Episode 21 - Kara Marshall: The Science of Bladder Control
Oct 14, 2020•25 min
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Episode description
Dr. Kara Marshall is based in the Department of Neuroscience at Scripps Research, working as a postdoctoral researcher in Professsor Ardem Patapoutian’s lab. Listen as we talk about the circuitry involved in urination, burst bladders and improv comedy.
Show notes:
The Patapoutian Lab
https://patapoutianlab.org/
Kara’s recent discovery on bladder function
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2830-7
Deciphering how the body’s cells sense touch
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03955-w
Proprioception: the silent ‘sixth’ sense
https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/11/22/20920762/proprioception-sixth-sense
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