6. Addiction Through the Lens of Epigenetics: Cocaine and the Reward System
Seemingly overnight, Amy Winehouse was catapulted into the limelight with her massively successful single, “Rehab.” Rather than seeing the lyrics of this famed chorus as a cry for help, they were rece...
6 Juni 202226min
5. Genocide and Genes
When you hear the word genocide, what comes to mind? The Holocaust. Rwanda. Khmer Rouge. These are all terms we’ve become accustomed to associating with the word. Merriam Webster defines genocide as: ...
5 Juni 202211min
4. Alzheimer’s Disease: Beyond Genes
What day is it today? What state or town are you in? Can you identify the following pictures? If you are in a room with nine people, at least one will be diagnosed with a specific form of dementia kno...
4 Juni 202214min
3. Treating the Aging Brain
Memory is perhaps the most intimate of our personal possessions, the loss of which can pose extremely distressing for elderly individuals who are most susceptible. The quintessential question for neur...
3 Juni 202218min
2. Mom's Meals Made Me
In a nation where McDonald’s and Chipotle abound, we are frequently reminded that our diet can directly affect our personal health and wellbeing. But beyond changing our waistlines, can the foods we e...
2 Juni 202214min
1. Introduction to Neuroepigenetics
Intro to the field and interview with Dr. Sweatt (2016).
1 Juni 202230min
