Episode 261 -- Jayeeta Basu, PhD
On March 29, 2023 we spoke with Jayeeta Basu about the level of autonomy exercised by neuronal dendrites in synaptic integration, the factors that control coupling between dendrites and the soma, and ...
29 Mar 202340min
Episode 260 -- Lauren Dobbs, PhD
On March 9, 2023 we spoke with Lauren Dobbs about the relationship between dopamine receptors and opiate peptide co-transmitters in the striatum, and implications for the mechanisms of action of cocai...
9 Mar 202330min
Episode 259 -- Carmen Canavier, PhD
On March 2nd, 2023 we got a chance to talk to Carmen Canavier, from LSU Health in New Orleans. This is Carmen's second time on the podcast. Her previous visit was in 2015 (Episode 127), and she talke...
2 Mar 202335min
Episode 258 -- Zoé McElligott, PhD
On February 23, 2023 we spoke with Zoé McElligott about alcohol, the difficulties encountered trying to understand its effects on the brain and the origins of alcohol use disorder. Guest: Zoé McElligo...
23 Feb 202330min
Episode 257 -- Rakez Kayed, MD
On February 16, 2023 we got a chance to chat with Rakez Kayed on the tau protein, the key constituent in neurofibrillary tangles that are seen in the brain in Alzheimer's disease, and present in many ...
16 Feb 202336min
Episode 256 -- Shannon Macauley, PhD
On December 1, 2022, we got the opportunity to talk to Shannon Macauley about the multiplicity of causes and effects in the etiology of Alzheimers Disease, and her experimental work on the contributio...
1 Des 202235min
Episode 255 -- Susan Sangha, PhD
On November 17, 2022 we talked with Susan Sangha about brain mechanisms of learned fear and safety, and the neural circuits in the amygdala, cerebral cortex and hippocampus that evaluate threat and me...
17 Nov 202239min
Episode 254 -- Harold Zakon, PhD
On November 3rd, 2022 we talked with Harold Zakon about the cells that enable weakly electric fish to generate electric fields around themselves and to use them as a sensory and social communication s...
3 Nov 202234min
