Podcasts about stanford neurosciences institute

Dr. James Doty, or as he wanted me to call him, Jim, is a Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery at Stanford University. He's also the Founder and Director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education, which is an affiliate of the Stanford Neurosciences Institute. So, you're going to learn pretty quickly in today's conversation that Dr. Doty has been on the neurosurgery side and on the neuroscience side of studying the brain. He is obsessed with research and science, and he also blends in this sort of artistic way of thinking about how we can show up in the world. He's the author of a self-help book called Into the Magic Shop, which is a neurosurgeon's quest to discover the mysteries of the brain and the secrets of the heart. I think that best describes how Jim shows up. He very much values the brain, but he also values the heart. His most recent book, which is a big part of our conversation today, is called Mind Magic, which is all about the neuroscience of manifestation and how it changes us and helps us evolve and impacts how we show up in the world. He has been very philanthropic with Stanford University's School of Medicine. He's one of the largest donators of any graduate or faculty member at the school. He endowed the Chair of the Dean of the School of Medicine at Tulane University as well following Hurricane Katrina and helped refurbish its library, in addition to setting up a scholarship for socioeconomically disadvantaged students to commit to a career of service. He cares deeply about giving back, helping people, and being part of something bigger than himself. The other word that is really important to remember when you listen to Dr. Jim Doty talk is disadvantaged. He came from a disadvantaged upbringing; he's going to reference that in today's conversation. And so, you're going to hear him talk a little bit about capitalism and some of the downsides that may come with that structure and that system, and how he struggled in his early days as well. He's also a CEO; he's the founder of Happi AI, which is a new mental health app which uses emotion detection with AI to really help people on their journey and be able to regulate their emotions. He's served as a CEO for many different bio companies through his career, including Accuray, which ended up IPOing for $1.3 billion in 2007. He served in the 90's as their CEO. So, he's got this leadership background, but he's also been in surgery centers and has been operating on people, and on the research side. So, he has these intersections that make him a really fascinating human being and I loved my conversation with him. It's about much more about simply his successes, it's also about the challenges and the failures Dr. Doty has had along the way. So, I think you're going to find him to be vulnerable, open, and he also knows who he is. He's very comfortable in his own skin and doesn't mince words and is convicted on a lot of his beliefs based on the curiosity that he's had previously. Dr. Doty had a number of amazing insights during our conversation. Some of them include: “So many people are so afraid of being judged, or accepting themselves, or being authentic” (7:25). “[We have] programs that are training people to be more compassionate towards themselves” (7:55). “In the modern world, many people feel uncomfortable talking to another human” (9:20). “Nowadays we've created a narrative of a minimum wage, not a living wage” (15:40). “Massive economic inequalities is a fundamental aspect of [the growing need for mental health treatment]” (19:35). “That's what many of us need in this world: an empathic listener” (23:15). “When children grow up in an environment [where they face many adverse childhood experiences], it's like a warzone; it's traumatizing” (23:50). “Post-traumatic stress disorder doesn't have to be from war” (24:05). “I no longer had anger and hostility towards my parents, because they did not have the toolset to take care of themselves” (25:40). “When I changed how I interacted with the world, it changed how the world interacted with me” (26:05). “Manifestation is the ability to embed an intention into your subconscious so that, by doing so, it increases the likelihood of whatever it is you wish to happen to occur” (27:45). “I was seeking to get external affirmation to tell me I was worthy, to deal with my shame. And of course, it did none of those things” (31:50). “As a species, we are not wired to have complete self-focus” (32:30). “We have a genetic imperative to care” (32:45). “What people don't realize is that many of the thoughts they have don't actually have to do with them” (44:50). “All of us are manifesting all the time. It's just what are we manifesting?” (46:00). “We create the limiting beliefs that stop us from believing in the unlimited possibilities that each of us have” (48:35). “The greatest way for you to imbed an intention is through defining your goals or your intent” (51:35). “Our purpose in life is to care for others” (52:10). “Let go of outcomes” (53:05). “You need to choose a path that is respectful towards yourself” (54:50). “Your subconscious is always listening” (1:01:15). “Medical school beats your empathy and compassion out of you” (1:04:15). “Many people get so attuned to helping others that they don't do self-care, nor are they compassionate to themselves to create boundaries, that allow them to be their best selves and then they burn out” (1:08:10). “Every one of us, every day, has the ability to improve the life of at least one person” (1:15:30). Additionally, you can find Dr. Doty's website here, where you can learn more about him and also purchase both of his books. You can also find the website for Happi AI here. You can also reach out to Dr. Doty via email at jrdoty@stanford.edu. Thank you so much to Dr. Doty for coming on the podcast! I wrote a book called “Shift Your Mind” that was released in October of 2020, and you can order it on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Additionally, I have launched a company called Strong Skills, and I encourage you to check out our new website https://www.strongskills.co/. If you liked this episode and/or any others, please follow me on Twitter: @brianlevenson or Instagram: @Intentional_Performers. Thanks for listening.

Vision and Perception is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Kalanit Grill-Spector, Professor in Psychology and the Stanford Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University. Kalanit Grill-Spector's is a vision specialist with a background in computational neuroscience. Her research examines how the brain processes visual information and perceives it. This extensive conversation explores how functional imaging techniques are used to visualize the brain in action and how it functions to recognize people, objects and places. Kalanit also discusses how the anatomical and functional properties of the brain change from infancy to childhood through adulthood, and how this development is related to improved visual recognition abilities. Howard Burton is the founder of the Ideas Roadshow, Ideas on Film and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vision and Perception is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Kalanit Grill-Spector, Professor in Psychology and the Stanford Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University. Kalanit Grill-Spector's is a vision specialist with a background in computational neuroscience. Her research examines how the brain processes visual information and perceives it. This extensive conversation explores how functional imaging techniques are used to visualize the brain in action and how it functions to recognize people, objects and places. Kalanit also discusses how the anatomical and functional properties of the brain change from infancy to childhood through adulthood, and how this development is related to improved visual recognition abilities. Howard Burton is the founder of the Ideas Roadshow, Ideas on Film and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/neuroscience

Vision and Perception is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Kalanit Grill-Spector, Professor in Psychology and the Stanford Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University. Kalanit Grill-Spector's is a vision specialist with a background in computational neuroscience. Her research examines how the brain processes visual information and perceives it. This extensive conversation explores how functional imaging techniques are used to visualize the brain in action and how it functions to recognize people, objects and places. Kalanit also discusses how the anatomical and functional properties of the brain change from infancy to childhood through adulthood, and how this development is related to improved visual recognition abilities. Howard Burton is the founder of the Ideas Roadshow, Ideas on Film and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/psychology

Vision and Perception is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Kalanit Grill-Spector, Professor in Psychology and the Stanford Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University. Kalanit Grill-Spector's is a vision specialist with a background in computational neuroscience. Her research examines how the brain processes visual information and perceives it. This extensive conversation explores how functional imaging techniques are used to visualize the brain in action and how it functions to recognize people, objects and places. Kalanit also discusses how the anatomical and functional properties of the brain change from infancy to childhood through adulthood, and how this development is related to improved visual recognition abilities. Howard Burton is the founder of the Ideas Roadshow, Ideas on Film and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-technology-and-society

Vision and Perception is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Kalanit Grill-Spector, Professor in Psychology and the Stanford Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University. Kalanit Grill-Spector's is a vision specialist with a background in computational neuroscience. Her research examines how the brain processes visual information and perceives it. This extensive conversation explores how functional imaging techniques are used to visualize the brain in action and how it functions to recognize people, objects and places. Kalanit also discusses how the anatomical and functional properties of the brain change from infancy to childhood through adulthood, and how this development is related to improved visual recognition abilities. Howard Burton is the founder of the Ideas Roadshow, Ideas on Film and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science

Vision and Perception is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Kalanit Grill-Spector, Professor in Psychology and the Stanford Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University. Kalanit Grill-Spector's is a vision specialist with a background in computational neuroscience. Her research examines how the brain processes visual information and perceives it. This extensive conversation explores how functional imaging techniques are used to visualize the brain in action and how it functions to recognize people, objects and places. Kalanit also discusses how the anatomical and functional properties of the brain change from infancy to childhood through adulthood, and how this development is related to improved visual recognition abilities. Howard Burton is the founder of the Ideas Roadshow, Ideas on Film and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Dr. Robert C. Malenka is the Pritzker Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Director of the Pritzker Laboratory, and Deputy Director of the Stanford Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University. Rob's research focuses on how brain cells communicate with each other through chemical and electrical signals. They examine how the connections between neurons (synapses) work at a molecular level. He also studies the molecular mechanisms involved in changes to our nervous system (plasticity). Rob is an avid tennis player, and he likes to get out on the court 2-3 times per week. He also spends his free time watching sci fi and spy thriller movies, as well as sampling and collecting wines. Travel is a big part of Rob's life, and he enjoys immersing himself in different cultures, meeting people, and navigating public transportation systems. He received his Bachelor's degree from Harvard College and his MD and PhD in Neuroscience from the Stanford University School of Medicine. Rob conducted postdoctoral research at the University of California, San Francisco and completed his residency in Psychiatry at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He served on the Faculty at the University of California, San Francisco for 10 years before joining the faculty at Stanford where he is today. Rob is a recipient of the Medical Research Award in Neuropsychiatry from the Pasarow Foundation, the Julius Axelrod Mentorship Award from the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, and the NARSAD Goldman-Rakic Prize for Outstanding Cognitive Neuroscience Research. In addition, Rob is a Member of the National Academy of Sciences, a Member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a Fellow of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology. In our conversation, Rob tells us more about his journey through life and science.

Scripture: John 15:5; Psalm 139:7 A breath prayer to practice throughout the week: Inhale: God, you abide in me. Exhale: God, you abide in this moment. Quote from Dr. James Doty, MD (clinical professor of neurosurgery at Stanford University and founder and director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education, an affiliate of the Stanford Neurosciences Institute.): "The brain doesn't distinguish between an experience that is intensely imagined and an experience that is real...it will always choose what is familiar over what is unfamiliar."

Ethan Millard is joined by Rebecca Cressman, midday host at FM100.3. Ethan comes from a family of big heads. They have big heads. A few of them have ridiculously big heads. It's a family trait. His parents always said "big head, big brains". Is that true? Is your brain big because your head is big? And does that make you smarter? Of course a larger brain would require more space in a larger skull, but a large head could also be caused by thicker bone or a lot of musculature. Our heads are full of muscles. That can make your head look bigger. Researchers at the University of Tennessee did a study and found that human skulls are larger than they were in 1825. Our heads have grown 1/3 inch taller and have about a tennis ball worth of extra brain space. Some scientists believe that our modern lifestyle has done this. Humans enjoy more calories and less strenuous work today than in 1825. Another theory is that because of modern medicine, more large headed babies are born. In 1825, a lot of large heads would have failed to birth. But what about the question of whether or not a bigger brain means your smarter? The Stanford Neurosciences Institute says the science linking brain size and intelligence is weak. There are animals with bigger brains than humans. The average human brain is 3lbs, give or take. An elephant brain is 11lbs and a sperm whale brain is a whopping 18lbs. Humans do have abnormally large brains compared to their actual body size, but intelligence is based on a lot of factors. Nutrition and stimulation during development is a well known factor of intelligence. Different parts of the brain can vary in size from person to person and scientists believe that can also play a role in how a person thinks. One problem with researching brain size and intelligence is that the research tends to use IQ tests.  These don't measure important human elements such as creativity and social intelligence.  IQ tests also can't predict how successful a person will be in their life.  Stuff Your Dad Knows is hosted by Ethan Millard.  What do you do when your children hit you up with crazy questions?  Do you know the answer?  Do you just pretend?  Kids are smart, so this podcast empowers parents to answer those tough questions and stay at the top of the family food chain.  If you want to be more efficient, just listen to the podcast with your children present.  Then you don't have to be the information middle man.  Family harmony is our goal! If you want to ask a question, use #stuffyourdadknows and Ethan will answer it for you!  Follow him @EthanMillardKSL on Twitter. 

Dr. William Newsome, Harman Family Provostial Professor, Vincent V. C. Woo Director of the Stanford Neurosciences Institute, and Professor of Neurobiology, delivered the closing remarks for the 2016 Symposium of the Stanford Neurosciences Institute.

Professor William Newsome welcomes everyone to the 2016 Symposium of the Stanford Neurosciences Institute.

Professor William Newsome welcomes everyone to the Symposium of the Stanford Neurosciences Institute.

Dr. Ann Arvin, Vice Provost and Dean of Research at Stanford University and Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology and Immunology, delivered the closing remarks for the 2015 Symposium of the Stanford Neurosciences Institute.

Dr. Robert C. Malenka is the Pritzker Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Director of the Pritzker Laboratory, and Deputy Director of the Stanford Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University. He received his Bachelor's degree from Harvard College and his MD and PhD in Neuroscience from the Stanford University School of Medicine. Rob conducted postdoctoral research at the University of California, San Francisco and completed his residency in Psychiatry at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He served on the Faculty at the University of California, San Francisco for 10 years before joining the faculty at Stanford where he is today. Rob is a recipient of the Medical Research Award in Neuropsychiatry from the Pasarow Foundation, the Julius Axelrod Mentorship Award from the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, and the NARSAD Goldman-Rakic Prize for Outstanding Cognitive Neuroscience Research. In addition, Rob is a Member of the National Academy of Sciences, a Member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a Fellow of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology. Rob is here with us today to tell us all about his journey through life and science.

How do we learn and remember? What technologies might allow us to peer into the brain and even manipulate its function? How could a deeper understanding of the brain influence public policy, education and the law? In this session of Open Office Hours, William Newsome, professor of neurobiology and director of the Stanford Neurosciences Institute, discusses the big questions that brain researchers are still trying to answer. https://neuroscience.stanford.edu/

In my lifetime, there has never been a moment like this one… in terms of the speed and acceleration of discovery.” William Newsome, director of the Stanford Neurosciences Institute, says new technologies are allowing researchers to make significant progress in understanding the brain. https://neuroscience.stanford.edu/

Karl Deisseroth at the Inaugural Symposium of Stanford Neurosciences Institute. https://neuroscience.stanford.edu Part of the Inaugural Symposium of Stanford Neurosciences Institute recorded on October 10, 2014.

Closing Remarks delivered by William Newsome, Director of Stanford Neurosciences Institute at the Stanford Neurosciences Inaugural Symposium.

Stanford President John Hennessy delivers the final remarks of the Symposium. He discusses the future of the Stanford Neurosciences Institute and of the Stanford University at large.

Opening Remarks delivered by William Newsome, Director of the Stanford Neurosciences Institute, and Ann Arvin, Vice Provost and Dean of Research for Stanford University, at the Inaugural Symposium of the Stanford Neurosciences Institute.