Charles Verdonk
@ch-verdonk.bsky.social
Physician and neuroscientist (MD, PhD) investigating body-brain interactions and their impact on health.
Looking for experts to advise on selecting a 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫 for an experimental protocol.
🎯𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 (few mN/hundreds of Pa), 𝐫𝐚𝐰 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚, 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟, 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 (wrist/forearm).
🙏Any recommendations welcome - thanks!
🎯𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 (few mN/hundreds of Pa), 𝐫𝐚𝐰 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚, 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟, 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 (wrist/forearm).
🙏Any recommendations welcome - thanks!
February 5, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Looking for experts to advise on selecting a 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫 for an experimental protocol.
🎯𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 (few mN/hundreds of Pa), 𝐫𝐚𝐰 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚, 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟, 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 (wrist/forearm).
🙏Any recommendations welcome - thanks!
🎯𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 (few mN/hundreds of Pa), 𝐫𝐚𝐰 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚, 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟, 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 (wrist/forearm).
🙏Any recommendations welcome - thanks!
🚨The ICSPP 2026 website is now live 🌐 and abstract submissions are officially open ✍️ |👉 icsppparis.com
𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬’ 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐈𝐂𝐒𝐏𝐏 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔), organized by the French Military Health Service
“𝐓𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐬”
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“𝐓𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐬”
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January 25, 2026 at 8:01 AM
🚨The ICSPP 2026 website is now live 🌐 and abstract submissions are officially open ✍️ |👉 icsppparis.com
𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬’ 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐈𝐂𝐒𝐏𝐏 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔), organized by the French Military Health Service
“𝐓𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐬”
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“𝐓𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐬”
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January 10, 2026 at 10:08 AM
𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬’ 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐈𝐂𝐒𝐏𝐏 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔), organized by the French Military Health Service
“𝐓𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐬”
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“𝐓𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐬”
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Sharing a very interesting article recently published by a U.S. team
🔗 academic.oup.com/milmed/issue...
➡️ Three key takeaways in the comment below
Looking forward to contributing to #AI education within the French Military Health Service, through research and broader institution initiatives
🔗 academic.oup.com/milmed/issue...
➡️ Three key takeaways in the comment below
Looking forward to contributing to #AI education within the French Military Health Service, through research and broader institution initiatives
December 30, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Sharing a very interesting article recently published by a U.S. team
🔗 academic.oup.com/milmed/issue...
➡️ Three key takeaways in the comment below
Looking forward to contributing to #AI education within the French Military Health Service, through research and broader institution initiatives
🔗 academic.oup.com/milmed/issue...
➡️ Three key takeaways in the comment below
Looking forward to contributing to #AI education within the French Military Health Service, through research and broader institution initiatives
🏊♂️ 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’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?
December 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
🏊♂️ 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’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...
November 6, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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...
🏃🧠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...
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....
dx.doi.org
October 19, 2025 at 8:12 AM
🏃🧠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...
🚨 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
👉 Read here : www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🔍 Key insights from our article in the comments below. 1/5
October 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
🚨 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
👉 Read here : www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🔍 Key insights from our article in the comments below. 1/5
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...
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...
neuronline.sfn.org
October 2, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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...
👇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
Even after recovery, relapse is heartbreakingly common in anorexia nervosa. Could the answer lie in the gut’s hidden signals? 🧵
September 23, 2025 at 10:55 AM
👇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
🚨 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...
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...
July 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
🚨 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...
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...
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...
🎥 www.dvidshub.net/tags/video/b...
DVIDS - Tags - brain health - Page 1
www.dvidshub.net
June 4, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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...
🎥 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!
May 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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.
May 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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 [email protected]'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...
▶️ Give it a listen: drive.google.com/file/d/1SDhi...
📄 You can check out the original paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
April 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
🎧🧠 Inspired by [email protected]'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...
▶️ 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!
April 1, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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!
March 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
😊 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.
March 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
🔎 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.
March 20, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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.
Reposted by Charles Verdonk
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
physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
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...
physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
March 14, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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
physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
I'm excited to attend the #ECNP Workshop on Applied Neuroscience and present our findings on markers of abnormal gastrointestinal interoception predicting relapse in anorexia nervosa. Catch Poster P107 on Thursday, March 20, & my oral presentation on Friday, March 21, at 9:10 AM
March 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I'm excited to attend the #ECNP Workshop on Applied Neuroscience and present our findings on markers of abnormal gastrointestinal interoception predicting relapse in anorexia nervosa. Catch Poster P107 on Thursday, March 20, & my oral presentation on Friday, March 21, at 9:10 AM
Looking forward to this project’s findings! 👉 dallasinnovates.com/dallas-spark.... tVNS may also help reveal how bodily signals shape cognition—crucial for military performance under extreme conditions.
March 2, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Looking forward to this project’s findings! 👉 dallasinnovates.com/dallas-spark.... tVNS may also help reveal how bodily signals shape cognition—crucial for military performance under extreme conditions.