After a long wait, our paper is out! We show that differences in learning between the sexes are modulated by the NPY receptor, which gates sensory perception. Great work by PhD student, soon to be Dr, Sonu Kurien www.nature.com/articles/s41... - ThreadSky

meital.bsky.social • 41 days ago

After a long wait, our paper is out! We show that differences in learning between the sexes are modulated by the NPY receptor, which gates sensory perception. Great work by PhD student, soon to be Dr, Sonu Kurien

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-55950-7?utm_source=rct_congratemailt&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=oa_20250114&utm_content=10.1038/s41467-025-55950-7

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turrigiano.bsky.social•41 days ago

(whispers) in worms...

meital.bsky.social•41 days ago

No need to whisper :) Indeed, the figure shows the worms :)
In mammals, NPY levels have been shown to differ between the sexes, making stress susceptibility potentially sexually dimorphic

turrigiano.bsky.social•41 days ago

Indeed I saw it there! The study looks really interesting and I was not calling into question importance of work on worms (or mice etc); I like to include the species when the topic (like origin of sex differences) is often uncritically applied by sci journalists to humans.

meital.bsky.social•41 days ago

Apologies, I guess it’s my over sensitivity, as studies in worms are often dismissed as irrelevant… in any case you are right of course. interestingly there are reported sex differences in stress related disorders and if the NPY system is involved is yet to be proven…

turrigiano.bsky.social•41 days ago

Used to work on invertebrates so I understand completely