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DESCRIPTION:Join the speaker for coffee\, cookies\, and conversation before
  the talk\, starting at 11:45am.\n\nMechanisms of body-brain communication
 Abstract\n\nThe vagus nerve is a major body-brain communication highway th
 at controls basic functions of the respiratory\, cardiovascular\, digestiv
 e\, and immune systems. We charted vagal sensory neuron diversity\, and us
 ed neurogenetic tools to reveal functions for vagal neurons throughout the
  body. We elucidated the workings of classical vagal reflexes and also dis
 covered additional reflexes evoked by airway closure and blood volume chan
 ges\, as well as underlying mechanisms of action. We also charted interoce
 ptive circuits\, revealing a brainstem topographic map for visceral senses
 . Identifying pathways that control autonomic physiology builds a foundati
 on for mechanistic study and therapy design.\n\n \n\nStephen Liberles\, Ph
 DProfessor of Cell Biology\, Harvard Medical School (he/him)\n\nDr. Liberl
 es is a Professor and HHMI Investigator in the Cell Biology Department at 
 Harvard Medical School who focuses on the molecular neuroscience of sensor
 y systems. Dr. Liberles received an undergraduate degree in Chemistry from
  Harvard in 1994\, and a Ph.D. in Chemistry and Chemical Biology from Harv
 ard in 1999\, working in the lab of Stuart Schreiber. He then performed po
 st-doctoral work in the lab of Linda Buck\, first at Harvard Medical Schoo
 l and then at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. He di
 scovered non-classical families of olfactory receptors and charted how the
  vagus nerve controls physiology and behavior. His studies of sensory neur
 ons in the airways\, cardiovascular system\, and gut led to the identifica
 tion of novel body-brain reflexes\, sensory receptors and mechanisms under
 lying classical reflexes\, and key features of how inputs from the interoc
 eptive nervous system are organized in the brain. \n\nVisit lab website\n\
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SUMMARY:Neurosciences Seminar: Stephen Liberles - Mechanisms of body-brain 
 communication
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