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November 23, 2023
Salty Much? These Brain Cells Decide When Tasty Becomes Blech (NPR) Link opens in a new tab
November 20, 2023
Newly Discovered Brain Circuit Controls An Aversion to Salty Tastes (Caltech News) Link opens in a new tab
September 11, 2023
"Invisible" Cell Types and Gene Expression Revealed with Sequencing Data Analysis Improvement (Caltech News) Link opens in a new tab
January 27, 2022
Elucidation of the drinking water sensing mechanism in the gastrointestinal tract...(Niigata University) Link opens in a new tab
January 26, 2022
Your Body's Thirst Messenger Is in an Unexpected Place (The New York Times) Link opens in a new tab
January 26, 2022
The Brain Science Behind Deciding to Drink When You're Thirsty is Pretty Complicated (NPR) Link opens in a new tab
January 26, 2022
How Gut Neurons Communicate with the Brain to Control Thirst (Caltech News) Link opens in a new tab
October 14, 2020
The Brain Quenches Thirst in Different Ways (Caltech News) Link opens in a new tab
October 14, 2020
Water Or A Sports Drink? These Brain Cells May Decide Which One We Crave (NPR) Link opens in a new tab
October 22, 2019
Oka Receives Grant to Study Innate Brain Circuits (Caltech News) Link opens in a new tab
October 22, 2019
NYSCF Announces 2019 Class of NYSCF – Robertson Investigators (NYSCF Press Release) Link opens in a new tab
May 31, 2019
Why Gulping Down a Cold Drink Feels So Rewarding (The New York Times) Link opens in a new tab