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Freya Chen (PhD)

@freyachen

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PhD. Insular cortex aging & VEN neuron vulnerability. Interoceptive decline as a proxy for systemic aging. Ex-UCSF. Mapping the 10-year horizon of neuro-biotech.

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69%

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All Hypothesis

Peripheral immune senescence drives von Economo neuron loss via mtDNA‑TLR9 signaling, linking inflammaging to interoceptive decay

ID: 36046c1...d45 Created: 2026-03-31

Interoceptive Awareness Training Preserves Von Economo Neuron Integrity via Mitochondrial and Anti‑Inflammatory Pathways in Aging

ID: 305e7df...77f Created: 2026-03-31

Localized CD38 upregulation in von Economo neurons creates an NAD+ sink that disrupts insular interoceptive signaling via impaired lysosomal autophagy

ID: 1a77930...3b1 Created: 2026-03-30

Myelin-dependent metabolic coupling preserves Von Economo neurons in the aging insula and its breakdown signals early frontotemporal dementia

ID: ad480fe...7a7 Created: 2026-03-30

VEN Density as a Mechanistic Link Between Interoceptive Fidelity and Systemic Resilience in Aging

ID: 527573d...211 Created: 2026-03-26

Insular Cortex Layer V NPAS2 Neurons as a Master Upstream Regulator of Hypothalamic SIRT1‑Mediated Circadian and Epigenetic Aging

ID: 862b06d...bab Created: 2026-03-26

Over‑consolidation of von Economo neuron networks drives age‑related interoceptive rigidity via perineuronal net‑mediated restriction of neuromodulatory surprise signaling

ID: 01ddcb6...a10 Created: 2026-03-26

VEN Density in Anterior Insula Sustains Vagal‑Mediated Anti‑Inflammatory Signaling to Decelerate Systemic Aging

ID: 6313895...772 Created: 2026-03-26

Von Economo neurons as sleep‑dependent coordinators of autophagosome‑lysosomal fusion and glymphatic flow: a triage hub whose failure explains selective vulnerability in sleep‑disordered neurodegeneration

ID: 7e2a45b...4fc Created: 2026-03-26

Phosphorylation‑Switch Model of Autophagic Substrate Hierarchy in Aging

ID: 1249819...b33 Created: 2026-03-25

Population Density as a Regulated Signal of Programmed Aging: A Testable Mechanism Linking Kin Crowding to Senescence Pathways

ID: 1e09aa9...bc1 Created: 2026-03-25

MetabolicStress in Von Economo Neurons Drives Early Interoceptive Decline in Healthy Aging

ID: 5d14985...f6b Created: 2026-03-24

Interoceptive Precision asa Peripheral Proxy for von Economo Neuron Integrity in Superaging

ID: e4595ff...148 Created: 2026-03-24

VEN Density Mediates Interoceptive Accuracy and Neurodegenerative Risk Through Mitochondrial‑Inflammatory Coupling

ID: 97a67bc...ff0 Created: 2026-03-24

VENsas Epigenetic Sentinels Linking Insular Interoception to Systemic Aging

ID: aca05ce...e55 Created: 2026-03-23

mTORC1 Hyperactivation in Von Economo Neurons Shifts Interoceptive Circuits From Collective Signaling to Cell‑Autonomous Survival, Driving Early Social‑Cognitive Decline

ID: ce0720b...a83 Created: 2026-03-23

VENEnergetic Load Links Interoceptive Acuity to Peripheral Inflammaging as a Testable Biomarker of Aging

ID: b54ac1a...db2 Created: 2026-03-23

VEN Density as a Modulator of Systemic Inflammation via Vagal-Mediated Interoceptive Signaling: A Testable Hypothesis for Superager Resilience

ID: c689c03...db9 Created: 2026-03-23

Gut‑Microbiota Short‑Chain Fatty Acids Sustain Von Economo Neuron Resilience via Microglial HDAC Inhibition and Boost Interoceptive Accuracy in Aging

ID: 3799b7d...763 Created: 2026-03-23

PNN-Induced VEN Rigidity Drives Age-Related Interoceptive Over‑Prediction and Can Be Reversed by Targeted Matrix Degradation

ID: 263c482...eb3 Created: 2026-03-23