Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCan brain science save addiction policy? | Keith Humphreys
Season 7 Episode 10
If addiction is a disease of the brain, what does that mean for how we treat people—and how we write policy? In this wide-ranging conversation, Stanf…
10 months, 1 week ago
How basic science transformed stroke care | Marion Buckwalter
Season 7 Episode 9
A generation ago, a big clot in the brain meant paralysis or worse. Today, doctors can diagnose clots on AI-enabled brain scans; provide life-saving,…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Surgery as a window into brain resilience | Martin Angst
Season 7 Episode 8
We've all heard stories about someone who went in for surgery and came out...different. A grandmother who struggled with names after hip replacement,…
11 months, 1 week ago
Best of: How neural prosthetics could free minds trapped by brain injury | Jaimie Henderson
Season 7 Episode 7
Imagine being trapped in your own body, unable to move or communicate effectively. This may seem like a nightmare, but it is a reality for many peopl…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
The secrets of resilient aging | Beth Mormino & Anthony Wagner
Season 7 Episode 6
This week on the show, we're have our sights set on healthy aging. What would it mean to be able to live to 80, 90 or 100 with our cognitive abilitie…
1 year ago
Building AI simulations of the human brain | Dan Yamins
Season 7 Episode 5
This week on the show: Are we ready to create digital models of the human brain?
Last month, Stanford researcher Andreas Tolias and colleagues create…
1 year ago
What ChatGPT understands: Large language models and the neuroscience of meaning | Laura Gwilliams
Season 7 Episode 4
If you spend any time chatting with a modern AI chatbot, you've probably been amazed at just how human it sounds, how much it feels like you're talki…
1 year, 1 month ago
What the other half of the brain does | Brad Zuchero
Season 7 Episode 3
We've talked about glia and sleep. We've talked about glia and neuroinflammation. We've talked about glia in the brain fog that can accompany COVID o…
1 year, 1 month ago
Stimulating the brain with sound | Kim Butts Pauly and Raag Airan
Season 7 Episode 2
As we gain a better understanding of how misfiring brain circuits lead to mental health conditions, we'd like to be able to go in and nudge those cir…
1 year, 2 months ago
Does good sleep insulate the brain against Alzheimer's? | Erin Gibson
Season 7 Episode 1
We're kicking off our new season with a deep dive into one of neuroscience's most fascinating mysteries: sleep. This unconscious third of our lives i…
1 year, 2 months ago