This Week in Neuroscience

Bob Datta joins TWiN to reveal the findings of his laboratory on expression of SARS-CoV-2 entry genes in the olfactory epithelium and the implications for anosmia associated with COVID-19.

Hosts: Ori Lieberman, Andres Bendesky, Jason Shepherd, Erin Calipari and Vincent Racaniello

Guest: Bob Datta

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• Expression of SARS-CoV-2 entry genes in nasal olfactory epithelium (bioRxiv)
• Expression of SARS-CoV-2 entry genes in nasal olfactory epithelium (bioRxiv)
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Jason visits the TWiN studio to explain Arc Capsid Bearing Any RNAs (ACBARs), virus-like capsids that transfer genetic information between neurons.

Hosts: Andres Bendesky, Jason Shepherd, and Vincent Racaniello

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• Arc is a repurposed retrotransposon gag protein that mediates intercellular RNA transfer (Cell)
• Drosophila gag-like ARC1 (Cell)
• Letters read on TWiN #4
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Erin and the TWiN team explain how dopamine neurons encode reward probability and uncertainty, and their roles in attention-based learning and risk-taking such as gambling and addiction.

Hosts: Ori Lieberman, Erin Calipari,Jason Shepherd, and Vincent Racaniello

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• Dopamine neurons encode reward probability and uncertainty (Science)
• Letters read on TWiN #3

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The TWiN team explain the basic principles of synaptic transmission, and review a classic paper demonstrating that recycling endosomes are important for modifying synaptic strength, which is involved in information storage and processing.

Hosts: Ori Lieberman, Andres Bendesky,Jason Shepherd, and Vincent Racaniello

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• Bendesky lab
• Recycling Endosomes Supply AMPA Receptors for LTP (Science)
• AMPA receptor (Wikipedia)
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• Letters read on TWiN #2

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The synaptics launch the first episode of TWiN by revealing their training, research interests, and goals for the podcast.

Hosts: Ori Lieberman, Erin Calipari, Jason Shepherd, and Vincent Racaniello

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• Lieberman lab
• Calipari lab
• Shepherd lab
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