Animal Behavior, Behavioral Endocrinology, Testosterone, Oxytocin, Vasopressin, Pair Bonding, Aggression, Behavioral and Neural Plasticity, Synchrony, She/her
Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison
Joined May 2020
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Minor inflammation impacts on sociability! LPS impact based on sex/behavioral phenotype; less affiliative males increased sociability, contrary to classic social withdrawal when sick. Microglia in mPFC/DG (-) correlated with sociability authors.elsevier.com/c/1msOf…...
Sex-Based Gene Expression Influences Monogamous Bonding scienmag.com/sex-based-gene-…
New paper by Candice Malone! The anterior cingulate cortex is an important brain region for neural plasticity (perineuronal nets) during pair bonding in a monogamous species. Congrats !
See Candice Malone's paper published in Biology of Sex Differences on California mice: Social bonding, perineuronal nets and the anterior cingulate cortex. Congrats Candice!
Sex-Based Gene Expression Influences Monogamous Bonding scienmag.com/sex-based-gene-…
Catherine Marler retweeted
Proud to have contributed to @JiaxuanQi's masterpiece out @Nature! She shows dopamine transients track the quality of song during juvenile song learning and that dopamine release is driven not just by VTA firing, but by a local cholinergic mechanism! nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
Congratulations to former graduate student Dr. Xin Zhao on receiving and accepting an offer as a tenure track faculty member at the Psychology Department at Texas Christian University. Well earned Xin!!
Catherine Marler retweeted
"Keep being curious, keep being scientists, and keep working hard."
-Laura Hernandez
Maternal Health Researcher
Today, BrainXell joined the Stand Up 4 Science march to show our support for the scientific community. A special thank you to all the speakers, including Laura Hernandez, for emphasizing the importance of the critical work scientists do every day.
#StandUp4Science #MadisonWI
Catherine Marler retweeted
This is an excellent summary of Musk’s takeover of the Treasury from @NYMag’s @chasdanner, with quotes from WSJ, NYT, WaPo, and my op-ed from @MSNBC yesterday.
But this quote from @smotus is right on the money. This isn’t efficiency. It’s a coup.
nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
Catherine Marler retweeted
It’s been over 24 hours and we still don’t know why Elon Musk hijacked US payment systems, what he plans on doing with it and everyone’s personal data, and who else now has access to it.
This is a crisis that deserves non-stop attention and scrutiny.
Catherine Marler retweeted
🚨 VERY CONCERNING:
Elon Musk and his DOGE team have been granted full access to the federal payment system, a highly sensitive infrastructure that processes over $6 trillion annually in Social Security and Medicare payments, federal salaries, government contracts, and tax refunds.
On Friday, The Washington Post reported that David Lebryk, the highest-ranking career official at the Treasury Department, is stepping down after he refused to grant Musk access to this critical payment system.
Can you imagine the uproar from MAGA Republicans and the media if President Biden had allowed George Soros or any other Democratic billionaire to gain access to this system?
Catherine Marler retweeted
This is a five alarm fire.
The people elected Donald Trump to be President - not Elon Musk.
Having an unelected billionaire, with his own foreign debts and motives, raiding US classified information is a grave threat to national security.
This should not be a partisan issue.
Catherine Marler retweeted
No one elected Elon Musk.
As Donald Trump allows Musk to access people’s personal information and shut down government funding, Republicans in Washington will also own the consequences.
We must do everything in our power to push back and protect people from harm.
Catherine Marler retweeted
The highest-ranking career official at the Treasury is leaving after clashes with DOGE over access to sensitive payment systems that control Social Security benefits, tax refunds, and federal salaries.
Remember: This isn’t Trump’s second presidency. It’s Musk’s first.
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We think that all memory is stored in the brain. But our study published today in @NatureComms shows that all cells—even kidney cells—can count, detect patterns, store memories, and do so similarly to brain cells. My first (co)corresponding author paper!🧵nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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I'm sure the organizers would love to have a wider range of voices at this workshop, beyond ppl studying linguistics and primate communication.
Please RT @nickjourjine @jesseGlab @katieschro8 @katietschida1 @alison_j_barker @postpop01 @wheatcroftlab @nilomr @MasYoungblood
Interesting workshop @ #SLE2025, "From Linguistics to Animal Communication and Back", organizers @the_half_ling @SimonWTownsend @MaelMLeroux
CFP open, due Nov 15
societaslinguistica.eu/sle20…
icymi @BerthetMelissa @tim_sainburg @arikkershenbaum @giuliapalaz_1 @RouseTurner @lem_alena
Are testosterone pulses a physiological mechanism for expanding activity beyond territories? | Royal Society Open Science royalsocietypublishing.org/d…
Congratulations Rada and Matina! Magnificent field work by Rada. T-effects are context dependent.
Catherine Marler retweeted
Long story about the nucleus accumbens in short:
- Infusion of CRF, UCN3 or oxytocin antagonist in the shell impaired maternal aggression
- Oxytocin release increased during maternal aggression
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