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Dr. Farzaneh Najafi from 2023-07-19T12:43:29

This episode features Meenakshi’s interview with Farzaneh who studies cortical and cerebellar mechanisms underlying predictive processing using electrophys...

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Dr. Liberty Hamilton from 2023-07-06T02:07:56

This episode features Meenakshi’s interview with Liberty who studies how speech sounds are represented in the brain using intracranial recordings from epil...

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Special Feature: 100th Episode from 2023-06-21T17:43:25

This week, the Stories of Women in Neuroscience team is celebrating the release of our 100th episode. In honor of this, some of the founding members of the...

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Dr. Bing Brunton from 2023-05-31T16:49:44

This episode features Meenakshi’s interview with Bing who studies how the brain gives rise to natural behaviors using computational tools

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Dr. Jennifer Bizley from 2023-05-17T18:14:54

This episode features Margarida’s interview with Jennifer who studies how neuronal activity in the auditory cortex shapes our perception of the out...

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Dr. Tingting Wang from 2023-05-04T17:16:18

This episode features Chiaki’s interview with Tingting who studies how glial cells regulate homeostatic plasticity, and uses transcriptomic and electroph...

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Dr. Ana Marija Jakšić from 2023-04-19T19:58:14

This episode features Margarida’s interview with Ana Marija who studies natural genetic and adaptive variation of cognition and related neuronal traits.

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Dr. Chunyu Ann Duan from 2023-04-05T16:00

This episode features Margarida’s interview with Chunyu Ann who studies how animals make flexible decisions under risk and social influence, and the neural...

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Dr. Helen Schwerdt from 2023-03-22T13:00

This episode features Chiaki’s interview with Helen who develops and applies new tools to study neurochemical signaling in learning and disease.

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Dr. Marta Garrido from 2023-03-08T17:00

This episode features Caitlin’s interview with Marta who studies how the brain makes predictions and adapts to novel or uncertain environments, and how the...

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Dr. Malavika Murugan from 2023-02-23T15:30:05

This episode features Meenakshi’s interview with Malavika who studies social recognition and social decision making, and how social and non-social rewards ...

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Dr. Ilary Allodi from 2023-02-08T17:15:51

This episode features Margarida’s interview with Ilary who studies the inhibitory/excitatory changes of the neuronal circuits involved in the pathophysiolo...

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Dr. Cláudia Almeida from 2023-01-25T14:00

This episode features Margarida’s interview with Cláudia who studies how neuronal trafficking dysfunction underlies synapse loss during aging and Alzheimer...

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Dr. Christie Fowler from 2023-01-11T17:00

This episode features Rianne’s interview with Christie who studies the underlying neurobiology of motivated behaviors related to addiction and neuropsychia...

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Dr. Lakiesha Williams from 2022-12-21T14:00

This episode features Nancy’s interview with Lakiesha who uses engineering principles to understand mechanistic changes in the brain resulting from repetit...

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Dr. Meg Fox from 2022-12-07T17:31

This episode features Rianne’s interview with Meg who studies the neural mechanisms of substance abuse and stress disorders.

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Dr. Claire Wyart from 2022-11-10T22:18:39

This episode features Margarida’s interview with Claire, who studies how internal and external sensory cues are integrated to shape movements and posture d...

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Dr. Janine Kwapis from 2022-10-26T16:00

This episode features Rianne’s interview with Janine who studies processes of memory formation

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Dr. Andrea Gomez from 2022-10-13T00:40:43

This episode features Megan’s interview with Dr. Andrea Gomez who studies the role of RNA splicing in synaptic plasticity

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Dr. Z Yan Wang from 2022-09-28T16:38:52

This episode features Megan’s interview with Z Yan who studies octopuses, bumblebees, and is striving for change as a university professor

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Dr. Yarimar Carrasquillo from 2022-09-14T15:45

This episode features Nancy’s interview with Yarimar who studies studies the molecular and neural mechanisms of pain perception in the amygdala

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Dr. Maria Diehl from 2022-08-31T16:38

This episode features Nancy’s interview with Maria who studies the neural mechanisms of how social interactions influence fear and avoidance behaviors

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Dr. Abha Gupta from 2022-08-17T17:23:48

This episode features Sabrina’s interview with Abha who studies the neurogenetic underpinnings of autism within understudied populations of the broader ASD...

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Dr. Silvana Valtcheva from 2022-08-03T16:00

This episode features Megan’s interview with Silvana who studies the synaptic and circuit mechanisms underlying maternal behavior and physiology

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Dr. Jessica Verpeut from 2022-07-20T16:00

This episode features Nancy’s interview with Jessica who studies cerebellar influence on neural development and social and cognitive behaviors.

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Dr. Anne Urai from 2022-07-06T22:39:13

This episode features Caitlin's interview with Anne who studies how sensory information, internal states, and experience influence decision-making behavior...

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Dr. Caroline Palavicino-Maggio from 2022-06-22T16:18:15

This interview features Megan K.’s interview with Caroline who studies neural circuits of aggression and their perturbations in neuropsychiatric and neurod...

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Dr. Kaela S. Singleton from 2022-06-08T16:00

This episode features Nancy Padilla’s interview with Kaela who studies Menke's diesease and neurodevelopment using molecular approaches.

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Dr. Rudy Behnia from 2022-05-25T16:00

This episode features Leslie’s interview with Rudy who studies how the encoding of visual stimuli is affected by behavioral context

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Dr. Sally Temple from 2022-05-11T22:37:44

This episode features Catie’s interview with Sally who studies neural stem cells to design therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases

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Dr. Katharina Schmack from 2022-04-27T18:15:43

This episode features Caitlin’s interview with Katharina who studies the neural circuits and immunological processes underpinning psychosis

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Dr. Joni Wallis from 2022-04-13T00:38:24

Daniela interviews Joni, a professor in the Department of Psychology at UC Berkeley who works to infer complex cognitive processes from neural activity.

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Dr. Maya Opendak from 2022-03-23T15:42:58

This episode features Nancy’s interview with Maya who studies how stress affects social behavior and the brain to identify targets for therapeutic interven...

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Dr. Marlene Cohen from 2022-03-09T16:42:19

This episode features Chiaki’s interview with Dr. Marlene Cohen who studies how visual information is encoded in groups of neurons and used to guide behavi...

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Dr. Yasmin Escobedo Lozoya from 2022-02-23T14:03:33

Following her philosophical curiosities into the realm of neuroscience, Dr. Yazmin Escobedo Lozoya has dedicated her career to answering questions like “ho...

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Dr. Charlotte Stagg from 2022-02-09T23:00:59

Dr. Charlotte Stagg has wanted to be a research scientist since the age of ten. After a slight detour into medicine, Charlotte was drawn back into neurosci...

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Dr. Y Kate Hong from 2022-01-27T08:50:31

Throughout her career, Kate Hong has followed her curiosity to make amazing discoveries about how sensory information guides behavior in the brain. After f...

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Dr. Farah Lubin from 2021-12-16T02:49:44

Farah Lubin began her career as a neuroscientist just as the field was starting to wake up to the world of epigenetics and neuroimmunological techniques. A...

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Dr. Kara Marshall from 2021-12-02T00:34:04

Kara Marshall’s research interests and trajectory in neuroscience have made her a bit of an outsider. After all, she studies the peripheral nervous system....

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Dr. Kia Nobre from 2021-11-18T00:57:39

When Kia Nobre left her family home in Brazil to go to university in Massachusetts, she could never have known where her passion for science would eventual...

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Dr. Kanaka Rajan from 2021-11-03T20:05:16

As a teenager in India, Kanaka Rajan decided early on that she wanted to be a scientist. After completing her undergraduate degree in engineering, Kanaka p...

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Dr. Indira Turney from 2021-10-21T06:44:43

Dr. Indira Turney’s fascination with how the brain ages began when her grandmother was diagnosed with dementia. After growing up watching her grandmother l...

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Dr. Lucina Uddin from 2021-10-07T00:07:26

As an undergraduate, Lucina Uddin found her calling for studying the neural bases of self-cognition via a self-described “process of elimination.” As a chi...

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Dr. Talia Lerner from 2021-09-23T03:10:23

Dr. Talia Lerner knows that life as a scientist takes both dedication and risk. Talia began her career in science at Yale, where she was both brilliant and...

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Dr. Aya Osman from 2021-09-09T03:55:57

Whether it’s walking down the runway or running an assay in the lab, Dr. Aya Osman lets her creativity thrive in her work. As a student in the UK, Aya foll...

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Dr. Ann Hermundstad from 2021-08-26T03:02:53

Throughout her career, Dr. Ann Hermundstad has found ways to merge creativity and technical expertise to excel in science. As a child, she loved art, writi...

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Dr. Preeya Khanna from 2021-07-08T04:18:08

In this episode, Nancy interviews Preeya, a Postdoctoral fellow at UCSF & UC Berkeley (joint program) who develops technologies that help with rehabili...

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Dr. Letisha Wyatt from 2021-06-24T02:58:53

Persistence, fastidiousness, and compassion. Dr. Letisha Wyatt’s career exemplifies how these qualities can fuel a successful trajectory in neuroscience. A...

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Dr. Carsen Stringer from 2021-06-03T01:52:52

Dr. Carsen Stringer’s passion for science has manifested in a career rich with moments of creative brilliance. Starting as an undergraduate, she mused abou...

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Dr. Maria Lehtinen from 2021-05-19T18:13:52

Dr. Maria Lehtinen’s interest in human behavior was sparked during high school prompting her to want to become a psychiatrist. However, in college, she fou...

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Dr. Gabrielle Gutierrez from 2021-05-06T17:19:22

Dr. Gabrielle Gutierrez’s plan to become a physicist changed unexpectedly. While she was a physics major looking into PhD programs, she serendipitously att...

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Dr. Marina Picciotto from 2021-04-22T03:03:41

Rather than by focusing on a single outcome--landing a tenure-track position and starting a lab--Marina has navigated her career trajectory by following he...

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Dr. Nancy Padilla Coreano from 2021-04-07T18:20:26

Nancy’s interest in the brain didn’t originate in a science classroom; it instead came from reading Oliver Sacks’s book Musicophilia and his other essays a...

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Dr. Nanthia Suthana from 2021-03-24T19:28:42

During her sophomore year at UC Berkeley, Dr. Nanthia Suthana was feeling lost and unsure of what she wanted to study. She made the brave decision to leave...

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Dr. Verónica de la Fuente from 2021-03-11T03:07:46

Dr. Verónica de la Fuente’s passion for studying the brain was sparked over the course of a three-day neuroscience workshop at Universidad de Buenos Aires ...

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Dr. Sheena Josselyn from 2021-02-25T06:09:41

Dr. Sheena Josselyn’s five-year plan is simple: “Just keep going for five years!” Her vibrant personality and zest for neuroscience research are contagious...

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Dr. Deb Karhson from 2021-02-11T02:55:03

Dr. Deb Karhson had grown up always asking questions and diving deeply into anything that interested her. In particular, her brother’s autism made her wond...

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Dr. Athena Akrami from 2021-01-28T04:23:17

Dr. Athena Akrami hadn’t heard of neuroscience until she came across an article on artificial neural networks as an undergraduate. She wondered whether she...

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Dr. Heidi Johansen-Berg from 2021-01-14T02:02:16

Dr. Heidi Johansen-Berg’s interest in neuroscience was surprisingly realized through philosophy and psychology classes at university, where she indulged he...

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Dr. Heather Snell from 2020-12-10T00:00:16

Dr. Heather Snell is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She didn’t initially love neuroscience in college and instead went t...

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Dr. Moriel Zelikowsky from 2020-11-26T00:52:09

Dr. Moriel Zelikowsky is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy at the University of Utah. Though she started off wanting to ...

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Dr. Brandy Tiernan from 2020-11-11T21:19:35

Dr. Brandy Tiernan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the Western Carolina University. She was destined to be a scientist from a ...

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Dr. Shreya Saxena from 2020-10-28T18:37:54

Shreya is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Florida. Although her Master’s Degree is in Biomedical En...

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Dr. Denise Cai from 2020-10-14T22:21:25

Denise is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai whose interest in the brain ironically to...

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Dr. Asma Bashir from 2020-09-30T23:07:09

Asma is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the UK Dementia Research Institute in Edinburgh, Scotland studying interactions between astrocytes and blood vessels in di...

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Dr. Alison Barth from 2020-09-16T20:47:14

Alison is a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition at Carnegie Mellon University. Long before she ...

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Dr. Anita Devineni from 2020-09-03T00:33:08

Anita is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Columbia University’s Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute whose research looks at the interaction between taste and s...

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Dr. Lisa Giocomo from 2020-08-19T22:30:21

Lisa is an Associate Professor at Stanford University who studies biophysical and network properties of grid cells in the entorhinal cortex. Although she h...

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Dr. Stacey Dutton from 2020-08-12T19:51:31

Stacey is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at Agnes Scott College whose research focuses on voltage-gated ion channels. In her interview...

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Dr. Sana Suri from 2020-08-05T18:36:11

Sana is an Alzheimer ’s Society Research Fellow at the University of Oxford who uses multimodal neuroimaging techniques to study risk and resilience for co...

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Dr. Anne Churchland from 2020-07-22T21:43:57

This episode features Megan’s interview with Anne, who studies the neural circuits and computations underlying decision-making at Cold Spring Harbor (and will soon be moving her lab to ...

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Dr. Grace Lindsay from 2020-07-16T01:49:28

This episode features Nancy’s interview with Grace, who creates data-inspired neural networks to model and study the visual cortex.

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Dr. Charisse Winston-Gray from 2020-07-01T23:14:07

In this episode, Nancy chats with Charisse about her research at UCSD studying blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease as well as her perspective on mentorship and how she has ga...

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Dr. Kerry Walker from 2020-06-17T23:37:15

In this episode, Cristiana chats with Kerry about her research at the University of Oxford on neural encoding of complex sound features in auditory cortex.

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Dr. Susanne Ahmari from 2020-05-27T21:28:21

In this episode, Megan interviews Susanne who studies circuit mechanisms underlying compulsive behaviors in mouse models of OCD at the University of Pittsburgh.

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Dr. Elizabeth Tunbridge from 2020-05-13T22:41:27

This episode features Cristiana's interview with Liz who studies links between genes and brain dysfunction in psychiatric illness.

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Dr. Renata Batista-Brito from 2020-04-29T18:38:56

This episode features Daniela’s interview with Renata, who studies the role of interneurons in cortical sensory processing.

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Dr. Elena Blanco-Suárez from 2020-04-15T18:13:34

This episode features Catie’s interview with Elena who studies astrocytes and their influence on neuronal vulnerability to stroke.

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Dr. Ream Al-Hasani from 2020-04-01T20:25:18

This episode features Nancy’s interview with Ream who studies the neurocircuitry of addiction, stress, and pain.

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Dr. Ali Ochoa Cohen from 2020-03-18T17:44:40

This episode features Catie’s interview with Ali who studies the neural and cognitive mechanisms underlying age-related changes in motivated learning and memory.

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Dr. Gina Poe from 2020-03-04T23:20:44

This interview features Megan’s interview with Gina who studies how sleep influences learning and memory consolidation.

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Dr. Millie Rincón-Cortés from 2020-02-19T19:40:52

This episode features Nancy’s interview with Millie who studies the postpartum brain and how early life events influence neuropsychiatric disorders.

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Dr. Adrienne Fairhall from 2020-02-05T19:28:40

This episode features Megan's interview with Adrienne who studies information processing algorithms underlying neural interactions.

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Dr. Huda Akil from 2020-01-23T19:59:05

This episode features Nancy’s interview with Huda who studies the neural mechanisms of pain and emotion.

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Dr. Mae Guthman from 2020-01-08T18:46:07

This episode features Dakota’s interview with Mae, who studies how hormonal state changes affect the neurobiology of social behavior.

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Dr. Beth Buffalo from 2019-12-18T19:39:54

This episode features Megan’s interview with Beth who studies the neural mechanisms of learning and memory.

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Dr. Kelly Seagraves from 2019-12-11T20:15:09

This episode features Dakota’s interview with Kelly who uses computational methods to study the neural correlates of observational learning.

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Dr. Dayu Lin from 2019-11-27T18:58:16

This episode features Megan’s interview with Dayu who studies the generation and modulation of social behaviors.

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Dr. Bianca Jones Marlin from 2019-11-13T18:18:11

This episode features Nancy’s interview with Bianca who studies how experience can impact neurobiology and behavior.

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Dr. Kay Tye from 2019-10-30T17:04:17

This episode features Nancy’s interview with Kay who studies the neural circuits underlying motivated behaviors.

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Dr. Brenda Bloodgood from 2019-10-16T15:19:44

This episode features Catie’s interview with Brenda who studies how brain circuitry changes in response to experience.

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Dr. Wendy Campana from 2019-10-02T08:19:25

This episode features Catie’s interview with Wendy who studies the cellular and molecular responses to peripheral nerve injury, focusing on Schwann cells.

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Dr. Julie Siegenthaler from 2019-09-18T14:35:32

This episode features Catie’s interview with Julie who studies the interaction between the brain, the meninges, and the brain vasculature.

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Dr. Jess Cardin from 2019-09-04T05:50:01

This episode features Megan’s interview with Jess who studies how neurons in the cortex act flexibly across different behavioral states.

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Dr. Marie Blanchette from 2019-08-21T07:59:19

This episode features Catie’s interview with Marie, who studies regional heterogeneity at the blood-brain barrier and its implications in health and disease.

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Dr. Ashley Juavinett from 2019-08-07T15:10:21

This episode features Megan’s interview with Ashley who studies and writes about education and careers in the field of neuroscience.

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Dr. Lindsey Glickfeld from 2019-07-10T06:40:52

This episode features Megan’s interview with Lindsey who studies how the brain processes and uses complex visual information.

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Dr. Tina Gremel from 2019-06-05T02:33:48

This episode features Megan's interview with Tina who studies processes underlying decision-making and how decisions become actions.

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Dr. Edmarie Guzmán-Vélez from 2019-04-30T05:10:19

This episode features Nancy’s interview with Edmarie who studies early biomarkers of Alzheimer’s Disease in a population with genetic early-onset Alzheimer’s.

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Dr. Austen Sitko from 2019-02-08T06:29:54

This episode features Nancy's interview with Austen who studies auditory circuit development, focusing on projections from the brainstem to the cochlea.

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Dr. Erin Calipari from 2019-02-08T06:20:27

This episode features Nancy’s interview with Erin who studies neural circuitry and molecular mechanisms underlying adaptive and maladaptive behaviors.

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Dr. Claudia Lugo-Candelas from 2019-02-07T07:04

This episode features Nancy’s interview with Claudia who studies how prenatal factors affect brain development in health and disease.

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