In this set of interviews from the Society for Neuroscience 2023 conference, we cover how opioids affect breathing and how we can use asthma medication to improve overdose reversal; a promising new treatment for one of the symptoms of spinal cord injury; and how our brains coordinate movements differently after a stroke.

This is the fifth in a multi-part series called “SfN Shorts” that features these brief (5-10 minute) discussions. Check out Parts ⁠⁠1⁠⁠, ⁠⁠2⁠⁠, ⁠⁠3⁠⁠, and ⁠4⁠ as well as “⁠⁠Rigor Jeopardy⁠⁠!” with Community for Rigor.

Interview 1: Nicholas Burgraff, a PhD fellow at Seattle Children’s Research Institute and the host of ⁠The Neuro Network Podcast⁠, on how fentanyl disrupts breathing and how we can better treat opioid overdoses.

Interview 2: Alex Benedetto, a PhD student at Northwestern University, on a promising new treatment that uses spinal cord stimulation to treat involuntary movements in patients with spinal cord injuries.

Interview 3: Federico Barban, a research fellow at the University of Geneva, on how strokes impact our brain’s ability to plan and coordinate movements effectively.

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