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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We are giving away a signed copy of David Linden’s new book Touch to one of our listeners. Just tweet @brainpodcast something you like about the podcast and include #BrainMattersContest to be entered. We will randomly select a winner and send you the book! And if you don’t win you can still listen to the book free on audible if you use the link: audiblepodcast.com/brainmatters.
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Episode 27 - Memory, the Cerebellum, and Axons with Dr. David Linden
Anthony and Dr. David Linden (Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine) talked this week about David’s neuroscience research and how he gets inspiration in and out of lab. Anthony also asked David about his journey to becoming a successful scientist and best-selling author.
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Episode 26 - Discovering Circuits with Dr. Massimo Scanzinai
On this episode of Brain Matters, Anthony talked with Dr. Massimo Scanziani (Professor, UC San Diego; HHMI Investigator) not just about his contributions to neuroscience, but about his journey as a scientist, a student, and a mentor. Massimo’s history is fascinating and motivating.
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Episode 25 - Addiction and Glutamate Transmission with Dr. Marina Wolf
For our 25th episode, Matt and Dr. Marina Wolf (Professor and Chair of the Department of Neuroscience at the Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science) talk about Marina’s work in addiction and how this is related to mechanisms in learning and memory.
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Episode 24 - Neuronal Modules with Dr. Ben Strowbridge
On this episode of Brain Matters, Anthony talked with Dr. Ben Strowbridge (Professor of Neuroscience, Case Western Reserve University). Ben and his lab study neurons in the hippocampus and the olfactory bulb and are trying to understand how they come together to make functional modules.
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Hey Brain Matters listeners! This week, we are launching the BRAIN MATTERS REVIEW CHALLENGE! Your reviews help us climb the charts and get noticed by other fans of neuroscience who haven’t found us yet. All you have to do is find Brain Matters on the podcast section in iTunes and leave a rating and review.
And as a thank you, the Brain Matters staff will send you a personalized video. Just send us a screenshot of your review and we will send you a thank you note. You can send your review to [email protected] or tweet it to @brainpodcast. We’d love to answer your questions or just say hi.
Thanks again, these reviews will really help us move up the iTunes charts.
Episode 23 - Decaying Memories with Dr. Paul Frankland
On this episode of Brain Matters, Anthony talks about memory with Dr. Paul Frankland (Principal Investigator, Neurobiology Laboratory at The Hospital for Sick Children). How do the details of memories become lost forever? And why is it that your first memory falls so late in life?
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Episode 22 - Alcohol and the Fetal Brain with Dr. Rajesh Miranda
On this episode of Brain Matters, Matt and Dr. Rajesh Miranda (Professor, Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Texas A&M University) talk about fetal alcohol syndrome. Rajesh is passionate about finding ways to help those who fall on the spectrum of this syndrome by uncovering the ways alcohol interacts with the development of the fetal brain.
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Wow! Brain Matters has been featured on PlayerFM’s list of ‘Best Neuroscience Podcasts’ alongside a few really great shows. So exciting!
Check out the whole list here!