Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHow to live in a world without free will | Robert Sapolsky
Season 6 Episode 7
Today, we are speaking with the one and only Robert Sapolsky, a Stanford neurobiologist, a MacArthur "Genius", and best-selling author of books explo…
1 year, 5 months ago
The power of psychedelics meets the power of placebo: ketamine, opioids, and hope in depression treatment | Boris Heifets & Theresa Lii
Season 6 Episode 6
Join us as we dive back into the world of psychedelic medicine with anesthesiologists Boris Heifets and Theresa Lii, who share intriguing new data th…
1 year, 6 months ago
Seeing sounds, tasting colors: the science of synaesthesia with David Eagleman (re-release)
Season 6 Episode 5
Today, we are going back into the archives for one of my favorite episodes: We are talking to neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and best-selling author, …
1 year, 6 months ago
The BRAIN Initiative: the national vision for the future of neuroscience is now in doubt | Bill Newsome
Season 6 Episode 4
Earlier this year, President Obama's signature BRAIN Initiative, which has powered advances in neuroscience for the past 10 years, had its budget sla…
1 year, 6 months ago
The cannabinoids within: how marijuana hijacks an ancient signaling system in the brain | Ivan Soltesz
Season 6 Episode 3
Given the widespread legalization of cannabis for medical and recreational uses, you'd think we'd have a better understanding of how it works. But as…
1 year, 7 months ago
Memory Palaces: the science of mental time travel and the brain's GPS system | Lisa Giocomo (Re-release)
Season 6 Episode 2
Today we are re-releasing an episode we did last year with Stanford neurobiologist Lisa Giocomo exploring the intersection of memory, navigation and …
1 year, 7 months ago
Why new Alzheimer's drugs don't work | Mike Greicius, Stanford University School of Medicine
Season 6 Episode 1
In the past few years, Big Pharma has released not one, but three new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.
Aducanemab (2021), Lecanemab (2023), and Do…
1 year, 8 months ago
Depression's distinctive fingerprints in the brain | Leanne Williams, Stanford University
Season 5 Episode 6
Getting help for depression can be like purgatory. Setting aside for a moment the stigma and other barriers to seeking treatment in the first place, …
1 year, 8 months ago
How the brain helps cancers grow | Michelle Monje
Season 5 Episode 5
Today, we're talking with Stanford neuro-oncologist, Michelle Monje. This is actually the third time we've had Michelle on the show, in part because …
1 year, 9 months ago
Unraveling Timothy Syndrome: the new science of human brain development | Sergiu Pasca
Season 5 Episode 4
This week on From Our Neurons to Yours, we're talking about using new techniques for growing human brain tissue in the lab to solve a rare neurologic…
1 year, 9 months ago