Episode 277 - Michael Long, PhD
On January 25, 2024 we spoke with Michael Long about vocalization, language and conversation from birds to humans. We discuss what can be learned from birdsong, warbling in parrots, singing mice, and ...
25 Jan 202435min
Episode 276 - Itamar Lerner, PhD
On January 19, 2024 we talked with Itamar Lerner on the complex relationship between sleep and learning, the phases of sleep, and kinds of learning. Guest: Itamar Lerner, Assistant Professor, Departm...
19 Jan 202433min
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 Nov 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 Nov 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 Nov 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 Nov 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 Okt 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 Okt 202338min
