Dr. Charvet @charvetcj.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Our work boiled down to a 1 minute video youtu.be/aUlmOiGF__Y?...youtu.beHuman to chimpanzee age translationsYouTube video by Christine Charvet 000
Reposted by Dr. CharvetAmerican Scientist @americanscientist.org · 25/08/2026Insights about aging could guide medical research and aid in the design of treatments for age-related diseases that affect humans and other animals.americanscientist.orgOn the Aging of SpeciesResearch into comparative aging in humans and other primates is offering clues about diseases, development, and evolution. 062
Reposted by Dr. CharvetEveryCat Health Foundation @everycathealth.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Yesterday we shared research on how cats' brains age. Today, meet the scientist behind the study and learn what inspired her research. ow.ly/c5LW50ZmyXZ The science is fascinating, but so are the people making it happen. #everycathealth #cats #catsofbluesky #catsky 052
Reposted by Dr. CharvetEveryCat Health Foundation @everycathealth.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Cats' brains age much like ours, offering new insights into healthy aging for cats and people. Read the study: ow.ly/7gzu50ZmeAU See our post tomorrow for more on the primary investigator in this study! #everycathealth #cat #catsky #CatsofBluesky 083
Dr. Charvet @charvetcj.bsky.social · 03/07/2026www.cell.com/star-protoco...cell.comProtocol for diffusion magnetic resonance imaging and tractography in ex vivo mouse modelsDiffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) is a powerful tool to investigate brain structure and connectivity. We present a protocol for quantitative analyses of microstructural properties and white ... 100
Dr. Charvet @charvetcj.bsky.social · 26/06/2026First person – Capucine Januel journals.biologists.com/bio/article/...journals.biologists.comFirst person – Capucine JanuelFirst Person is a series of interviews with the first authors of a selection of papers published in Biology Open, helping researchers promote themselves alongside their papers. Capucine Januel is firs... 000
Dr. Charvet @charvetcj.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Cat brains age like humans: translating time shows pet cats live to be natural models for human aging journals.biologists.com/bio/article/...journals.biologists.comCat brains age like humans: translating time shows pet cats live to be natural models for human agingSummary: We analyzed 3754 observations to align developmental and aging trajectories across human and cat lifespans. We found similar patterns of aging across these two species, which suggests cats ma... 000
Dr. Charvet @charvetcj.bsky.social · 22/06/2026It's great to see the University of Bath highlight our recent work translating time across humans and cats. Cats live relatively long lives and could reveal secrets to health aging. www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...bath.ac.uk 000
Dr. Charvet @charvetcj.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Fall is nearly here! Our fantastic Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience textbook is still free to use for instructors and students who have an interest in neuroscience. openstax.org/details/book...openstax.orgOpenStax | Free Textbooks Online with No CatchOpenStax offers free college textbooks for all types of students, making education accessible & affordable for everyone. Browse our list of available subjects! 030
Reposted by Dr. CharvetNeuronline (SfN) @neuronline.sfn.org · 05/03/2025Are you frustrated with the cost of college textbooks? @thekirbylab.bsky.social and @cjcharvet.bsky.social detail the creation of an open-access textbook, "Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience" and how to implement it into your curriculum. Read on Neuronline: bit.ly/3D7hnvDneuronline.sfn.orgWhy You Should Use This Open Access Textbook for Neuroscience Learning<p>College education, including tuition and textbook costs, is simply too expensive. That is why Elizabeth J. Kirby, an associate professor at Ohio State University, and Christine Charvet, an assistan... 0169
Dr. Charvet @charvetcj.bsky.social · 01/08/2025How old is a cat in human years? See preprint! 3,700+ datapoints www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Cats and humans show brain shrinkage as they age in similar ways Pet cats can live long lives, sometimes reaching the equivalent of 80s in human We could improve pet health to improve our own. 010
Reposted by Dr. CharvetRhodri Cusack @rhodricusack.bsky.social · 02/07/2025Thanks to fellow defenders @clionaod.bsky.social, Marc'Aurelio Ranzato, and @charvetcj.bsky.social Defending the foundation model view of infant development www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comDefending the foundation model view of infant development 3179
Dr. Charvet @charvetcj.bsky.social · 21/06/2025🧠📄 Congrats to Nicholas Cottam, Jianli Sun & the team on their fantastic new paper in Brain Pathology, uncovering cerebellar contributions to spinal muscular atrophy! 🔬 SMA is typically classified as a motor neuron disease—but our findings challenge this view. 📖 Full paper: lnkd.in/eBtHCFpGlnkd.inLinkedInThis link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn 110