This week, we talk to Cagla Eroglu about the eureka moments in scientific discovery, the role of astrocytes in synapse formation, and more! Dr. Eroglu is an assistant professor of cell biology at Duke University.
This week, we talk to Jeff Isaacson about his journey from rock shows to neuroscience, the importance of inhibition, the BRAIN Initiative, and more! Dr. Isaacson is a professor of neuroscience at UC San Diego.
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Gail Mandel talks about her long, and winding journey into neuroscience, what makes a neuron a neuron, how astrocytes contribute to neurological disorder, and more! Dr. Mandel is a Senior Scientist at the Vollum Institute and a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Oregon Health and Science University, as well as an HHMI investigator.
This week we bring you a special report about a scientific sleepover hosted by the California Academy of Science called Penguins & Pajamas! Stanford postdocs from a variety of disciplines presented on their research, and we bring stories from the event, and speak with Mary Cavanagh and Antoine de Morree from the Stanford postdoc association.
This week, we talk to Diana Bautista about the difference between itch and pain, the curious organ of the star-nosed mole, and more! Dr. Bautista is an assistant professor of molecular and cellular biology at the University of California at Berkeley.
Welcome to the new year of school, and a new year of NeuroTalk! In our first episode of our second season, we speak with Yun Zhang about growing up in science, and learning and behavior in the nematode C.elegans! Yun Zhang is an associate professor of biology at Harvard University. Note to listeners: we had some connectivity issues while conducting the interview, so the audio quality is not as good in some places.
Our guest this week is Egle Cekanaviciute, a 5th year graduate student in Marion Buckwalter's lab, who teaches us how to make a Sazerac, and talks to us about teaching, neuroinflammation, and brain parasites and zombie mice! This is the FULL version of the episode, which includes the following sections: Introducing Egle Cekanaviciute: 0:00-0:38 Making a Sazerac: 0:38-2:45 Early life in Lithuania: 2:45-7:10 Life as an immigrant in the U.S.: 7:10-8:07 Making it work at Harvard: 8:07-10:56 Egle the...
Our guest this week is Egle Cekanaviciute, a 5th year graduate student in Marion Buckwalter's lab, who teaches us how to make a Sazerac, and talks to us about teaching, neuroinflammation, and brain parasites and zombie mice! This is the SHORT version of this episode, which includes the following sections: Introducing Egle Cekanaviciute: 0:00-0:38 Making a Sazerac: 0:38-2:45 Early life in Lithuania: 2:45-5:29 Egle the polymath:: 5:29-8:15 Studying shamans in the Amazon: 8:15-11:40 Teaching: 11:40...
"Brains and Bourbon" is a show about cocktails and neuroscience. Each week, we invite a neuroscientist to discuss the process and motivation behind their science, and to share their favorite cocktail with us. This week, our guest is George Vidal, a 4th year graduate student in Carla Shatz's lab here at Stanford, who talks to us about neuronal plasticity, and the intersection of science and religion, and shares with us his favorite cocktail, green Chartreuse. This is the FULL version of the inter...
"Brains and Bourbon" is a show about cocktails and neuroscience. Each week, we invite a neuroscientist to discuss the process and motivation behind their science, and to share their favorite cocktail with us. This week, our guest is George Vidal, a 4th year graduate student in Carla Shatz's lab here at Stanford, who talks to us about neuronal plasticity, and the intersection of science and religion, and shares with us his favorite cocktail, green Chartreuse. This is the SHORT version of the inte...
"Brains and Bourbon" is a show about cocktails and neuroscience. Each week, we invite a neuroscientist to discuss the process and motivation behind their science, and to share their favorite cocktail with us. Our first guest is Nick Steinmetz, a 6th year graduate student in Kwabena Boahen and Tirin Moore’s labs here at Stanford, who talks to us about attention and monkeys, and shows us how to make an Old Fashioned cocktail. You have a brain and you like to drink, so come sit down and have a drin...
This week on Neurotalk, we talk to Mala Murthy about vengeful flies, courtship songs, and the BRAIN initiative. Mala Murthy is an assistant professor of molecular biology and neuroscience at Princeton University.
This week on Neurotalk, we talk to Cynthia Moss about her early experience working in a mental institute, the best way to catch a bat, and what bat place cells tell us about our own brains! Cynthia Moss is a professor of psychology and systems neuroscience at the University of Maryland at College Park. To view the bat videos mentioned in the interview, visit Professor Moss's webpage here: http://www.bsos.umd.edu/psyc/batlab/movies.html
This week's guest is Dr. Yishi Jin, who tells us how a happy laser accident led to a better understanding of the process of axon regeneration, and how the suppression of science during China's cultural revolution fueled her young scientific curiosity. Dr. Yishi Jin is a professor of neurobiology, and a Howard Hughes Medical Investigator at UC San Diego.
This week, we talk to Yingxi Lin about inhibition, memory, and talking to mice. Dr. Yingxi Lin is an assistant professor of neuroscience at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT. Note to listeners: We had some technical difficulties during our interview with Yingxi Lin, so the audio quality is not as good as it should be, and some of her answers are a little difficult to understand in a few places.
Ron Yu explains the tunotopy of the olfactory system, how mice can determine gender by smelling pheromones in urine, and more! Dr. Ron Yu is an Associate Investigator at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research.
This week, we talk with Jonathan Wallis about how the brain encodes abstract rules, and translates those rules into behavioral decision making. Dr. Wallis is a professor of psychology at the University of California at Berkeley.
