Episode 285 - Kara Marshall, PhD
On April 4, 2024 we had a chance to talk to Kara Marshall about the membrane protein PIEZO2, which is responsible for sensory transduction of many of the mechanical senses, including light touch, vibr...
4 Apr 202434min
Episode 284 - Dennis Sparta, PhD
On March 21, 2024, we spoke with Dennis Sparta on the complexity of brain circuitry and strategies for dissecting out the contributions of different brain areas engaged in reward and in alcohol use. ...
21 Mar 202433min
Episode 283 - Lynn Dobrunz, PhD
On March 7, 2024, we were joined by Lynn Dobrunz to talk about brain circuits underlying anxiety and PTSD, and the role of neuropeptide Y modulation of glutamate transmission in the hippocampus and am...
7 Mar 202434min
Episode 282 - Dwight Bergles, PhD
On February 29, 2024 we got to talk to Dwight Bergles about the cellular mechanism that generates spontaneous activity in auditory receptors before the onset of hearing, and the function of that activ...
29 Feb 202443min
Episode 281 - Janko Gospocic, PhD
On February 22, 2024 we talked with Janko Gospocic about changes in gene expression associated with changes in social status in a fascinating species of ants. Guest: Janko Gospocic, Assistant profess...
22 Feb 202432min
Episode 280 - Yarimar Carrasquillo, PhD
On February 15, 2024 we talked with Yarimar Carrasquillo on acute and chronic pain, and the brain circuits responsible for self-maintaining pathological chronic pain. Guest: Yarimar Carrasquillo, Inve...
15 Feb 202435min
Episode 279 -- Josh Neunuebel, PhD
On February 8, 2024, we met with Josh Neunuebel, to discuss his work on ultrasonic vocalization during mouse social behavior. We discussed his method for experimental compilation of the range of socia...
8 Feb 202438min
Episode 278 - Lori Holt, PhD
On February 1, 2024, Lori Holt joined us to talk about categorical perception of speech (and some other) sounds, how they are learned and the brain mechanisms responsible for them. Guest: Lori Holt,...
1 Feb 202436min
