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Exploring the people, the science and the challenges in neuroscience.
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- When autistic kids grow up · 2 minAn autistic researcher's paper called attention to a huge disparity in autism funding research between children and adults. It nearly derailed her life.
- Ep. 19: Stimulating the brain with Damien Fair · 1 h 7 minThe MacArthur Foundation "genius" discusses his return to his home state of Minnesota and why it's important to protect the developing brain.
- Ep. 18: Timothy Ryan on his pivotal switch from studying particle physics to decoding synaptic transmission · 1 h 9 minDissuaded from pursuing theoretical physics and deterred by the "long feedback loop" in experimental physics, the National Academy of Sciences member took inspiration from…
- Ep. 17: Biosensors and being fearless with Lin Tian · 1 h 1 minTian discusses protein function and structure, and the historic city in China where she was born.
- Ep. 16: Male and female brains, Proust, and Catherine Dulac · 1 h 21 minThe 2021 Breakthrough Prize winner explains how reading widely shaped her worldview, and discusses the vomeronasal organ.
- Ep. 15: Diagnosing autism and teaching neurodiversity with So Hyun "Sophy" Kim · 1 h 7 minThe Korea University professor on her path to autism research and studying in the United States.
- Ep. 14: Eve Marder, neural circuits and being heard · 1 h 19 minThe National Medal of Science winner explains why she built her career around the crustacean and what it was like attending high school in a Hudson River town.
- Ep. 13: Brain connectivity and letting the data speak with Emily Finn · 1 h 9 minThe Dartmouth College researcher talks about her quest to understand behavior and doing neuroscience "in the woods."
- Ep. 12: The value of math and spatial learning with Loren Frank · 1 h 1 minThe Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator discusses what drew him to study the brain and his current work at the University of California, San Francisco.
- Ep. 11: Setting up a frog colony and pair bonding with Lauren O'Connell · 1 h 2 minTo become a scientist, O'Connell first needed to leave the family farm.
- Ep. 10: Being uncomfortable and PKMzeta with André Fenton · 1 h 20 minThe director of the Center for Neural Science shares a ghost story and talks about his collaboration with Todd Sacktor. (This podcast was updated on 26 February 2024 to clarify…
- Ep. 9: Joseph LeDoux, the split brain and a traveling magic show · 1 h 12 minThe director of the Emotional Brain Institute discusses the Cajun music scene in Louisiana and how memories change with time.
- Ep. 8: FORCE learning and finding an out with David Sussillo · 1 h 20 minThe senior research manager at Meta Reality Labs talks about neural networks and his time at the Milton Hershey School.
- Ep. 7: Sensing touch, the immigrant life and Ardem Patapoutian · 1 h 2 minThe Nobel Prize winner talks about PIEZO 1 and 2, proprioception and the viral photo of him and his son from the 2021 Nobel Prize announcement.
- Ep. 6: Brian Boyd, classroom-based interventions and the importance of representation · 1 h 5 minThe leader of the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute talks about what drew him into the autism field, and his departure from - and return to - the University of…
- Ep. 5: Evdokia Anagnostou and the concept of a good life · 1 h 17 minThe Holland Bloorview clinician and research director discusses how growing up on a small island shaped her career and the existential questions that keep her up at night.
- Ep. 4: Emotion dysregulation in autism with Carla Mazefsky · 59 minCarla Mazefsky is the Nancy J. Minshew endowed chair in autism research and professor of psychiatry, psychology, and clinical and translational science at the University of…
- Ep. 3: The sleep/wake cycle and autism with Ashura Buckley · 1 h 11 minAshura Buckley is director of the Sleep and Neurodevelopment Core in the Office of the Clinical Director at the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Maryland…
- Ep. 2: Social communication and developmental disorders with Connie Kasari · 56 minConnie Kasari is distinguished professor of human development and psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles, where she is also a founding member of the Center for…
