Podcast Episodes

Where ant colonies keep their brains | Deborah Gordon

Season 2 Episode 3

Welcome back to "From Our Neurons to Yours," a podcast from the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University.

In this episode, we explore t…

2 years, 6 months ago

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Why we get dizzy | Kristen Steenerson

Season 2 Episode 2

Welcome back to "From Our Neurons to Yours," a podcast where we criss-cross scientific disciplines to take you to the frontiers of brain science. Thi…

2 years, 6 months ago

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How we understand each other | Laura Gwilliams

Season 2 Episode 1

Welcome back to our second season of "From Our Neurons to Yours," a podcast where we criss-cross scientific disciplines to take you to the cutting ed…

2 years, 7 months ago

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Exercise and the brain | Jonathan Long

Season 1 Episode 15

We all know exercise has all sorts of benefits beyond just making us stronger and fitter. It lowers and inflammation. It buffers stress and anxiety. …

2 years, 10 months ago

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Aging and Brain Plasticity | Carla Shatz

Season 1 Episode 14

When we're kids, our brains are amazing at learning. We absorb information from the outside world with ease, and we can adapt to anything. But as we …

2 years, 11 months ago

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Brain stimulation & "psychiatry 3.0" | Nolan Williams

Season 1 Episode 13

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a technology that uses magnetic fields to stimulate or suppress electrical activity in brain circuits. It'…

2 years, 11 months ago

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Brain Fog | Michelle Monje

Season 1 Episode 12

One of the strangest and most disconcerting things about the COVID 19 pandemic has been the story of long COVID.

Many COVID long-haulers  have continu…

3 years ago

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Assembling the brain | Sergiu Pasca

Season 1 Episode 11

Nearly one in five Americans lives with a mental illness. Unfortunately there’s a limited set of options for treating psychiatric disorders. One reas…

3 years ago

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Parenting Lessons from Frogs and Spiders | Lauren O'Connell

Season 1 Episode 10

Today we’re going to talk about frogs — and spiders — as parents. 

What today’s show is really about is “pair bonding” — that’s the scientific term fo…

3 years, 1 month ago

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Virtual Touch | Allison Okamura

Season 1 Episode 9

Recently on the show, we had a conversation about the possibility of creating artificial vision with a bionic eye. Today we're going to talk about te…

3 years, 1 month ago

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