The Nerve Podcast
by Tone The Scientist
Awareness Ain’t Automatic: How the Brain Keeps You Honest
About this podcast
The Nerve Podcast exists to make neuroscience accessible, engaging, and relevant by bridging scientific discovery with everyday life. Through conversations with scientists, discussions of neuroscience and psychology research, explanations of research methods, and thoughtful reflections, the podcast humanizes the people behind the science while exploring how the brain shapes our health, behavior, culture, and communities. Our mission is to inspire curiosity, promote scientific literacy, and empower listeners to think critically about themselves and the world through the lens of neuroscience.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 25 episodes
- Awareness Ain’t Automatic: How the Brain Keeps You Honest · 15 min · Season 3 Episode 8In the season finale of The Nerve Podcast, Tone the Scientist reflects on the power of awareness—how it’s not just a feeling, but a brain-based practice. From the prefrontal…
- From the Ozarks to the Forefront of Neuroscience with Dr. Marc Breedlove · 1 h 10 min · Season 3 Episode 6In this episode, Tone sits down with renowned neuroscientist Dr. Marc Breedlove, whose groundbreaking research helped uncover the spinal nucleus of the bulbocavernosus (SNB) in…
- Neurobuddy Conversation with Almarely Berrios Negron · 32 min · Season 3 Episode 6In this episode of The Nerve Podcast, Tone sits down with Almarely, a passionate neuroscientist in training at Ponce Health Sciences University in Puerto Rico. Almarely opens up…
- Neurobuddy Conversations with Dr. Zac Fernandez · 30 min · Season 3 Episode 5In this episode of The Nerve Podcast, Tone the Scientist sits down with his friend Dr. Zac Fernandez as he shares his journey into neuroscience—from what sparked his initial…
- More Than Science with Dr. Carmel Martin Fairey · 46 min · Season 3 Episode 6On Today's Episode of The Nerve Podcast, Tone the Scientist sits down with trailblazer Dr. Carmel Martin-Fairey, a professor at Harris-Stowe University, a Historical Black…
- Neurobuddy Conversation with Cristinal Rivera Quiles · 31 min · Season 3 Episode 3In Today's Episode, Tone engages in a heartfelt conversation with longtime friend Cristina, a PhD candidate in neuroscience at Michigan State University. They delve into her…
- The Scientific Method is a Way of Life · 19 min · Season 3 Episode 2Welcome to another electrifying episode of The Nerve Podcast! Today's episode Tone and Ray Ray dive deep into the scientific method, not just as a process for discovery, but as a…
- Action Potentials · 17 min · Season 3 Episode 1Season 3 starts now! 🎙️🧠✨ Kicking off the third season with a high-voltage episode all about action potentials—the electric sparks that power your brain and nervous system! ⚡…
- Season 2 Finale Neurons give and Neurons receive · 11 minOn Today's Episode, Tone the Scientist finishes the season. With this adage: "We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." Be like the neurons in our…
- The Cranial Nerves · 23 minOn today's Episode, Tone the Scientist takes it to the class room with Ray Ray as they discuss the cranial nerves of the nervous system
- Neurobuddy Conversation with Dariangelly Pacheco Cruz · 17 minOn today's episode, Tone the Scientist interviews Dariangelly Cruz, A PhD graduate student at Michigan State University. Listen as they discuss Dari's research and how…
- Neurobuddy Conversation with Brooke Van Loh · 21 minOn today's episode, Tone the Scientist has the privilege of interviewing Brooke Van Loh, a doctoral candidate in the Neuroscience Program at Michigan State University. Tune in as…
- Neurobuddy Conversation with Erika Correll · 24 min · Season 2 Episode 8On today's episode, Tone the Scientist has the privilege on interviewing Erika Correll, a PhD candidate at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Tune in as they discuss…
- Neurobuddy Convsersation with Simon Sanchez · 22 min · Season 2 Episode 7On Today's Episode, Tone the Scientist has the privilege of interviewing Simon Sanchez, a doctoral candidate in Biomedical Engineering program at Michigan State University…
- Neurobuddy Conversations with Dr Michael Hopkins · 25 min · Season 2 Episode 6On todays episode, Tone the Scientist interviews Dr. Michael Hopkins, a recent doctoral recipient. Listen as they discuss Dr Hopkins, dissertation research, his journey into the…
- Neurobuddy Conversation with Dr. Cellas Hayes · 29 min · Season 2 Episode 5On Today's Episode, Tone the Scientist sits with Dr. Cellas Hayes, postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University. Listen as the discuss Dr. Hayes' research, the importance of…
- A Conversation with Dr. Sanderlin · 17 min · Season 2 Episode 4On today's episode, Tone the Scientist has the opportunity to interview neuroscientist professor Dr. Ashley Sanderlin from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical University (NC…
- Neurobuddy Conversations with Luis Martinetti · 28 min · Season 2 Episode 3On today's episode join Tone the Scientist and PhD candidate Luis Martinetti as they talk about Luis' research that involves examining the somatosensory sensory system of mice!
- The Cells of the Nervous System · 23 minThe greetings and salutations. On Today's Episode, Tone scientist breaks down the cells of the nervous system! Three lessons: The first Lesson: Two types of nerve cells in the…
- The Divisions of the Nervous System · 21 min · Season 2 Episode 1Welcome Back to a new season of the Nerve Podcast! Tone the scientist talks about the divisions of the Nervous System.







