits and behaviour work across the country
May 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
fantastic day at the 2025 Neural Circuits and Behaviour Satellite meeting! great talks by trainees Xin Zhao, Govind Peringod, Luca Pancotti, and Peiying Wen, and congrats to Govind for his top trainee talk award! so cool to see all the great circuits and behaviour work across the country
Reposted by Sandra Ledesma-Corvi
Neuron-astrocyte coupling in lateral habenula mediates depressive-like behaviors
"The identification of this prominent neuron-glia interaction may shed light on stress management and depression prevention."
www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...
"The identification of this prominent neuron-glia interaction may shed light on stress management and depression prevention."
www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...
April 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Neuron-astrocyte coupling in lateral habenula mediates depressive-like behaviors
"The identification of this prominent neuron-glia interaction may shed light on stress management and depression prevention."
www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...
"The identification of this prominent neuron-glia interaction may shed light on stress management and depression prevention."
www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...
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So depressing...
Well the NIH has cancelled the Women's Health Initiative, the largest study of women in history
It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women
Unreal
www.science.org/content/arti...
It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women
Unreal
www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women
The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings
www.science.org
April 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
So depressing...
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Read about our recent discoveries on mechanisms that can drive resilience in females.
www.psych.mpg.de/2949097/news...
www.psych.mpg.de/2949097/news...
Early Life Stress Can Build Resilience in Females
Stress in early life can improve emotional regulation and cognitive function in female mice. This is a significant departure from the traditional view that such stress is solely detrimental. The study...
www.psych.mpg.de
April 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Read about our recent discoveries on mechanisms that can drive resilience in females.
www.psych.mpg.de/2949097/news...
www.psych.mpg.de/2949097/news...
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Join us for a Multidisciplinary Look at Menopause!
🗓️ April 28 – 1:00 PM EST
Hear insights from the next generation of menopause researchers!
🔗 Reserve your spot today for this hybrid event: ow.ly/T8g350VpOap
#MenopauseResearch
🗓️ April 28 – 1:00 PM EST
Hear insights from the next generation of menopause researchers!
🔗 Reserve your spot today for this hybrid event: ow.ly/T8g350VpOap
#MenopauseResearch
April 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Join us for a Multidisciplinary Look at Menopause!
🗓️ April 28 – 1:00 PM EST
Hear insights from the next generation of menopause researchers!
🔗 Reserve your spot today for this hybrid event: ow.ly/T8g350VpOap
#MenopauseResearch
🗓️ April 28 – 1:00 PM EST
Hear insights from the next generation of menopause researchers!
🔗 Reserve your spot today for this hybrid event: ow.ly/T8g350VpOap
#MenopauseResearch
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Did you know that APOEe4, a genetic risk factor late-onset sporadic #AlzheimersDisease (AD) affects brain aging differently in males and females? 🧠 👀
📲 Swipe to learn more about this new study led by @bonniee_leee and click here to read the full paper: bsd.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
📲 Swipe to learn more about this new study led by @bonniee_leee and click here to read the full paper: bsd.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
March 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Did you know that APOEe4, a genetic risk factor late-onset sporadic #AlzheimersDisease (AD) affects brain aging differently in males and females? 🧠 👀
📲 Swipe to learn more about this new study led by @bonniee_leee and click here to read the full paper: bsd.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
📲 Swipe to learn more about this new study led by @bonniee_leee and click here to read the full paper: bsd.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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Join us on April 9 at @theneuro.bsky.social for a must-attend event on sex- and gender-based analysis plus (SGBA+) in neuroscience research!
Hear from experts @liisagalea.bsky.social & @rpjuster.bsky.social, join the discussion on #SGBA+ and network with colleagues. 👐
Register now: mcgill.ca/x/i3G
Hear from experts @liisagalea.bsky.social & @rpjuster.bsky.social, join the discussion on #SGBA+ and network with colleagues. 👐
Register now: mcgill.ca/x/i3G
March 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Join us on April 9 at @theneuro.bsky.social for a must-attend event on sex- and gender-based analysis plus (SGBA+) in neuroscience research!
Hear from experts @liisagalea.bsky.social & @rpjuster.bsky.social, join the discussion on #SGBA+ and network with colleagues. 👐
Register now: mcgill.ca/x/i3G
Hear from experts @liisagalea.bsky.social & @rpjuster.bsky.social, join the discussion on #SGBA+ and network with colleagues. 👐
Register now: mcgill.ca/x/i3G
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#PublicaSalutIB 🐀💊 @jordijornet.bsky.social , @sandracorvi.bsky.social i @garciafusterlab.bsky.social de @idisba.bsky.social han publicat la caracterització de l'ús terapèutic de la ketamina en rates adolescents https://www.infosalut.com/17236 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2024.117781
March 20, 2025 at 10:10 AM
#PublicaSalutIB 🐀💊 @jordijornet.bsky.social , @sandracorvi.bsky.social i @garciafusterlab.bsky.social de @idisba.bsky.social han publicat la caracterització de l'ús terapèutic de la ketamina en rates adolescents https://www.infosalut.com/17236 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2024.117781
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Here’s my statement as Lead for @whrcluster.bsky.social on the importance of studying women’s health- (& the importance of within & across sex & gender investigations) for our best chance at precision medicine womenshealthresearchcluster.com/learn/womens...
Statement from Liisa Galea, Scientific Lead of the Women's Health Research Cluster - Women's Health Research Cluster
We are so proud to have over 800 members across 32 countries in the Women’s Health Research Cluster. Our Vision is to achieve sex and gender health equity, and we strive for a future where women...
womenshealthresearchcluster.com
February 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Here’s my statement as Lead for @whrcluster.bsky.social on the importance of studying women’s health- (& the importance of within & across sex & gender investigations) for our best chance at precision medicine womenshealthresearchcluster.com/learn/womens...
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Sex-related factors are important in two ways; they are more precise variables than sex, and they are gender-independent, writes @kundakoviclab.bsky.social in the latest essay in our “Sex differences in the brain” series.
www.thetransmitter.org/sex-differen...
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/sex-differen...
#neuroskyence
January 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Sex-related factors are important in two ways; they are more precise variables than sex, and they are gender-independent, writes @kundakoviclab.bsky.social in the latest essay in our “Sex differences in the brain” series.
www.thetransmitter.org/sex-differen...
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/sex-differen...
#neuroskyence
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Celebrating a year full of accomplishments with these great bunch of people. Happy holidays 🙂
December 22, 2024 at 5:13 AM
Celebrating a year full of accomplishments with these great bunch of people. Happy holidays 🙂