Month: July 2019

Age-Related Functional and Expressional Changes in Efflux Pathways at the Blood-Brain Barrier

During the last decade several papers reported a relationship between advanced age and changes in the integrity of the blood-brain barrier. These alterations manifested not only in the morphology and structure of the cerebral microvessels but also in the expression and function of the transporter proteins in the apical and basolateral surface of the capillary […]

Published on July 30, 2019

Moving Forward: On the Limits of Motor-Based Forward Models

The human ability to anticipate the consequences that result from action is an essential building block for cognitive, emotional, and social functioning. A dominant view is that this faculty is based on motor predictions, in which a forward model uses a copy of the motor command to predict imminent sensory action-consequences. Although this account was […]

Published on July 30, 2019

Podcast Episode 69 – Logan Aldridge: The Fittest One-Armed Man on Earth

Losing an arm at the age of 13 couldn’t stop extreme-sports junkie Logan Aldridge from chasing his competitive dreams. Embracing the mantra “it’s just an arm,” Aldridge has spent the last decade becoming an accomplished CrossFit athlete, a Guinness World Record holder, and co-owner and director of Wheel WOD, an organization that creates and tracks […]

Published on July 30, 2019