Episode 21 - Kara Marshall: The Science of Bladder Control

14/10/2020 25 min

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Episode Synopsis

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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