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Join us for this episode as we highlight unforgettable moments from NeuroTalk Seasons 1 and 2. Through short, memorable clips, we will explore the gripping stories of how our guests were inspired to become scientists, adventures studying different animal models, and gossip about different professors. We will also share the greatest moment in all of NeuroTalk (so far!). Take a listen!
Read MoreBrains & Bourbon: Shots! is a short form version of our show Brains & Bourbon, where we sit down with a neuroscientist to discuss their work and share their favorite cocktail.
In this first episode of Shots!, we chat with graduate student Matt Figley about using yeast to model complex neurological disorders, plus more!
Stanford faculty members Mark Schnitzer, associate professor of applied physics and biology, and Michael Lin, assistant professor of pediatrics and bioengineering, were among the first round of BRAIN Initiative awardees announced on September 30. Their project is titled "Protein voltage sensors: kilohertz imaging of neural dynamics in behaving animals".
Read MoreCan training over come innate ability?
Whitney Ellen Heavner answers a question from a competitive video gamer who asks whether his reliance on his non-dominant hand puts him at a biological disadvantage to other players. Whitney discusses how fine grained handedness really is (do you have right/left preference at the level of individual fingers?), and whether all types of motor movements are affected by handedness bias.
Read MoreWhat is the origin of psychopathology? What do neuroscientists and psychologists today think of early efforts [by classical schools of psychoanalysis]? Why isn’t there a paper out there today entitled “The neural basis of Freudian repression of primitive drives”?
In this Ask a Neuroscientist, Becca Krock discusses Freud's efforts to link fundamental psychological phenomena with his cutting-edge knowledge of the brain, and the modern research that has followed in his footsteps.
Read MoreCould an alien, made of electricity, take over a human brain?
Can a human being survive with extra electricity in their body?
In this Ask a Neuroscientist, Astra Bryant tackles a series of questions from a speculative fiction author looking for advice on an extraterrestrial electrical lifeform.
Read MoreThis week on Neurotalk, we chat with Michael Shadlen about consciousness, perception, decision-making, and more!
Dr. Shadlen is a professor of neuroscience at the Kavli Institute for Brain Science at Columbia University, and is a former postdoc in Bill Newsome's lab here at Stanford.
In this episode of Brains & Bourbon, Viola Caretti explains how a small group of scientists and a dedicated community of affected families have come together in their search for a cure for a deadly form of childhood brain cancer.
Viola is a postdoctoral research fellow in Michelle Monje's lab here at Stanford.
The carrot of desire and whip of fear are powerful drivers of our actions, but what happens when they are in conflict? How does the brain balance these great motivators in a scenario like the one you propose, where you are offered a million dollars to walk through a terrifying snake enclosure?
Read MoreJoin us for a very exciting edition of NeuroTalk as we examine the future of scholarly publishing. Nick Weiler interviews John Sack, founding director of High Wire Press, the groundbreaking e-publishing platform created in 1996 and now serving nearly 2,000 journals, ranging from Science to eLife. We go in-depth and discuss Sack's ideas about the future of scholarly journals, including the evolution of the "open access" movement, improvements to the peer review process, and the need for interactive online discussions around published science. Sack, a self-proclaimed futurist, muses about ongoing trends in publishing and whether we would even recognize the journals of the future. This is one episode you don't want to miss!
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