Parkinson’s Disease: Early Diagnostics and the Future of Treatment | Prof. Tiago Outeiro
Can Parkinson’s be detected years before symptoms appear, and can we slow it down early? In this episode of Neuroscience and Beyond, we speak with Prof. Tiago Outeiro about the future of Parkinson’s r...
30 Mars 1h 19min
Why Scientific Publishing Is a $Billion Rip-Off | Challenges in Academia with Prof. Randy Schekman
Why do journal names still shape scientific careers, and who pays the price? Prof. Randy Schekman, a nobel prize laureate, discusses structural problems in #AcademicPublishing, including the pressure ...
16 Mars 20min
Brain Wiring at Molecular Scale and The Connectomics Revolution | Dr. Sven Truckenbrodt
How can we map the brain’s wiring at molecular resolution, and what are the realistic promises and limits of connectomics? In this episode of Neuroscience and Beyond, we speak with Dr. Sven Truckenbro...
23 Feb 1h
Structural Barriers in Research | Challenges in Academia with | Prof. Markus Sauer
Why is it becoming harder to build a stable career in science? Prof. Sauer reflects on structural pressures in academia: competitive #ResearchFunding, short-term contracts, and increasing administrati...
16 Feb 13min
How Super-Resolution Microscopy Changed Brain & Cancer Research | Prof. Markus Sauer
How do you see structures inside cells that are smaller than the wavelength of light? Why was the diffraction limit considered an unbreakable barrier for decades, and how did super-resolution microsco...
26 Jan 1h 1min
How a Nobel Prize Discovery Changed Cell Biology | Vesicles, Insulin & Parkinson’s | Randy Schekman
How do cells move cargo with such precision? What controls vesicle trafficking, and why does this process shape everything from cellular communication to disease? And what can extracellular vesicles r...
29 Dec 20251h 13min
Neuroinflammation & Alzheimer’s Disease | Prof. Michael Heneka on Immune Signaling and Neurodegeneration
Why is Alzheimer’s disease so difficult to treat and how is the brain’s immune system involved? Professor Michael Heneka, Director of the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, joins us to discuss...
24 Nov 202542min
The Neuroscience of Revenge & Forgiveness | James Kimmel Jr. on Addiction, Justice, and Healing
What happens in our brain when we crave revenge - and how can forgiveness set us free? In this powerful conversation, we speak with James Kimmel Jr., a former lawyer, and currently an assistant clini...
27 Okt 20251h 32min
