Brain Energy

We are the Brain Energy Lab at the University of Sussex, led by Dr Catherine Hall. We use several imaging techniques to probe neurovascular function.

[Brain Energy @BrainEnergyLab]

🧠Check out our latest paper (from @cathnaledi's lab, co-first-authored by @OrlaBonBon & @kirashaw). We show vascular changes in awake APOE4 mice are mild vs earlier studies with big blood flow deficits. Read the thread below to see why we think responses were mainly preserved🧵:

[Catherine Hall @cathnaledi]

I’m delighted to announce the lovely @orlabonbon and @kirashaw 's paper is out in @_jcbfm
https://t.co/LNTvyCPmuu
Haven’t got time to read it right now? Here’s a 🧵 to summarise it! 1/11

[Brain Energy @BrainEnergyLab]

@SorenGrubb @biorxiv_neursci @AllenInstitute Congratulations!! We look forward to reading this 😊

[Adam Institoris @AdamInstitoris]

Our paper is out!
https://t.co/k0IMgPxQMe
With genetic Ca2+ clamping and chemogenetic activation of astrocytes, we show that astrocytes enhance neurovascular coupling when neuronal activation is sustained but not when activation is brief.

[Tyler Sloan @quorumetrix]

I’ve made this video as an intuition pump for the density of #synapses in the #brain. This volume ~ grain of sand, has >3.2 million synapses (orange cubes). Peeling them away leaves only inputs on 2 #neurons. Zooming in, we see the synapses localized to the dendritic spines.
#b3d

[Miguel Maravall @MMaravall]

New postdoc in my lab funded by BBSRC! Project will investigate behaviour and neuronal responses in mice performing goal-directed tasks guided by whisker input, either in head-fixed configuration combined with two-photon imaging, or in a novel freely-exploring configuration

[Catherine Hall @cathnaledi]

My annual pitch for our excellent neuroscience PhD programme. Come work with us (especially me!)!!

[Catherine Hall @cathnaledi]

Our #LongCOVID mechanisms, risk factors and recovery review is out! It follows on from the @physoc online conference of the same name earlier in the year. Hats of to all the amazing contributors ... https://t.co/hcvE3d73de

[Tiago Peçanha @tiagopecanha]

Grear talk by @cathnaledi at the ECSS @OfficialUoM on the differences between visual cortex and hippocampus in neurovascular function and implications for disease.

Hippocampus seem to be more prone and sensitive to hypoxia, which might be relevant for the development of AD.

[Catherine Hall @cathnaledi]

You can now apply for my PhD project with @DgnLab looking at how microglia respond to hypoxia! Details here: https://t.co/VkLDZj2S3A and apply here: https://t.co/gMwO0pnVYi Please get in touch if you’re interested, address here https://t.co/LhthaleV6D

[Catherine Hall @cathnaledi]

Exciting news! I’m recruiting a PhD student to find out what happens to microglia when the brain’s oxygen levels fall. It’s a very cool project working with me and the excellent @DgnLab - in vivo imaging and omics! Get in touch if you’re interested or know someone who might be!!

[Brain Energy @BrainEnergyLab]

Well done to @AnderleSilvia 🏃‍♀️🙌🏻 What an achievement

[Dr. Silvia Anderle @AnderleSilvia]

It was the best experience ever! @AlzResearchUK's cheer and support was unmatched. I can't wait to take on the next challenge. 🥰
Also, it's not too late to donate. This is the link: https://t.co/RNUkPXr2fo

[Dr. Silvia Anderle @AnderleSilvia]

Next Sunday I am running the London marathon and I'm fundraising for @AlzResearchUK. Check out my @JustGiving page and please donate if you can. Thank you! #JustGiving https://t.co/C70EteHW1m

[Catherine Hall @cathnaledi]

Appreciating my postdoc, the excellent @kirashaw in person for the first time in ages! We missed her!

[British Neuroscience Association @BritishNeuro]

🌟#BNA2023 REGISTRATION & ABSTRACT SUBMISSION opens TOMORROW!
🏖️Don't miss out on the #neuroscience event of 2023: take your first look at the international programme & get ready to book your spot at the seaside!
🧠Programme here: https://t.co/SeZHgR6kjC

[Dr. Axel Montagne, PhD @AxL_Montagne]

🚨 Happy to launch a new Research Topic in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience! 😃
👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
Imaging of the blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer's disease and related disorders https://t.co/qYlFw3SbhF
Feel free to reach out if interested and please RT 🙏🏻

[Dr Oli Steele @OGSteele]

Echoing a 4-year (?!) old tweet that still resonates; mine & @Alex_C_Stuart’s new review (https://t.co/qOIQbCPWt4), out in @EJNeuroscience, agrees ApoE does literally everything and suggests a novel multi-hit hypothesis of APOE4 mediated pathology … a thread
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[Dr. Silvia Anderle @AnderleSilvia]

Out today!
Check out our paper to learn that neurovascular function and mural cell types down the cerebrovascular network change gradually, therefore indicating that there is not a clear boundary between arteriole and capillaries.

https://t.co/hPNulCiTD2

[Catherine Hall @cathnaledi]

Thanks @BrainEnergyLab @DrMattHHaley @AnderleSilvia @kirashaw and everyone else, including Davina Amin, who took the first images for this paper too many years ago. Sorry it's taken so long to put it all together!

[Brain Energy @BrainEnergyLab]

Check out our lab's latest paper!
We used novel and existing data to show that there is a gradual change in vascular function and mural cell population across the vascular network, indicating that there isn't a clear boundary between arterioles and capillaries.

[Catherine Hall @cathnaledi]

New paper! We use new and existing data to show gradual change in mural cell and vascular function across cerebrovascular network, not clear arteriole/capillary boundaries
https://t.co/xeBr5XsziG

Thanks @AndyShih_Lab & @cai_changsi for such constructive review. Key findings:🧵

[Dr Osman Shabir @Shabir_Osman]

Our paper is now out in @eLife! https://t.co/nRLwMuUrlb

Assessment of #neurovascular coupling and cortical spreading depression (#CSD) in mixed mouse models of #atherosclerosis and #Alzheimer’s disease

@neuroshef @ShefUni_IICD @nvc_sheffield @ShefHealthspan @sheffielduni