Episode 36 - Cortical Columns with Dr. David Fitzpatrick
On this episode of Brain Matters, Matt and Dr. David Fitzpatrick (Chief Executive Officer & Scientific Director, Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience) chat about the cortex. They talked about the visual system and David’s research on his friend the column.
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Episode 35 - Contextualizing Fear with Dr. Michael Fanselow
On this episode of Brain Matters, Anthony interviewed Dr. Michael Fanselow (Distinguished Professor, Psychology, UCLA). They talked about Michael’s contributions to our understanding of fear memories and how the context of an event can impact learning.
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Brain Matters host Anthony Lacagnina was featured on WBEZ Chicago’s Morning Shift. He answered questions from host Tony Sarabia and callers live on the air. Take a listen. And let us know- what are you afraid of?
Episode 33 - Motion Perception with Dr. Alex Huk
On this episode of Brain Matters, Anthony and Dr. Alex Huk (Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin) talk about how our brains process vision and motion.
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Episode 31 - Trial and Error Learning with Dr. Yael Niv
When we make a decision, we draw from our past experiences to guide our actions, but we are also willing to modify our behavior if we fail to predict the correct outcome. Anthony spoke with Dr. Yael Niv (Associate Professor, Princeton University) about this kind of trial and error learning, and how the brain learns how to learn.
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Matt, Anthony, and Lauren will be LIVE on Austin’s KVRX Monday July 13th at 7pm CST. They are guests on “They Blinded Me With Science”. Tune in if you want to hear some awesome science talk.
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Episode 30 - Molecular Manipulation of Mood with Dr. René Hen
On this episode of Brain Matters, Anthony and Dr. René Hen (Professor, Columbia University) talk about how mood and anxiety is regulated by serotonin and adult neurogenesis, and how Dr. Hen’s molecular tools have helped us understand how emotions are processed.
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Episode 29 - Pain and Placebo Effect with Dr. Tor Wager
How can we use our thoughts to regulate our emotional responses? On this episode of Brain Matters, Anthony and Dr. Tor Wager (Associate Professor, University of Colorado at Boulder) discuss how our mental states and context can influence the perception of pain.
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Episode 28 - Animal Models of Alzheimer’s with Dr. Joanna Jankowsky
Alzheimer’s disease has been a difficult disease to find treatment for. On this episode of Brain Matters, Matt and Dr. Joanna Jankowsky (Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine) talk about how to model Alzheimer’s disease in mice to research the progression and treatment options for the disease.
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Where does your neural “pleasure buzz” come from? David Linden thinks it might be from your most recent tweet or text! Does your pleasure buzz come from the buzz of your cell phone?