Podcasts
BrainPod is the podcast from the journal Neuropsychopharmacology, produced in association with Springer Nature. Listen in as we delve into the latest basic and clinical research that advance our understanding of the brain and behavior, featuring highlighted content from the journal. Tune in here: iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, RSS Feed, SoundCloud. Spotify. YouTube.
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Latest Episode:
March 2025: Endocannabinoid contributions to the perception of socially relevant, affective touch in humans.
New drugs that target the endocannabinoid system are being proposed for disorders that are usually characterized by the dysregulation of social processing, like social anxiety disorder and autism spectrum disorder. Researchers have been trying to understand the mechanisms for how these drugs work.
Leah Mayo is assistant professor at the University of Calgary, and she’s one of the authors of a new study in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology in which they examined two aspects of the system. One is the endocannabinoid system itself. And then there’s another aspect of social processing called the C tactile system.
Read the full study here: Endocannabinoid contributions to the perception of socially relevant, affective touch in humans | Neuropsychopharmacology
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