Micah Allen
Neuroscientist @cfin_au and @psychiatry_ucam. Principal investigator @visceral_mind. @Lundbeckfonden and @aias_dk Fellow. Potentially a zombie š§ š§āāļø.
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Neurodesign documentation ā neurodesign 0.0.13 documentation
Micah Allen
Curious to hear others' experience with neurodesign - python implementation of genetic algorithm for optimizing fMRI design efficiency.
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Postinfectious brainstem encephalitis associated with SARS-CoV-2
Immune-mediated neurological sequelae following infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are becoming increasingly evident, and can affect both the peripheral and central nervous system.1 2 We report a...
Warning of serious brain disorders in people with mild Covid symptoms
UK neurologists publish details of mildly affected or recovering patients with serious or potentially fatal brain conditions
Microglia phagocytose myelin sheaths to modify developmental myelination
Microglia refine the developing CNS by engulfing excess neurons and synapses. Hughes and Appel here show that microglia also prune myelin sheaths in a neuronal activity-regulated manner to sculpt developmental myelination.
The (trans)formation of a European sense of solidarity: Visceral politics and social belonging in a comparative European context
New grant from VolkswagenStiftung to IMC and four European partners
The Filter Detection Task for measurement of breathing-related interoception and metacognition
The study of the brainās processing of sensory inputs from within the body (āinteroceptionā) has been gaining rapid popularity in neuroscience, where interoceptive disturbances have been postulated to exist across a wide range of chronic...
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Micah Allen
Excited to share this preprint by Olivia Harrison, @DrSFink, @smfleming and colleagues at @tnuzurich, @BreatheOxford, and @HealthNeuro, of which I had a small part. Introducing a new "filter detection task" for measuring respiratory interoception! biorxiv.org/content/10.110ā¦ pic.twitter.com/vYMuM8AHO1
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Experimental and Computational Study on Motor Control and Recovery After Stroke: Toward a Constructive Loop Between Experimental and Virtual Embodied Neuroscience
Being able to replicate real experiments with computational simulations is a unique opportunity to refine and validate models with experimental data and redesign the experiments based on simulations. However, since it is technically demanding to...
Is diet linked to mental health?
Felice Jacka from Deakin University's Food and Mood Centre tells Matt Preston, "The gut plays a very important role in our stress response system, and now we're increasingly understanding in our immune system, in our metabolism, and mental and brain...
Sweden Has Become the Worldās Cautionary Tale
Its decision to carry on in the face of the pandemic has yielded a surge of deaths without sparing its economy from damage ā a red flag as the United States and Britain move to lift lockdowns.
How Your Heart Influences What You Perceive and Fear
The heartbeat and other bodily processes play a surprising role in shaping perception and cognition.
emerging spectrum of COVID-19 neurology: clinical, radiological and laboratory findings
Abstract. Preliminary clinical data indicate that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is associated with neurological and ne
A New Normal
A New Normal, an album by Natural-philosophers With Attitude on Spotify
Distinct patterns of thought mediate the link between brain functional connectomes and well-being
Distinct patterns of thought mediate the link between brain functional connectomes and well-being
Unmasked! The effect of face masks on the spread of COVID-19
Confronted with a novel, aggressive coronavirus, Germany implemented measures to reduce its spread since March 2020. Requiring people to wear face masks in public places has, however, been a subject
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. The reason: The country applies the āHousing Firstā concept. Those affected by homelessness receive a small apartment and counselling ā without any preconditions. 4 out of 5 people...