Episode 275 - Rebecca Shansky, PhD
On November 30, 2023 we spoke with Rebecca Shansky on the brain circuits responsible for fear learning, the errors we make as we simplify measurement to make behavioral experiments practical, and the ...
30 Marras 202332min
Episode 274 - Erica Korb, PhD
On November 27, 2023 we had the special opportunity to chat with Erica Korb about the nucleosome - the histone protein and DNA structure that controls the availability of genes for transcription. She ...
27 Marras 202332min
Episode 273 - Anne West, MD, PhD
On November 9, 2023 we talked to Anne West about promoters, transcription factors and histones for controlling gene expression in neurons during development and adulthood. Guest: Anne West, Professo...
13 Marras 202338min
Episode 272 -- Allan Gulledge, PhD
On November 2, 2023 we spoke with Allan Gulledge on the function of neuromodulation and neuromodulators, especially acetylcholine, in the cerebral cortex. We asked him about their role is cortical sig...
6 Marras 202335min
Episode 271 - Ben Clark, PhD
On October 26, 2023 we spike with Ben Clark about the construction and properties of a cognitive map in the brain. We considered the existing data on cellular responses that have been described in the...
26 Loka 202341min
Episode 270 -- MacKenzie Howard, PhD
On October 19, 2023 we spoke with MacKenzie Howard on the genetics and neurophysiology of Dravet syndrome, a severe genetic and developmental form of epilepsy. We learned how the a single genetic muta...
19 Loka 202338min
Episode 269 -- Jose Rodriguez-Romaguera, PhD
On September 28, 2023 we spoke with Jose Rodriguez-Romaguera about measuring arousal and its role in motivated behavior. Guest: Jose Rodriguez-Romaguera, Assistant Professor in the Departments of Psy...
28 Syys 202333min
Episode 268 -- Tianyi Mao, PhD returns
On September 21st, 2023, we spoke with Tianyi Mao about improved methods for studying the spatial organization of connections between brain regions. This is Tianyi's second appearance on Neuroscienti...
21 Syys 202335min
