Podcasts about neuroscience phd

The definition of bullying is – ‘Behaviour which causes harm or hurt and is done deliberately and repeatedly'. A person being bullied may feel intimidated, helpless, or unable to stop it happening. The word bullying alone, has such a negative and triggering effect, and as a parent, stings. Whether your child is labelled the bully, or is believed to be bullied, it's a situation you want to do everything to try and avoid. So we speak with Dr. Charlotte Keating, a Clinical Psychologist with a Neuroscience PhD, renowned media profile, Director of the Alannah Madeline Foundation and on the Advisory Board of Dolly's Dream. Dr. Charlotte Keating is a woman that has for the majority, dedicated her life's work to children and teen psychology, and helps us understand in a post covid, social media frenzied, fast pace world, what we need to understand and focus on, to avoid at all costs, being a family effected by bullying and how practicing kindness and compassion should be at the forefront.   Rebecca Bull – Creator / Executive Producer / Co-Host Zoe Weir – Co-Creator / Co – Host Sophie Jackson – Producer Social Media – Naughty Nancy Social Media Agency Website / Brand Design – Foster Creative Video Editor – Luke MorganSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today I am chatting with Ed Ingamells. (Aka the Partybear). Ed is a black belt and coach at the Institute of Grappling in North London, UK.As a former Neuroscience PhD student, Ed has a deep understanding of cognitive psychology. Ed talks about his shift in recent years to a more ecological approach and how ecological psychology and direct perception make more sense to him from a skill development and motor-learning perspective. If you enjoyed the convo you can find other podcast appearances by Ed here and here. If you'd like to reach out to Ed, you can do so here and here. In the first part of the chat, we talk about the role of memory and cognition in skill development before moving on to discussing our ever evolving endeavors to optimize practice design. Thanks to all that download and listen. 

Technology, Timing, and the Metaverse.In this episode of The Outspoken Podcast, host Shana Cosgrove talks to Dr. Corinna (Cori) Lathan, Chief Science Officer at DANA Brain Vital, about her current role and her two decades as founder and CEO of AnthroTronix. Cori tells Shana about how she pursued her interests in neuroscience and human space flight into lab jobs (the “vomit comet”) and then a PhD in Neuroscience and an MS in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT (in that order). They discuss her decision to leave a tenured university position to start up AnthroTronix, and Cori retells the company's history of groundbreaking inventions, moving from educational robotics to designing VR experiments for the International Space Station to making “sensors for soldiers.” Cori talks about how she wrote her 2022 book, Inventing the Future: Stories from a Techno-Optimist, as a legacy memoir of her company, as an inspiration to younger generations, and as a way to honor the memory of her parents. She tells Shana that we are already living in the metaverse, urges listeners to make STEM a creative endeavor again, and remembers when her fifth-grade classmates voted her “most likely to go to Mars.”QUOTES“I think we're going to move in and out of the physical-digital convergence. ‘Physical-digital convergence' is how I think of the metaverse. And It's going to be a spectrum of technologies, and it's going to be a spectrum of uses, and it's going to be pervasive. Our day will be moving in and out of this physical-digital continuum.” - Cori Lathan [13:05] “Call it whatever you want. Get the tools you need to get [things] done. . . . If you need to have the label, you can always tack the label on.” - Cori Lathan [48:23]“We very much have done ourselves a disservice by making math the end-all, be-all. . . . I happen to love math and I happen to have been good at it. If I hadn't, I would have been completely steered out of a STEM career.” - Cori Lathan [50:19] TIMESTAMPS[00:04] Intro[01:34] Meet Cori Lathan[04:30] Writing the Stories of AnthroTronix's Inventions [09:35] Emerging Technologies That Improve Human Performance[12:12] Living in the Metaverse? How Pervasive AR/VR Will Be[14:32] Finding the Authentic as New-Generation Digital Natives[16:49] On Tech and Timing: When Technology Meets Market Readiness[21:42] Starting up AnthroTronix[27:45] Winning a National Science Foundation SBIR Grant[29:10] From Disability Product Development to DARPA[34:07] Growing Up Fearless, Inventing a College Major at Swarthmore[40:50] Researching Human Space Flight, Earning a Neuroscience PhD at MIT [48:15] Find Cool Projects with Cool People[51:36] Maker Spaces: Let's Change the Way We Do STEM Education[57:58] OutroRELEVANT LINKSCori Lathan on LinkedInCori Lathan at Outspoken AgencyNyla Technology SolutionsI'd love to hear from you -- your feedback is important to me and I read all of it. If you enjoyed the podcast, I hope you'll give us 5 stars. I'll be sure to thank you via email. If not, let me know what you think we should do differently. Don't forget to hit “subscribe” so you'll receive notifications about guest interviews and other topics that drop every Tuesday.Live well, Shana

Ever find yourself at a social gathering or a network event searching for one person you know? Only to realize you know NO one and social anxiety creeps in? Crystal speaks with Shivani, Neuroscience PhD student at Columbia University, volleyball enthusiast and dope human studying how our brains allow us to recognize each other and why that matters. (In a cool way, of course) The Crystal Clear Purposes shared were: 1. "Sniff" out new people instead of gravitating towards what's familiar! 2. Reduce social anxiety by gently challenging yourself to expand your perspectives! 3. Get around people who know what you don't! Be sure follow to connect with Shivani on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shivani-bigler-99739166 AND Follow Shivani and her partner James on IG at MixedMuttPodcast https://instagram.com/mixedmuttspodcast?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= For more clarity, check out www.CrystalClearPurposes.com [ ] Increase your AWARENESS with one small step --->>> https://app.acuityscheduling.com/catalog.php?owner=22935311&action=addCart&clear=1&id=1329319 [ ] Masterful, Melodic Music Production by: @evthehealer on IG https://instagram.com/evthehealer?utm_medium=copy_link [ ] Phenomenal Podcast Editing by: 4 Sight Media LLC https://instagram.com/mike_boogi3?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= ☆ Tell 'em Crystal sent ya! ☆ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/crystal-simmons2/support

In this episode, Namaan and Lisa provide feedback on a Neuroscience PhD's consulting resume.The goal? Build a killer consulting resume.Listen in for insight into the skills consulting firms look for and consulting resume tips and best practices.Relevant LinksWatch the video of this resume review: VideoGet your resume and cover letter edited: R/CL EditsApply to Link to L.E.K.: Apply NowDownload free consulting salaries report: Salaries Management Consulted on LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok Email the Strategy Simplified team: podcast@managementconsulted.com Sponsor an episode or advertise: Management Consulted Media Kit

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   Today I spoke with Dr. Ana Maria about some of the most up to date research into OCD. Dr. Anna Maria is a Psychologist, with a Masters and Doctorate in Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience, currently working as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Hertfordshire. Her work focuses on neural and behavioural markers of OCD. She is passionate about science communication and founded the Instagram page @ocdscience, where she publishes infographics about the science of OCD.   I hope you enjoy and as always, if you have any questions, please feel free to let me know.    Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences.

In this conversation Emily McDonald she breaks down the science behind spirituality. She talks about ∆ The Science behind frequencies ∆ The Science of Manifestation + Law of Attraction ∆ The Importance of Meditation + More Connect With Emily: Tiktok: @emonthebrain Instagram: emily17mcdonald Youtube Channel Shelby's Current Offerings: ∆ Colorado Retreat ∆ The Visionary ∆ QHA [pre-enrollment] Connect with Shelby: Shelby's Instagram Podcast Instagram TikTok Website Donate To The Show

Concussion Awareness In order to minimize the risk of concussion or other serious brain injury, you need to recognize high risk activities and the signs and symptoms. Nutrition support is a necessary component of recovery and on this episode of Live Foreverish, Dr. Mike sits down with Dr. Stephen Tapanes,  Neuroscience PhD from the University of Miami, to dig deeper into the signs, treatment and prevention of concussions.

This week, Souhail talks to Chloe Lopez-Lee and David Dellal from Dorm Room Fund's PhD Founder Track. Chloe Lopez-Lee is a Neuroscience PhD candidate at Cornell University and a Managing Investment Partner at Dorm Room Fund. David Dellal is an NSF PhD Graduate Fellow at Yale University, Forbes 30 under 30, and CEO/Co-Founder at Floe, a cleantech startup. He is also a Managing Investment Partner at Dorm Room Fund. -- For more information on the PhD track, check out https://linktr.ee/dormroomfund

In this panel-style episode, Early Career Policy Ambassadors Sarah Steimel, Jennifer Brown, Danielle Goldman, and your host Rachel Gilfarb discuss science policy and advocacy. Join previous podcast guest Christin Godale and your host Rachel Gilfarb at the Society for Neuroscience Conference's Science Policy and Advocacy Virtual Networking Social! Preregistration is required at the following link: https://forms.gle/LBa4GA2TWaxQQkCc9 Danielle Goldman is a PhD candidate in the Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program at Yale University. She is mentored by Dr. Hilary Blumberg in the Mood Disorders Research Program whose work primarily focuses on the neuroscience of mood disorders across the lifespan and their relation to suicide risk, for the generation of treatments and risk prevention strategies. Danielle's specific dissertation research investigates impaired brain function and structure that are common to and differentiate the depressions of Bipolar Disorder or Major Depressive Disorder in adolescents and young adults. She has previously received a Masters degree in Bioethics, and outside of research, she is heavily involved in efforts to improve science communication, outreach, and advocating for mental health care access. You can find Danielle on Twitter (@DanielleG_Neuro) or her LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-goldman-36a5b3206/). Jennifer L. Brown is a dual Neuroscience PhD, JD Candidate at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. She works in the Lesné lab, where she explores the impact of biological sex on mechanisms of neurodegenerative disease. Jennifer is originally from New York, where she received a B.A. in Neuroscience & Psychology from Skidmore College. Outside the lab, Jennifer enjoys working with various advocacy groups on a variety of issues, reading speculative fiction, and watching competitive cooking shows. Jennifer is purposefully Twitter-less, but you can connect with her on LinkedIn, or via email. Sarah Steimel is a PhD Candidate at Dartmouth College studying in the ECoG Lab (https://www.ecoglab.org/) under Dr. Barbara Jobst at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Sarah studies cognition and memory in people with epilepsy and is passionate about science policy and advocacy—particularly in areas of equity and inclusion. When she's not in lab, Sarah loves exploring New England with her dog Chewy and knitting while watching crime documentaries with her cat Todd. Follow her on twitter (@SarahASteimel) or hit her LinkedIn DMs (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahsteimel/) if you'd like to chat or learn more about her research and/or policy work!”

In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with Marina Gardasevic about her Day in the Life as a Neuroscience PhD Candidate in the UK. They discuss her research in the effect of light on the brain, auditing your writing (and plotting your success), deciding on next steps, and being weeks away from completing her PhD.Information on thesis writing and auditing your writing:Hugh Kearns @ithinkwellHugh - his book: https://www.ithinkwell.com.au/turbocharge-your-writingMEET THE DEAR GRAD STUDENT TEAM:Transcript Wizards: Kayden Stockwell and Vishal ThakkarGuest Communications: Nicole CoatesSocial Media and Graphics: Brittney Hauke and Akira BannerjeeShout out to these 5 humans for saving my life and the podcast!!!Find all episodes, merch, & ways to support the podcast at: https://deargradstudent.comFind the podcast on Twitter: @DearGradStudentFind the podcast on Instagram: @DearGradStudentPodFind automated closed-captioning on: YouTubeFind Elana on Twitter: @elana_glogerMusic provided by: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4171-open-those-bright-eyesLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Support the show (https://patreon.com/deargradstudent)

Yoani is a Neuroscience PhD student at the University of Michigan's Medical School. She got her undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering from UMich, and is now studying synaptic and network mechanisms used by neural circuits in the auditory system for encoding sound and speech for her graduate studies. To keep up to date with WaMPS updates, you can follow @msuwamps on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, or visit our website https://www.wamps.org. If you would like to learn more about graduate school in physics and astronomy at MSU, check out https://pa.msu.edu If you would like to leave comments, questions, or recommend someone to be interviewed on Journeys of Scientists, you can email WaMPS outreach coordinator Bryan at stanl142@msu.edu

Melinda Meiring is a third year Neuroscience PhD student studying how brain structure impacts brain health and cognition across the lifespan. She also serves as the recording secretary on the executive board for the Council of Graduate Students. To keep up to date with WaMPS updates, you can follow @msuwamps on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, or visit our website https://www.wamps.org. If you would like to learn more about graduate school in physics and astronomy at MSU, check out https://pa.msu.edu If you would like to leave comments, questions, or recommend someone to be interviewed on Journeys of Scientists, you can email WaMPS outreach coordinator Bryan at stanl142@msu.edu

This week we will be joined by Kiara Sofia Vega Bellido (she/her). Kiara is a Neuroscience PhD student at Baylor College of Medicine studying the neuroplasticity underlying contextual fear memory in the Schaffer collateral synapse. Kiara joins us to discuss her experiences navigating Bipolar II in grad school. A full-text transcript of this episode is available via google doc. Join us each Saturday at 3 pm EDT/12 pm PDT for the YouTube live stream where we talk about maintaining mental health and balance in grad school. The podcast episodes are posted the Tuesday after the live stream! Want to be a guest or know somebody we should be talking to? Fill out our google form! Follow our host Fay on Twitter: @xiaofei_lin Check out the PhD Balance website for more info on Grad Chat!

In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with Jarildy L. Javier about her Day in the Life as a 1st year PhD student in Neuroscience. They discuss Jari's newly acquired skills as a mouse neurosurgeon and OB/GYN (lmao, yes really), loving her cohort & surviving 1st year because of them, switching areas (3 times!!), studying & researching abroad, and what she hopes is next.Podcast episodes mentioned:Ep. 18: The COVID Cohort: Starting, Adjusting, & Staying in Grad School During a PandemicEp. 7: A Day in the Life: Caprice Phillips, Astronomy PhD StudentFind all episodes, merch, & ways to support the podcast at: https://deargradstudent.comFind the podcast on Twitter: @DearGradStudentFind the podcast on Instagram: @DearGradStudentPodFind automated closed-captioning on: YouTubeFind Elana on Twitter: @elana_glogerMusic provided by: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4171-open-those-bright-eyesLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/PFforPhDs Grad Student Tax Workshop A *STRESS FREE* tax workshop for ALL funded graduate students (US citizens/residents) for UNDER $30!Support the show (https://patreon.com/deargradstudent)

Elisabeth Tawa is a Neuroscience PhD candidate at Princeton University who is also currently getting her MPH at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. Elisabeth & Michael discuss advice for undergraduates currently considering grad school, grad student mental health, valuing prestige appropriately, and all things positive psychology. We hope you enjoy! ---- 00:00:00​​​​​​ Intro 00:01:00​ How we met 00:04:00​ Liz's grad school experience 00:17:00​ Changing paths in grad school 00:25:30​ Grad student mental health 00:31:00​ Positive psychology 00:53:00​ Merging Neuro & Public Health 00:57:15​ Value of an MPH for doctors -- My name is Michael Lotito, and I'm a Princeton University graduate & future medical student. Feel free to listen in as I talk with interesting people about their life experiences, passions, and what it means to be human :) If you ever want to get in touch, please contact me on IG (@mlotito15), Facebook (Michael Lotito), Twitter (@ML15_ERA), or email (michaeljlotito@gmail.com)—I'd love to chat! Peace, ML

How do neuroscientists tackle important questions about the brain? In this episode, Neuroscience PhD student Chiaki Santiago instils her wisdom about how we make discoveries about the brain, the nature vs. nurture debate, and common misconceptions we might have about the field. Discoveries about learning and memory in the brain may even be used to inform education policy - there's so much to unpack!If you want to learn more about the topics discussed in this episode, check out: So You Want to be a Neuroscientist? by Ashley Juavinett (book)"Experience-dependent structural synaptic plasticity in the mammalian brain" in Nature Reviews (scientific article)"Growing evidence of brain plasticity" by Michael Merzenich (TedTalk)Stories of WiN (Women in Neuroscience) Podcast: Episode with Brenda Bloodgood (podcast) Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @SpotlightThePod to stay up-to-date on all news and episode releases!Learn more about Northwestern University SPOT on Twitter @SPOTForceNU or at our website spot.northwestern.eduPodcast artwork created by Edie Jiang, available at her website https://ediejiang.weebly.com/ or on Instagram @ediejiangMusic in this episode: Earth by MusicbyAden https://soundcloud.com/musicbyadenCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/_earthMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/5yIbZVOv438

Dr Melissa Davis is a Neuroscience PHD whose work in behavioural psychology as it relates to training, nutrition and performance changes dominates the conversation as the boys dig into ways we can all be more successful in our undertakings of our own lives.Dr Melissa Davis Instagram - @regressive_underloadDr Melissa Davis Website - https://renaissanceperiodization.com/Neon Icons - https://themindmuscleproject.com/neonWHOOP - https://themindmuscleproject.com/whoopProject Fitness(30% OFF)Code: fitness30 - https://themindmuscleproject.com/fitnessProject Strong - https://themindmuscleproject.com/strongProject Body - https://themindmuscleproject.com/bodyProject Programs- https://themindmuscleproject.com/programsOur episode sponsors - https://themindmuscleproject.com/partnersAsk Questions on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/themindmuscleproject/?hl=enSubscribe for email Updateshttps://themindmuscleproject.com/newsletterYoutube Channel: www.youtube.com/MMP

Elise Lemanski is a Neuroscience PhD student at the University of Delaware. She works in the Schwarz lab which explores the role of the neuroimmune and endocrine systems on brain and behavior throughout development with a focus on sex differences. Elise's research has focused on the Zika virus and its effect on brain development in rats. Elise is originally from Ohio and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Neuroscience at The Ohio State University. She spends her time outside of lab with her two cats, and is excited to return to dancing when the pandemic is over. Find her on twitter @lemanski_elise.

Want to understand what’s happening in the brain when under the influence of psychedelics? The default mode network (DMN) is receiving a lot of attention these days, but what do we really know about what the science is saying in terms of how psychedelics influence the DMN, and how can we use that information to catalyze change in our lives? In this conversation, Psychedelic Neuroscientist Manesh Girn breaks down the neuroscience of psychedelic states and distinguishes fact from fiction. In this conversation Manesh Girn explores: How the DMN sits at the top of all 7 brain networks and creates models of reality that we hold onto that can keep us stuck within limiting narratives and belief systems.  How we "see what we believe" and continue to perpetuate limiting beliefs, from the perspective of the predictive coding model of the brain. How psychedelics support neuroplasticity.  The importance of daily practice to allow altered states to transmute into altered traits.  The difference between cognitive flexibility and psychological flexibility. How psychedelics can support creative thinking, and the underlying mechanisms for which they do that.  The overlap in the research between meditation and psychedelics. How psychedelics influence the shift in alpha brainwaves and how this likely influences the DMN.  His perspective on how psychedelics can be a powerful tool for helping to steer humanity’s ship in a better direction.  How his psychedelic research has directly impacted his life and perception of reality.  Manesh Girn BiographyManesh Girn is a Neuroscience PhD student at McGill University and has been lead or co-author on over a dozen scientific publications and book chapters on topics including psychedelics, meditation, daydreaming, and brain networks. Manesh currently has ongoing collaborations with Robin Carhart-Harris and others at the Imperial College Center for Psychedelic Research and is investigating the brain changes underlying psilocybin, LSD, and DMT. He has had a passionate interest in psychedelics and their scientific investigation since his teens and also runs a https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCccafaIN6dwBwyl1cwNH90w (YouTube channel called Psychedelic Science) that provides accessible discussions of the latest research findings. Follow him on https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCccafaIN6dwBwyl1cwNH90w (YouTube) & https://www.instagram.com/thepsychedelicscientist/ (Instagram) Research Papers Cited:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811920302135 (Updating the dynamic framework of thought: Creativity and Psychedelics) https://pharmrev.aspetjournals.org/content/71/3/316 (REBUS and the Anarchic Brain: Toward a Unified Model of the Brain Action of Psychedelics) Helpful Articles & Guideshttps://livefreelaurad.com/change-your-story-transform-your-life-how-psychedelics-can-help-you-redefine-your-life-for-the-better/ (Change Your Story, Transform Your Life: How Psychedelics Can Help You Re-define Your Life for the Better) https://livefreelaurad.com/a-complete-guide-to-fostering-cognitive-flexibility-and-how-psychedelics-can-help/ (A Complete Guide to Fostering Cognitive Flexibility and How Psychedelics Can Help) https://livefreelaurad.com/how-psychedelics-can-support-your-creative-process/ (How Psychedelics Can Help Support Your Creative Process) https://livefreelaurad.com/this-amazing-idea-came-to-me-while-on-psychedelics-should-i-act-on-it/ (This Amazing Idea Came to Me While On Psychedelics, Should I Act On It?) https://livefreelaurad.com/comprehensive-guide-to-psychedelic-plant-medicine-integration/ (A Comprehensive Guide to Psychedelic & Plant Medicine Integration) Access my free 8-hour music playlist for psychedelic journey's and beyond. Access my free 8-day microdosing course.

Neuroscience PhD student Samuel Mills reflects — and shares a few stories about the brilliant neurologist and author — at Melbourne's Laborastory. This program first aired on April 22, 2018.

Neuroscience PhD student Samuel Mills reflects — and shares a few stories about the brilliant neurologist and author — at Melbourne's Laborastory. This program first aired on April 22, 2018.

Neuroscience PhD student Samuel Mills reflects — and shares a few stories about the brilliant neurologist and author — at Melbourne's Laborastory. This program first aired on April 22, 2018.

We sat down with Manesh Girn, PhD Candidate in Neuroscience, McGill University Manesh Girn is a Neuroscience PhD student at McGill University and has been lead or co-author on a dozen scientific publications and book chapters on topics including psychedelics, meditation, mind-wandering, and brain network interactions. Manesh currently has ongoing collaborations with Robin Carhart-Harris and others at the Imperial College Center for Psychedelic Research and is investigating the brain changes underlying psilocybin, LSD, and DMT. He has had a passionate interest in psychedelics and their scientific investigation since his teens and also runs a psychedelic science YouTube channel – “The Psychedelic Scientist” – that provides accessible discussions of the latest research findings.

We are joined by Dan Scott, a Neuroscience PhD, and researcher out of Texas. Per usual, we cover Dan's origin story: growing up in New York, college in Ohio, and graduate school in the City that never sleeps. We cover a wide range of topics, mostly in science: the brain and how little we understand of it, machine-brain interface, AI, and whether we live in a simulation. We talk about diabetes, our gut biome, and fun music stuff - like how will music venues survive this pandemic? We go through at least three amazing 'Would you rather?"s. We get great hot new band music tips and we teleport to a gorgeous creek in the middle of summer. To quote Dan, he brings a scientific rigor to everything he works on, making this an awesome episode with a ton of laughs. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pavelcast/message

My guest today is Phazha Bothongo, a 23 year old South African, born in Botswana, and currently living in the United Kingdom. She has completed her MSc. in Neuroscience and Translational Medicine at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and went on to do PhD at the Preventive Neurology Unit, Wolfson Institute.  In this episode, we learn that the one particular life event influenced her choice of getting into the field of  science,  was when her grandfather was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. She discovered there was no cure for it and went on to study to pursue Neuroscience. Phazha chose this field so that her research can have an impact and contribute to the knowledge of neuroscience. The PhD research is focused on the effects of socio-economic deprivation and ethnicity on the risk of dementia in Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups in comparison to the White population. Black African and Caribbean, are at risk and to more likely develop dementia at a younger age and get diagnosed for early-onset dementia (before 65 years), than their White counterparts. This research is so important as there is very little research on the Black demographic. Interesting right? Well, you better tune to learn more about Phazha breaks this research down for us, including so much more! Twitter & Instagram: phazha_bothongoLinkedIn: Phazha BothongoBuzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://paypal.me/RootofSciPod?locale.x=en_US)

Elizabeth is a PhD. Candidate in studying the chemical processes that go behind the human mind also known as Neuroscience. The brain is one of the most complicated things that even though its so close to us we barely have scratched the surface to what makes this thing truly tick. From psychology to certain factors whether genetic or environmental play a factor into a persons life or even the genetic code and structure from birth creating a certain role in your likes and dislikes that all can be boiled down to a chemical level. Creativity and what makes you so much of an individual and different from the others around you is a multitude of factors and its fascinating to discover how and why you have become who you are.

Dr. Daniel Manson is a neuroscientist-turned-developer based in London. At the moment, he is a software engineer at the London-based  LandInsight - a company providing services for land developers in England and Wales. But back in the day, he was a Neuroscience PhD student at the University College London. There he worked in the lab of the 2014 Nobel Prize Winner John O’Keeffe under the supervision of Dr. Caswell Barry.  Daniel started developing software while still in the academic quarters. During his PhD he managed not only to perform  his own experiments, but also to contribute to the community with his excellent  waveform GUI for hippocampal and entorhinal electrophysiology data. In this episode, we discuss --> why Daniel decided to leave academia --> how his days at on the job differ from the daily grind of the PhD --> why working for a start-up is sometimes like playing a strategy game and more!

Neuroscience PhD candidates Clara Snijders, Jackson Boonstra, Megan Sieg and Masters student Ieva Gembutaite joined the Neuroethics Police in an open discussion. In this episode, several ethical and societal implications were discussed concerning recent neuroscience research, including keeping pig brains "alive", human brain organoids, brain-computer interfaces (or BCI), artificial intelligence (or AI) and last but not least human head transplants. During this open discussion the ethical and societal implications of similar research were raised with more questions asked than answered. What neuroscience research keeps you awake at night? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/neuroethicstoday/message

Today we have Shannon Odell on the podcast. Odell is a Brooklyn based writer, comedian, and scientist. She co-hosts and produces Drunk Science, an experimental comedy show deemed “a stroke of genius” by Gothamist and a finalist in TruTV’s comedy break out initiative. She also co-created, writes, and stars in the Inverse original series “Your Brain on Blank”, where she explains the science behind how everything-from alcohol to caffeine to puppies- affects the brain. She can also be seen at Weill Cornell Medicine, where she is a Neuroscience PhD candidate studying the epigenetic underpinnings of hippocampal function. You can visit Shannon’s YouTube channel here. How Shannon got into science comedy How science can be funny Similarities between the personalities of comedians and scientists Political correctness in comedy and science How science communication is often so humorless Your brain on… the flu. Your brain on… breakups. Your brain on… puppies. Your brain on… caffeine. Your brain on… social media. Epigenetics and the effects of early life adversity on the brain How science can inform treatment options Barriers for women entering science

Samantha Esselmann is a content & curation scientist at the genotyping company, 23andMe, where she works on the Ancestry team. Samantha joined 23andMe late in 2017. As a content scientist on the team, Samantha works closely with 23andMe's population geneticists and content writers to craft an engaging (and educational!) product experience. Samantha became passionate about science communication during her Neuroscience PhD at the University of California, San Francisco, where she also captained the UCSF Science Policy Group. In 2016, she served as the BRCA Foundation's Multimedia Science Communications Coordinator, where she produced a podcast series highlighting a diversity of experiences related to hereditary forms of cancer." Today we talk genetic composition, ancestry, and how sometimes, when you want to find someone, instead of going through Facebook or google searches, you can simply take a look into the oldest text on Earth, your DNA. That’s how I found my long lost second and third cousins through 23andme, and visited them in Santa Barbara, California. Errata: "People who have two copies of hereditary hemochromatosis variants have between 2%-36% risk for developing the disease based on a number of factors. It is one of 23andMe's Genetic Health Risk reports."

Neuroscience PhD student Samuel Mills reflects — and shares a few stories about the brilliant neurologist and author — at Melbourne's Laborastory.

Are balance and movement something that can be culturally shaped? Why aren’t female rats being used in drug studies? In this episode of This Anthropological Life we team up with Vivekanand Pandey Vimal to talk about his research that explores how people learn to balance when their sensory systems are taken away. We then relate studies on balance and movement to anthropology and discuss the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration. Show notes by Nina Oria-Loureiro. Listen to this week’s podcast to learn more about Vivek’s experiments Rats Collaboration Balancing on skyscrapers Who is Vivek? Vivekanand Pandey Vimal is a Neuroscience PhD candidate at Brandeis University. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisanthrolife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thisanthrolife/support