Amato

American  

[uh-mah-toh, ah-mah-taw] / əˈmɑ toʊ, ɑˈmɑ tɔ /

noun

1. Pasquale 1879–1942, Italian operatic baritone.

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Example Sentences

"Our study shows that microbes are acting on traits that are relevant to our understanding of evolution, and particularly the evolution of human brains," said Katie Amato, associate professor of biological anthropology and principal investigator of the study.

From Science Daily

The new findings build on earlier work from Amato's lab, which showed that gut microbes from larger-brained primates produce more metabolic energy when transferred into mice.

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"What was super interesting is we were able to compare data we had from the brains of the host mice with data from actual macaque and human brains, and to our surprise, many of the patterns we saw in brain gene expression of the mice were the same patterns seen in the actual primates themselves," Amato said.

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"This study provides more evidence that microbes may causally contribute to these disorders -- specifically, the gut microbiome is shaping brain function during development," Amato said.

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Amato believes the findings could have important clinical implications, particularly for understanding the origins of certain psychological disorders and viewing brain development through an evolutionary lens.

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