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Newfound Brain Circuit Explains Why Infant Cries Prompt Milk Release

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023
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Led by researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, the study explored a centuries-old observation in humans and other mammals that when a baby begins a feeding session, its cries alone can prompt its mother to release breast milk.

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  • Led by researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, the study explored a centuries-old observation in humans and other mammals that when a baby begins a feeding session, its cries alone can prompt its mother to release breast milk.
  • This sensory hub then sends signals to oxytocin-releasing brain cells (neurons) in another region called the hypothalamus, a control center for hormone activity.
  • In addition, the mothers' brain circuitry only responded to her pups' cries and not to computer-generated tones designed to mimic natural wails.
  • Then, in a form of "reverse engineering," they traced how sound information travels through different areas of the brain to trigger milk flow.

Renowned Researcher, Founder of Neuroeconomics Named Director of NYU Langone Health's Neuroscience Institute

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Friday, June 30, 2023
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NEW YORK, June 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Paul W. Glimcher, PhD , has been named as the director of NYU Langone Health's Neuroscience Institute and chair of the Department of Neuroscience and Physiology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, effective July 1.

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  • NEW YORK, June 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Paul W. Glimcher, PhD , has been named as the director of NYU Langone Health's Neuroscience Institute and chair of the Department of Neuroscience and Physiology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, effective July 1.
  • Dr. Glimcher is credited as the founder of the field of neuroeconomics, which bridges neuroscience, psychology, and economics to understand human decision-making.
  • Dr. Glimcher will be succeeding Richard Tsien, DPhil , who joined NYU Langone in 2011 as the inaugural director of the Neuroscience Institute and served as chair of the Department of Neuroscience and Physiology since 2012.
  • Under Dr. Tsien's leadership, the neuroscience community at NYU Grossman School of Medicine expanded to 25 labs supported by Neuroscience Institute administration and grew to have the fourth largest grant portfolio at NYU Langone.

ArkX Labs’ EveryWordTM Far-field Voice Selected for Research Study by PNI Faculty

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Thursday, September 22, 2022
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Professor Hasson is deploying the EveryWord speech recognition technology to quantitatively assess infant sensorimotor and social interactions in real world settings.

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  • Professor Hasson is deploying the EveryWord speech recognition technology to quantitatively assess infant sensorimotor and social interactions in real world settings.
  • The study deploys video cameras and EveryWords audio collection capability into 20 homes of the families participating in the study to collect data on caregiver/child interactions.
  • ArkX solutions are production-ready and pre-qualified by Amazon Voice Service (AVS) to mitigate risk, reduce development costs and accelerate time-to-market.
  • ArkX Labs recently launched its voice control capabilities, featuring Sensory technology, for creating custom wake-word and command set to enable branded voice experiences.

Brains Cells Born Together Wire and Fire Together for Life

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Monday, August 22, 2022
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These rules of circuit assembly would suggest that cells born together are more likely to encode memories together, and to fail together, potentially implicating neuronal birthdate in diseases like autism and Alzheimer's, say the authors.

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  • These rules of circuit assembly would suggest that cells born together are more likely to encode memories together, and to fail together, potentially implicating neuronal birthdate in diseases like autism and Alzheimer's, say the authors.
  • With different numbers of cells born on different days, the developing brain may be more vulnerable on some gestational days to viral infections, toxins, or alcohol.
  • The DNA expressed markers that tagged brain cells that were born on same day, akin to a barcode.
  • Funding for the study was provide by National Institutes of Health grants RO1 MH122391 and U19 NS107616.

Vektor Medical Bolsters Team to Accelerate Roll-Out of Computationally-Intelligent Technology

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Tuesday, August 2, 2022
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Vektor Medical , developer of the worlds first technology to rapidly map arrhythmias anywhere in the heart using only 12-lead ECG data, today announced the appointment of three key executives.

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  • Vektor Medical , developer of the worlds first technology to rapidly map arrhythmias anywhere in the heart using only 12-lead ECG data, today announced the appointment of three key executives.
  • "Joe, Averee and Christian are leaders in their respective fields, with distinct perspectives that will help drive our vision forward.
  • Im thrilled to welcome them to the team and look forward to working closely together through this exciting phase of our journey."
  • San Diego-based Vektor Medical, Inc. is the developer of the worlds first technology to rapidly map arrhythmias anywhere in the heart using only 12-lead ECG data.