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Mike Ludwig is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on neuroendocrine systems, with an emphasis on psychology and neuroscience. Their work intersects multiple disciplines including health professions, social psychology, and reproductive medicine.

Their recent publications predominantly appear in the Journal of Neuroendocrinology, where they have contributed to six papers. Other venues include the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, General and Comparative Endocrinology, and The Journal of Physiology.

Mike Ludwig's research covers broad topics such as neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, infant health and development, the neuroscience of respiration and sleep, circadian rhythms and melatonin, evolutionary psychology and human behavior, human-animal interaction studies, and receptor mechanisms and signaling.

Their recent papers include:

  • Somato-dendritic vasopressin and oxytocin secretion in endocrine and autonomic regulation, 2020, Journal of Neuroendocrinology
  • The multiple faces of the oxytocin and vasopressin systems in the brain, 2021, Journal of Neuroendocrinology
  • Oxytocin-a social peptide? Deconstructing the evidence, 2022, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Identification of peripheral oxytocin-expressing cells using systemically applied cell-type specific adeno-associated viral vector, 2021, Journal of Neuroendocrinology
  • Measuring oxytocin release in response to gavage: Computational modelling and assay validation, 2023, Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Frequent collaborators in their research include Colin H. Brown, Javier E. Stern, Gareth Leng, Maja Lozić, and Valery Grinevich.

Mike Ludwig's expertise extends across the following fields of study:

  • Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Health Professions

With regard to subfields, their publications often address:

  • Social Psychology
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
  • Pharmacy
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Reproductive Medicine

Their main topics of work encompass:

  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Infant Health and Development
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Human-Animal Interaction Studies
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling

Best Publications

  • Dendritic peptide release and peptide-dependent behaviours

    Mike Ludwig;Gareth Leng

  • Intranasal Oxytocin: Myths and Delusions

    Gareth Leng;Mike Ludwig

  • Dendritic Release of Vasopressin and Oxytocin

    Mike Ludwig

  • Intracellular calcium stores regulate activity-dependent neuropeptide release from dendrites

    Mike Ludwig;Nancy Sabatier;Philip M Bull;Rainer Landgraf

  • Behavioral consequences of intracerebral vasopressin and oxytocin : Focus on learning and memory

    Mario Engelmann;Carsten T Wotjak;Inga Neumann;Mike Ludwig

  • Talking back: dendritic neurotransmitter release

    Mike Ludwig;Quentin J. Pittman

  • An intrinsic vasopressin system in the olfactory bulb is involved in social recognition.

    Vicky A. Tobin;Hirofumi Hashimoto;Douglas W. Wacker;Yuki Takayanagi

  • Neurotransmitters and peptides: whispered secrets and public announcements

    Gareth Leng;Mike Ludwig

  • Systemic Osmotic Stimulation Increases Vasopressin and Oxytocin Release Within the Supraoptic Nucleus

    Mike Ludwig;Michael F. Callahan;Inga Neumann;Rainer Landgraf

  • Autoinhibition of Supraoptic Nucleus Vasopressin Neurons In Vivo: A Combined Retrodialysis/Electrophysiological Study in Rats

    Mike Ludwig;Gareth Leng

  • Dendritic peptide release mediates interpopulation crosstalk between neurosecretory and preautonomic networks

    Sook Jin Son;Jessica A. Filosa;Evgeniy S. Potapenko;Vinicia C. Biancardi

  • NO inhibits supraoptic oxytocin and vasopressin neurons via activation of GABAergic synaptic inputs

    Javier E. Stern;Mike Ludwig

  • Physiological Regulation of Magnocellular Neurosecretory Cell Activity: Integration of Intrinsic, Local and Afferent Mechanisms

    Colin H Brown;Jaideep S Bains;Mike Ludwig;Javier E Stern

  • Vasopressin release within the supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei of the rat brain: osmotic stimulation via microdialysis.

    Rainer Landgraf;Mike Ludwig

  • Responses of Magnocellular Neurons to Osmotic Stimulation Involves Coactivation of Excitatory and Inhibitory Input: An Experimental and Theoretical Analysis

    Gareth Leng;Colin H. Brown;Philip M. Bull;David Brown

  • Vasopressin, oxytocin, and social odor recognition.

    Douglas W Wacker;Mike Ludwig

  • Regulation of activity-dependent dendritic vasopressin release from rat supraoptic neurones.

    Mike Ludwig;Philip M Bull;Vicky A Tobin;Nancy Sabatier

  • Amygdala Kisspeptin Neurons: Putative Mediators of Olfactory Control of the Gonadotropic Axis.

    Rafael Pineda;Fabrice Plaisier;Robert P. Millar;Mike Ludwig

  • Phasic spike patterning in rat supraoptic neurones in vivo and in vitro.

    Nancy Sabatier;Colin H. Brown;Mike Ludwig;Gareth Leng

  • Expression of the long form of the prolactin receptor in magnocellular oxytocin neurons is associated with specific prolactin regulation of oxytocin neurons.

    I C Kokay;P M Bull;R L Davis;Mike Ludwig

  • Simultaneous monitoring of intracerebral release and behavior: endogenous vasopressin improves social recognition.

    Mario Engelmann;Mike Ludwig;Rainer Landgraf

  • Responses of magnocellular neurons to osmotic stimulation involves coactivation of excitatory and inhibitory input

    Gareth Leng;C H Brown;P M Bull;D Brown

Frequent Co-Authors

Gareth Leng
Gareth Leng University of Edinburgh
John A. Russell
John A. Russell University of Edinburgh
Mario Engelmann
Mario Engelmann Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Carsten T. Wotjak
Carsten T. Wotjak Max Planck Society
Govindan Dayanithi
Govindan Dayanithi University of Montpellier
Javier E. Stern
Javier E. Stern Georgia State University
Nicolas Singewald
Nicolas Singewald University of Innsbruck
Mayank B. Dutia
Mayank B. Dutia University of Edinburgh
Joyce L.W. Yau
Joyce L.W. Yau University of Edinburgh
Valery Grinevich
Valery Grinevich Heidelberg University

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