Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHow childhood (and Pokémon) shape how we see the world | Kalanit Grill-Spector
Season 9 Episode 9
Today's episode is all about how childhood literally shapes the brain.
Our most important experiences – from learning to read, to the growing complexi…
7 hours ago
The FDA's psychedelic sea-change: what accelerated clinical trials for psilocybin, methylone, and ibogaine mean for mental health and neuroscience research | Boris Heifets
Season 9 Episode 8
Last month we saw a big shift in the federal government’s approach to psychedelic medicine.
Specifically, following an executive order by President Tr…
2 weeks ago
Will work for dopamine: why hard work motivates us | Neir Eshel
Season 9 Episode 7
Today’s episode is about the neuroscience of hard work—or maybe more specifically, the value we place on hard work.
There’s something different about …
3 weeks ago
Could Parkinson's start in the gut? | Kathleen Poston
Season 9 Episode 6
Traditionally, we think of Parkinson's as a movement disorder—defined by slowed movement, stiff muscles, and involuntary shaking. But it turns out th…
1 month ago
Big Ideas: How see-through brains could transform neuroscience | Guosong Hong
Season 9 Episode 5
What if we could make the brain see-through?
It sounds like science fiction, but it could revolutionize how we study the brain.
Today on the show, we…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Could boosting gut–brain communication prevent memory loss? A tale of microbes, memory, and our internal senses | Christophe Thaiss
Season 9 Episode 4
Our memories and senses are deeply connected—like how a favorite song can recreate a whole glorious teenage summer. It turns out this relationship mi…
2 months ago
Why do some of us age faster than others? | Claire Bedbrook and Ravi Nath
Season 9 Episode 3
Today on the show, why do some of us age faster than others? Why do some of us grow old and die before our time while others seem to simply endure? A…
2 months, 1 week ago
Big Ideas in Neuroscience: A new neuroscience of pregnancy | Nirao Shah & Katrin Svensson
Season 9 Episode 2
We know shockingly little about what goes on in a mother’s brain during pregnancy.
For example, we know only a handful of the hormones involved—out of…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Why do our minds wander? What the brain's default mode tells us about our humanity | Vinod Menon
Season 9 Episode 1
Here’s a question for you that may at first seem trivial, but is actually profound: Why do our minds drift?
If you have ever dabbled in mindfulness o…
3 months, 1 week ago
Is Alzheimer's an energy crisis in the brain? Inflammation, metabolism and a new path in the search for cures | Kati Andreasson
Season 8 Episode 10
For decades, Alzheimer's research has focused on clearing amyloid plaques from the brain. But new drugs that successfully remove plaques have proven …
5 months ago