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Neurotalk, the interview series for Stanford University's week neuroscience seminar, and Brains & Bourbon, a casual cocktails and chat series featuring prominent members of our neuroscience community.

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    • Feb 7, 2017 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 39m AVG DURATION
    • 108 EPISODES


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    Neurotalk Special Episode on Scholarly Publishing - Katja Brose

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2017 71:45


    Join us for this special episode of Neurotalk, the second in a series about Scholarly Publishing. In this conversation with Katja Brose, Editor-in-Chief of Neuron (recorded February 2016), we discuss peer review, retractions, possible roles for technology in publishing, and more. (Our first episode on scholarly publishing, an interview with John Sack of Highwire Press, can be found here: https://soundcloud.com/neuwritewest/john-sack)

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    S6E1: Dwight Bergles

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2016 42:53


    Today our guest is Professor Dwight Bergles, a professor in the Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University. In this episode we talk about glia and their role in neuronal circuits, following data wherever it takes you, and a dream of swimming with sperm whales.

    S5E20: Dave Sulzer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2016 48:44


    Today, our guest is David Sulzer, Professor of Neuroscience in the Departments of Psychiatry, Neurology, and Pharmacology at Columbia University Medical Center. In this episode, we will talk about Professor Sulzer's transition from plant biologist to neuroscientist, how hanging around musicians in New York shaped scientific interests, and how drugs like amphetamine affect synapses in your brain.

    S5E19: Olaf Sporns

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2016 37:48


    Our guest is Olaf Sporns, Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Indiana University in Bloomington and co-director of the Indiana University Network Science Institute . We speak with him about network theory, “rich clubs” in the brain, and jump-starting the “connectomics” movement.

    S5E18: Margaret Livingstone

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2016 40:22


    In this episode, our guest is Margaret Livingstone, Professor of Neurobiology at Harvard University . We speak with her about monoamines regulating complex lobster behavior, lessons on vision from artists, the joy of solving puzzles for a living.

    S5E17: Indira Raman

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2016 45:22


    Our guest is Indira Raman, Professor of Neurobiology and Physiology at Northwestern University . We speak with her about AMPAR kinetics in auditory neurons, sodium channels in cerebellar neurons, and how Shakespeare and Science maybe aren't all that different

    S5E16: Ege Kavalali

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2016 35:43


    Today, our guest is Professor Ege Kavalali, the Effie Marie Cain Scholar in Medical Research in the Departments of Neuroscience and Physiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. In this episode, we will talk about the complexity of the synapse, how basic science can lead to clinical understanding, and the importance of being intellectually well-rounded.

    Neurotalk S5E15: Paola Arlotta

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2016 55:56


    Today, our guest is Prof. Paola Arlotta, Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology at Harvard University, and principal Faculty Member at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute. In this episode, we will talk about the wonderful diversity of neurons in the cortex, reprogramming neurons to help treat disease, and the joys of living in both Boston and Italy.

    Neurotalk S5E14: Adam Cohen

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2016 37:14


    In this episode, we will talk with Professor Adam Cohen of Harvard University about taking apart electronics from the street, building a scanning tunneling microscope in your bedroom, and exciting projects using proteins to sense membrane voltage and image neural activity.

    Neurotalk S5E13: Kristin Branson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2016 28:31


    Today, our guest is Kristin Branson, a Group Leader at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus. We'll be speaking with her about searching for the right topic to study, tracking animal behavior using machine learning, and thinking about problems globally.

    Neurotalk S5E12: Eric Nestler

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2016 53:00


    In this episode, we interview Professor Eric Nestler, Professor and Chair of Neuroscience at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and Director of the Friedman Brain Institute at Mount Sinai. In this episode, we'll talk about the molecular basis of basis of addiction, improving animal models of depression, and being a true Yalie.

    Neurotalk S5E11: Okihide Hikosaka

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2016 44:32


    Today, our guest is Okihide Hikosaka, a Senior Researcher and Section Chief at the National Eye Institute, at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. We'll be speaking with him about the role of speculation and intuition in science, the life histories and personalities of our monkey colleagues, and how short-term versus long-term memories inhabit different parts of the basal ganglia.

    Neurotalk S5E10: Bernardo Sabatini

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2016 30:33


    Today, our guest is Professor Bernardo Sabatini, the Alice and Rodman W. Moorhead III Professor of Neurobiology at Harvard University. In this episode, we will talk about overcoming technological barriers, scientific bloodlines, and when the music industry meets science. All this and more, coming up.

    Neurotalk S5E9: Richard Huganir

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2016 42:42


    Today, our guest is Rick Huganir, Professor and Director of the Department of Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University . We'll be speaking with him about his lifelong interest in learning and memory, phosphorylation of ion channels and receptors, and his first ever experiments: color preference of mealworms.

    Neurotalk S5E8: Tomomi Shimogori

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2016 31:26


    Today, our guest is Tomomi Shimogori, Team Leader of the Lab for Molecular Mechanisms of Thalamus Development at RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Japan. We speak with her about cortical development, studying development in marmosets, and growing up around the globe.

    Neurotalk S5E7: Robert Edwards

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2016 43:51


    Today, our guest is Prof. Robert Edwards, the Cahill Professor of Neurology and Physiology at UCSF. In this episode, we will talk about uptake of neurotransmitter into vesicles for release at the synapse, co-release of dopamine and glutamate, and how a young soul happily found his way to science.

    Neurotalk S5E6: Tianyi Mao

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2015 52:19


    Today, our guest is Dr. Tianyi Mao, Assistant Scientist and Principal Investigator at the Vollum Institute. We'll talk about dissecting thalamo-cortical circuits in a systematic way; using sCRACM to understand how circuits are wired; how this approach and these maps could help us understand cortico-striatal-thalamic loops; and, how Dr. Mao's got to where she is today.

    Neurotalk S3E10: Takaki Komiyama

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2015 40:32


    Our guest is in this episode is Takaki Komiyama, a professor at the University of California, San Diego in the Department of Neurosciences and in the Neurobiology Section of the Center for Neural Circuits and Behavior. The following episode was recorded in October, 2014, but never broadcast; we wanted to bring this back from our archives and present it to you now, because it's a great interview! In this interview, we talk about the anatomy of the sense of smell, baseball, and neural ensembles in motor cortex during learning. Please enjoy!

    S5E8: Nils Brose

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2015 49:04


    Today, our guest is Nils Brose, Professor and Director of the Dept. of Molecular Biology at the Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine in Göttingen, Germany. We speak with him about the mechanisms of neurotransmitter release, how synapses might be built, and the role of the luck in the career of a scientist.

    S5E7: Marc Tessier-Lavigne

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2015 35:33


    **Feb 4, 2016: Highlighting this recent interview with MTL, who has recently been named next president of Stanford University! https://news.stanford.edu/features/2016/president-named/** Today we'll be speaking with Marc Tessier-Lavigne, Carson Family Professor and at Rockefeller University. We'll be speaking with him about fundamental discoveries of new axon guidance molecules; his career path including many roles in both basic and translational science; and exciting unsolved mysteries in the field of axon guidance.

    Neurotalk S5E5: Mark George

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2015 41:52


    Today, our guest is Mark George, Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), where he is director of the Brain Stimulation Laboratory. We'll be speaking with him about using TMS to probe causality in the human brain, how vagal nerve stimulation could be working to treat depression, and a little bit of entemology /beekeeping. All this and more, coming up.

    Neurotalk S5E4: Daniel Dombeck

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2015 46:15


    Today, our guest is Daniel Dombeck, an Assistant Professor of Neurobiology at Northwestern University. We'll be speaking with him about microscopy in the brain; mouse virtual reality and the original "mouse on a ball"; and how to get your mouse to groom.

    Neurotalk S5E3: PeterBandettini

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2015 47:12


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    Neurotalk S5E2: Anne Churchland

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2015 37:00


    Today, our guest is Anne Churchland, Associate Professor at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. We'll be speaking with her about finding science by teaching kids math, the neural basis of multisensory decision making, and the benefits of lab blogging.

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    Neurotalk S5E1: Jie Shen

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2015 39:54


    Today, our guest is Jie Shen, a Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School. We'll be speaking with her about her education in China, figuring out your true love for science (even if you're not yet sure!), and the role of presenilins in Alzheimer's disease.

    Neurotalk S4E15 Tom Maniatis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2015 44:01


    In this episode, our guest is Tom Maniatis, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Physics at Columbia University. We speak with him about the diversity of protocadherins, the ethics of CRISPR/Cas9, and his many scientific friendships. All this and more, coming up.

    Neurotalk S4E14 Jernej Ule

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2015 52:04


    We speak with Jernej Ule, Professor of Molecular Neuroscience at University College London about an RNA-binding protein called Nova, switching from one good project to another great one, and linking a love of art to science,

    Neurotalk S4E14 Nirao Shah

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2015 41:21


    Our guest is Nirao Shah, Associate Professor in the Dept. of Anatomy at UCSF. We speak with him about neural crest stem cells, circuits underlying sexual dimorphism, and his first exposure to research in India.

    Neurotalk S4E13 Carl Hart

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2015 34:37


    Today, our guest is Carl Hart, associate professor of psychology and psychiatry at Columbia University and author of the 2013 book, High Price: A neuroscientist's Journey of Self Discovery That Challenges Everything you Know about drugs and society. We'll be speaking with him about surprising discoveries about psychoactive drug use, and how neuroscience can better inform policy.

    Neurotalk S4E12 Rui Costa

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2015 47:08


    Today, our guest is Rui Costa,an HHMI investigator at the Champalimaud Center for the Unknown in Portugal. Well be speaking with him about using transgenics to study complex disease, the neural mechanisms underlying habit learning (like piano playing), and keeping cows as pets.

    Neurotalk S4E11 Virginia Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2015 40:01


    Today, our guest is Virginia Lee, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Co-Director of the Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research at UPENN's School of Medicine. We'll be speaking with her about identifying some of the most famous in neurodegenerative disease, and even all of neuroscience, figuring out what to do with your life, and collaborating with a life-partner.

    Neurotalk S4E10 Elly Nedivi

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2015 42:53


    Today, our guest is Elly Nedivi, Professor of Neurobiology at MIT. In this episode, we talk about structural plasticity of inhibition, screening for plasticity genes, and running buddies at Stanford.

    Neurotalk S4E9 Lorenz Studer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2015 34:21


    Today, our guest is Prof. Lorenz Studer, Professor of Developmental Biology at the Sloan Kettering Institute in New York City. In this episode, we will talk about transplantation therapies specifically for Parkinson's and growing your very own dopaminergic neurons.

    Brains & Bourbon Ep20: Carla Shatz

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2015 56:40


    Carla Shatz is the Sapp Family Provostial Professor of Neurobiology, David Starr Jordan Director, and Bio-X Director at Stanford University. Today, she covers various aspects of her background, her career in research, and women in science, all over Campari cocktails.

    NeuroTalk S4E8 Nicholas Schiff

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2015 18:53


    Today, our guest is Nicholas Schiff, the Jerold B. Katz Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience in the Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute at Weill Cornell Medical College, where he serves as Professor of Neuroscience, Neurology, and Public Health. He also co-directs CASBI, the Consortium for the Advanced Study of Brain Injury at Cornell. We'll be speaking with him about the anterior forebrain mesocircuit in impaired cognitive function following brain injury.

    Neurotalk S4E5 Matthew Dalva

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2015 39:05


    Today, our guest is Matthew Dalva, Associate Professor of Neuroscience, at Thomas Jefferson University. In this episode we will talk about, laser-scanning photostimulation and cortical development, Ephs, ephrins, and synapse formation, and what to love in both Philly and the Bay Area.

    Neurotalk S4E7 Loren Frank

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2015 34:52


    Today, our guest is Dr. Loren Frank, Professor of Physiology at UCSF. Today, we'll talk about the hippocampus and memories, delayed gratification, and physics vs. neuroscience.

    Neurotalk S4E6 Andrew Huberman

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2015 68:55


    Today, our guest is Andrew Huberman, Assistant Professor of Neurosciences at University of California, San Diego. In this episode, we will talk about visual system development, really following your gut interests, and theory of mind in cuttlefish.

    Neurotalk S4E4 Lisa Monteggia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2015 36:26


    Today, our guest is Lisa Monteggia, professor of Neuroscience at UT Southwestern. In this episode, we will talk about a mouse model of autism, investigating depression by studying a clinically effective antidepressant, and how working in industry informs life in academia.

    Neurotalk S4E3 Gyorgy Buzsaki

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2015 45:05


    Today, our guest is Prof. György Buzsaki, the Biggs Professor of Neuroscience in the Dept. of Neuroscience and Physiology at NYU. In this episode, we will talk about the crucial importance of brain rhythms, the hippocampus and how memories are stored, and Professor Buzsaki's favorite philosopher.

    Neurotalk S4E2 Shernaz Bamji

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2015 28:21


    Today, our guest is Shernaz Bamji, Associate Professor in the Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences at the University of British Columbia. In this episode, we will talk about neurtrophins, cadherins and adhesion at the synapse, and scientific heroes.

    Neurotalk S4E1 Antonello Bonci

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2015 33:00


    Today, our guest is Dr. Antonello Bonci, Scientific Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, as well as a Senior Investigator within NIDA and adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University. In this episode, we will talk about cocaine and Ritalin, new clinical trials using TMS to treat addiction, and ringing in the New Year.

    Neurotalk S3E9 Peter Jonas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2014 46:55


    Welcome to another episode of NeuroTalk, the interview series for Stanford University's weekly neuroscience seminar, brought to you by NeuWrite West. Our guest is Peter Jonas, a professor Professor of Neuroscience and Physiology at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria. In this episode, we will talk about his research on GABAergic interneurons, linking molecular properties of neuronal subtypes to their greater circuit function, and the challenges of building an institute from scratch.

    Neurotalk S3E8 Sabine Kastner

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2014 39:46


    Update: We've re-highlighted this track on December 15th, 2015 in anticipation of Dr. Kastner's upcoming talk at Stanford University. Please enjoy! This week, our guest is Sabine Kastner, a professor of psychology at the Center for the Study of Brain, Mind, and Behavior at Princeton University. In this episode, we will talk about Dr. Kastner's transition from philosopher to experimental scientist, studying attention in visual processing networks, the Beatles, and the importance of engaging in scientific outreach.

    Neurotalk S3E7 Kimberly Huber

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2014 30:24


    This week on Neurotalk, Kimberly Huber joins us to discuss protein synthesis in synaptic plasticity, translating basic research into clinically relevant therapeutics, and upcoming Halloween plans. All this, and more! Dr. Huber is a professor of neuroscience at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    Neurotalk S3E6 Elena Gracheva

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2014 23:59


    This week on Neurotalk, we chat with Elena Gracheva about working with bats, snakes and squirrels (oh my!), and also how thermoregulation studies might help us with organ transplants. All this and more! Elena Gracheva is an assistant professor of molecular and cellular physiology at the Yale University School of Medicine

    Neurotalk S3E5 Randy Buckner

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2014 35:13


    This week on Neurotalk, we chat with Randy Bucker about the unsurprising surprising role of the prefrontal cortex in memory, the rapid expansion of association cortex in humans, and what to do with a quarter in an MRI machine. Dr. Buckner is a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Harvard University.

    NeuroTalk S3E4 Highlight Reel

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2014 42:27


    Join us for this episode as we highlight unforgettable moments from NeuroTalk Seasons 1 and 2. Through short, memorable clips, we will explore the gripping stories of how our guests were inspired to become scientists, adventures studying different animal models, and gossip about different professors. We will also share the greatest moment in all of NeuroTalk (so far!). Take a listen!

    Brains & Bourbon: Shots! Matt Figley & the Neuro Yeast

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2014 19:29


    Brains & Bourbon: Shots! is a short form version of our show Brains & Bourbon, where we sit down with a neuroscientist to discuss their work and share their favorite cocktail. In this first episode of Shots!, we chat with graduate student Matt Figley about using yeast to model complex neurological disorders, plus more!

    Neurotalk S3E3 Michael Shadlen

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2014 39:15


    Today, our guest is Michael Shadlen, professor of neuroscience at the Kavli Institute for Brain Science at Columbia University. We will discuss his take on consciousness, perception, and his research studying sensory decision-making. We will also let him give us a teaser about his upcoming talk at Stanford.

    Neurotalk S3E2 James Surmeier

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2014 41:27


    This week on Neurotalk, we chat with James Surmeier about dopamine in the basal ganglia, the molecular mechanisms underlying Parkinson's disease, and why we shouldn't cling too tightly to our ideas. Dr. Surmeier is a professor and the Chair of the department of physiology at Northwestern University.

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