Charles Verdonk

🏊‍♂️ Are there wearable sensors that can measure water velocity on the skin surface (e.g., during swimming activity)?
🎯 I’d like to verify whether water movements reach the 0–10 cm/s range relevant for C-tactile (CT) fiber stimulation.
📄 Any tech docs or papers to recommend?

I am pleased to share a new publication about #mindfulness and #interoception. I'm very happy to have contributed to this study and grateful to Isaac Treves for leading it, as well as to all coauthors for this wonderful collaborative effort 🙏 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🙏 Huge thanks to the interdisciplinary team of physiologists, clinicians, and neuroscientists at the French Military Health Service for making this collaborative work possible 6/6

Our sample was #military personnel, but the findings may inform prevention in elite #sport and other heat-exposed settings. Assessing interoception could help identify vulnerable individuals and guide return-to-duty and other prevention strategies 5/6

We tested the model with self-report measures in people with vs. without prior EHS. Cases (n=51) reported lower interoceptive body awareness but no difference in global motivational traits versus controls (n=43) 4/6

We propose a cognitive model in which EHS arises from a disturbed cost–benefit trade-off during prolonged exertion: excessive motivation overvalues performance benefits, while low interoceptive awareness undervalues bodily costs (see figure) 3/6

EHS is classically described as a purely physiological failure - heat gain exceeds heat loss (see figure) - but physiological models alone cannot fully explain or predict who develops EHS 2/6

Feeling the heat: Investigating interoception and motivation as risk factors for exertional heatstroke Exertional heatstroke (EHS) is the most severe form of heat-related illness, occurring during sport competition or military training. Despite substantial progress in understanding its physiological m....

🏃🧠Could #neuroscience help explain exertional heatstroke (EHS)? In our paper published in Physiological Reports @physrep.bsky.social, we present a theoretical model and psychometric data supporting #interoception as a promising avenue for translational EHS research🧵1/6 dx.doi.org/10.14814/phy...

🙏 Special thanks to Prof. Marion Trousselard for inviting me to step beyond my neuroscience roots and contribute to this vital conversation on military ethics! 5/5

3️⃣ Why this matters for Special Forces: In high-risk operations, a cultivated care-ethic mindset may enhance decision-making while preserving mission effectiveness. 4/5

2️⃣ Care ethics may guide decision-making: Rather than eliminating dilemmas, it frames every use of force within a broader commitment to protect life and minimize harm. 3/5

1️⃣ The ethical dilemma of combat: Soldiers must reconcile respecting enemy humanity with executing lethal orders, creating profound moral tension. 2/5

🚨 Our newly published paper, “Special Operations Forces and Ethical Questions”, delves into the unique ethical challenges soldiers face in high-stakes combat decision-making.
👉 Read here : www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🔍 Key insights from our article in the comments below. 1/5

A Busy Parent’s Guide to Pursuing a STEM PhD <p>It may be unconventional, but having children before or during your PhD is not career suicide. Now, in the midst of my PhD training, I have two girls: one is ten and the other is three. Here are so...

Wonderful report that brought me back to my own PhD years, with fair and valuable advice. A must-read for PhD candidates who are also parents!👨‍🎓👶 neuronline.sfn.org/career-paths...

My postdoctoral research was made possible with the support of the Laureate Institute for Brain Research, the Fédération pour la Recherche sur le Cerveau, the Unafam, Prof. Damien LEGER, and the Union des Blessés de la Face et de la Tête / Fondation des Gueules Cassées 🙏 2/2

👇I had the privilege of working under Sahib's supervision on this exciting study. Many thanks to the whole team for their contributions! Sahib shared a fantastic thread summarizing our main findings (see below). 1/2

🙏 Huge thanks to my coauthors @skhalsa.bsky.social and Olujimi Ajijola!
A special shoutout to @skhalsa.bsky.social for his mentorship and for giving me the opportunity to dive into the world of animal research on interoception.
Grateful for this enriching and collaborative journey!

🚨 New publication!
Proud to share our latest article exploring how a “𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑠” multidisciplinary approach can bridge the gap between animal and human research in interoception & mental health.
👉 Read here : www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

👏 Congrats to the team at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research for this excellent science communication work!

Self-Regulation Without Force: Can Awareness Leverage Reward to Drive Behavior Change? - PubMed To reach longer-term goals and live aligned with their values, people typically must regulate their behavior. Effortful self-control is one way to achieve this and is usually framed as a forceful stru...

What I find especially valuable is the core message: identifying your emotions is the first step toward regulating them - a principle that echoes the spirit of this scientific paper: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32857672/

The #BrainHealth videos released by Walter Reed Army Institute of Research may have been designed for service members - but their relevance goes beyond. Whether you’re in uniform or not, these short tools can help when stress or negative self-talk shows up.
🎥 www.dvidshub.net/tags/video/b...

Just wrapped up the advanced course on #Interoception and Brain Disorders led by @sarahgarf.bsky.social & @skhalsa.bsky.social in Venice - what an unforgettable experience 🤩 Grateful to have presented my work, learned so much, and connected with truly inspiring researchers!

Excited to attend the advanced course on #interoception in Venice this week! Looking forward to deepening my expertise, exchanging with leaders and peers in the field, and applying these insights to my work on body-brain interactions and health.

🎧🧠 Inspired by LIBR-@mpwpaulus.bsky.social's great idea, I used Google’s NotebookLM to turn one of my thesis papers into a podcast—and it worked really well!
▶️ Give it a listen: drive.google.com/file/d/1SDhi...
📄 You can check out the original paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Great visit today to the Beliefs & Perceptions team at Lille Neuroscience & Cognition! I presented my work on body-brain interactions and had inspiring discussions, including one with Dr. Leroy on proprioception and PTSD. Excited for possible collaborations!

😊 Huge thanks to ECNP for the opportunity to share my work at their Workshop on Applied #Neuroscience. I’m grateful for the insightful discussions throughout this amazing event. Connecting with passionate early-career neuroscientists and exchanging ideas was an incredible experience!

🔎 Curious about how abnormal gastrointestinal interoception predicts relapse in anorexia nervosa? Stop by my poster (P107) tonight to discover our latest findings! I’d love to chat and share insights on this exciting topic with you! 😊

Thrilled to be at the #ECNP Workshop on Applied Neuroscience today! Can’t wait to connect with everyone and dive into the latest breakthroughs in the field.

Clinical neurocardiology: defining the value of neuroscience‐based cardiovascular therapeutics – 2024 update Abstract figure legend Clinical neurocardiology: pathophysiology, diagnostics and therapeutics. Illustrated is a summary of bidirectional interactions between the heart and nervous system, with a pat...

New paper alert—this is a master class on interdisciplinary collaboration updating the basic understanding and clinical outlook for neurocardiology. Led by Olu Ajijola Kalyanam Shivkumar and a cardiology dream team. #interoception

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This is the outcome of a fascinating work under the supervision of @skhalsa.bsky.social, with the collaboration from Keller Mink, Emily Choquette, Ahmad Mayeli, Jennifer Stewart, @mpwpaulus.bsky.social, and @rssmith.bsky.social at Laureate Institute for Brain Research