Physiological Reviews Podcast

How close are we to the achieving the bioengineering of the Six-Million Dollar Man?

Advances in our understanding of brain function, along with the development of neural interfaces that allow for the monitoring and activation of neurons, have paved the way for brain machine interfaces (BMI), which harness neural signals to reanimate the limbs via electrical activation of the muscles, or to control extra-corporeal devices, thereby bypassing the muscles and senses altogether. BMIs consist of reading out motor intent from the neuronal responses monitored in motor regions of the brain and executing intended movements using bionic limbs, reanimated limbs, or exoskeletons. BMIs also allow for the restoration of the sense of touch by electrically activating neurons in somatosensory regions of the brain, thereby evoking vivid tactile sensations and conveying feedback about object interactions. In this podcast associate editor Jeff Diamond is joined by authors Chethan Pandarinath and Sliman Bensmaia as they discuss " The Science and Engineering behind sensitized brain-controlled bionic hands."

The review of this fascinating topic can be found on our PRV website: https://journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/physrev.00034.2020

 

The Physiological Control of Eating

Deputy Editor Dr. Willis Samson takes a deep dive into the complex universe that control the behavior and mechanisms of eating.  He is joined by the authors of our recent published review "The Physiological Control of Eating: Signals, Neurons, and Networks" by Alan G. Watts, Scott E Kanoski, Graciela Sanchez-Watts and Wolfgang Langhans. Learn about the advances of this complicated process and the possible therapeutics for the future.

Watts AG, Kanoski SE, Sanchez-Watts G, Langhans W. The Physiological Control of Eating: Signals, Neurons, and Networks. Physiol Rev. 2021 Sep 6. doi: 10.1152/physrev.00028.2020. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34486393.

https://journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/physrev.00028.2020

Discussion on Asthma with PRV Associate Editor Sally Wenzel

Dr. Sadis Matalon, editor in Chief and Dr. Sally Wenzel discuss Asthma and her PRV review

Are We Meeting the Promise of Endotypes and Precision Medicine in Asthma?

 

Lung Physiology with Dr. Michael A. Matthay

Editor in Chief, Dr. Sadis Matalon and Dr. MIchael Matthay discuss the lung research and how it moves from the bench to the beside.  Dr. Matthay has had two very well cited reviews published in Physiological Reviews:

Lung Epithelial Fluid Transport and the Resolution of Pulmonary Edema

Michael A. Matthay, Hans G. Folkesson, and Christine Clerici Physiological Reviews Volume 82, Issue 3 2002 Jan 07

 

 

 

Elevated Plasmin(ogen) as a Common Risk Factor for COVID-19 Susceptibility

Hong-Long Ji, Runzhen Zhao, Sadis Matalon, and Michael A. Matthay

Physiological Reviews Volume 100, Issue 3 2020 Apr 03

 

 

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: From the Bench to the Bedside

Editor in Chief, Dr. Sadis Matalon and corresponding author Stefano Romagnoli discuss the Covid-19 virus in Italy and beyond including which practices they have successfully taken from the bench to the bedside.

Physiological Reviews Inaugural Podcast

Colette Bean, Chief Publishing Officer of the American Physiological Society, discusses the past, present, and future of Physiological Reviews with Editor-in-Chief, Sadis Matalon, PhD.