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Hydra. They be there. Sitting. All day long. Sometimes they giggle if u tickle 'em.
wasn't going to do a thread but someone encouraged (u know who you are) so instead of a traditional
on our preprint (if you're looking for a paper summary this ain't it sorrynotsorry 
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wasn't going to do a thread but someone encouraged (u know who you are) so instead of a traditional
on our preprint (if you're looking for a paper summary this ain't it sorrynotsorry )...1/n
I'll tell the story behind this work through (re)tweets of some really cool tweeps here who (unknowingly) made it easier for me w these discussions
(some of these tweets are old but really good resources + excellent ex of power of scitwitter)
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(some of these tweets are old but really good resources + excellent ex of power of scitwitter)
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There are lots of animal models in neuroscience, yet somehow we ended up giving more importance to animals
with centralized nervous systems.
https://twitter.com/andpru/status/1297211771535622145?s=21
Hydra have a diffuse nervous system without a brain/ganglion and have been around for millions of years.
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with centralized nervous systems. https://twitter.com/andpru/status/1297211771535622145?s=21Hydra have a diffuse nervous system without a brain/ganglion and have been around for millions of years.
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With a recent example showing striking differences between even closely related species (rats v mice), It's pretty clear that we/neuroscientists need to make room for studying diverse systems. https://twitter.com/neuroecology/status/1291421734613200897?s=21
This includes non-traditional model organisms like Hydra.
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This includes non-traditional model organisms like Hydra.
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By studying behaviors conserved in many nervous systems, 'simple' & 'complex', we can understand the fundamental principles in neuroscience.
Sensorimotor behaviors are at the top of this list of conserved behaviors
In Hydra: mechanical stimuli --> whole-body contractions
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Sensorimotor behaviors are at the top of this list of conserved behaviors
In Hydra: mechanical stimuli --> whole-body contractions
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Traditionally, we/neuroscientists perturb the nervous systems with whatever means necessary
https://twitter.com/gottapatchemall/status/1285250235682308106?s=21
so in Hydra, we...umm:
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CR- @dgonzales1990 ahh I can't find your tweet anymore
but I know u so we cool
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https://twitter.com/gottapatchemall/status/1285250235682308106?s=21
so in Hydra, we...umm:
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CR- @dgonzales1990 ahh I can't find your tweet anymore
but I know u so we cool6/n
The result --> hypostome network is 
but Hydra be like I still got the rest of this nerve net so 
Also petition to call the peduncle network, buttbrain b/c honestly, same energy as
https://twitter.com/neubadah/status/1317542923274276865?s=21
Hydra has a hole in its foot & sometimes passes gas through it so
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but Hydra be like I still got the rest of this nerve net so Also petition to call the peduncle network, buttbrain b/c honestly, same energy as
https://twitter.com/neubadah/status/1317542923274276865?s=21Hydra has a hole in its foot & sometimes passes gas through it so
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That's it. That was the reason behind Hydra and this preprint.
And these are the awesome people behind this work - @JTRobinsonLab @Juliano_Lab @ProtozoaPrimack!
GO VOTE!
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And these are the awesome people behind this work - @JTRobinsonLab @Juliano_Lab @ProtozoaPrimack!
GO VOTE!
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