Today, we are speaking with the one and only Robert Sapolsky, a Stanford neurobiologist, a MacArthur "Genius", and best-selling author... more

Join us as we dive back into the world of psychedelic medicine with anesthesiologists Boris Heifets and Theresa Lii, who... more

Today, we are going back into the archives for one of my favorite episodes: We are talking to neuroscientist, entrepreneur,... more

Earlier this year, President Obama's signature BRAIN Initiative, which has powered advances in neuroscience for the past 10 years, had... more

Given the widespread legalization of cannabis for medical and recreational uses, you'd think we'd have a better understanding of how... more

Today we are re-releasing an episode we did last year with Stanford neurobiologist Lisa Giocomo exploring the intersection of memory,... more

In the past few years, Big Pharma has released not one, but three new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Aducanemab (2021),... more

Getting help for depression can be like purgatory. Setting aside for a moment the stigma and other barriers to seeking... more

Today, we're talking with Stanford neuro-oncologist, Michelle Monje. This is actually the third time we've had Michelle on the show,... more

This week on From Our Neurons to Yours, we're talking about using new techniques for growing human brain tissue in... more

Today, we're going to talk about virtual reality and how it could be used to treat depression. We're talking with... more

The skin is full of contradictions. It’s soft and sensitive, but also tough and resilient, even self-healing. It’s both the... more

This week, we're diving into recent research that sheds light on a new form of brain plasticity involving changes in... more

-- We're re-releasing our conversation with Carla Shatz, one of our favorites from the archive, which comes up all the... more

Hi everyone — quick programming announcement. As we head into summer, we'll be moving to an every-other-week cadence as we... more

The powerful new generation of AI tools that has come out over the past few years — DALL-E, ChatGPT,... more

At some point in our lives, we all struggle with memory — learning a new name, remembering that book you... more

Today, we're going to talk about how psychedelics alter our perception of reality and what that says about... reality! Welcome... more

Psychedelics are a hot topic in psychiatry today. They’re producing dramatic reversals for patients with severe depression, PTSD, and... more

This week on From Our Neurons to Yours, we're talking about the neuroscience of climate change with neuroeconomist Nik Sawe.If... more

This week we’re doing something a little different. My good friend Michael Osborne, who produces this show also has his... more

Today: the clocks in your body.We're talking again this week with Tony Wyss-Coray, the director of the Knight Initiative for... more

Today on the show, a new understanding of Parkinson's disease. Parkinson's disease is one of the most common neurodegenerative disorders... more

This week on From Our Neurons to Yours, we sit down with Stanford neurobiologist Lisa Giocomo to explore the intersection... more

In this episode of "From Our Neurons to Yours," we're taking a deep dive into the neuroscience of obsessive-compulsive disorder... more

Welcome to "From Our Neurons to Yours," from the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University. Each week, we bring... more

Imagine being trapped in your own body, unable to move or communicate effectively. This may seem like a nightmare, but... more

Imagine an electrical storm in your brain, a power surge that passes through delicately wired neural circuits, making thousands of... more

Imagine Thursday. Does Thursday have a color? What about the sound of rain — does that sound taste like chocolate?... more

Welcome back, neuron lovers! In this week's episode of From Our Neurons to Yours, we're talking about the neuroscience of... more

Welcome back to "From Our Neurons to Yours," a podcast from the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University. In... more

Welcome back to "From Our Neurons to Yours," a podcast where we criss-cross scientific disciplines to take you to the... more

Welcome back to our second season of "From Our Neurons to Yours," a podcast where we criss-cross scientific disciplines to... more

We all know exercise has all sorts of benefits beyond just making us stronger and fitter. It lowers and inflammation.... more

When we're kids, our brains are amazing at learning. We absorb information from the outside world with ease, and we... more

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a technology that uses magnetic fields to stimulate or suppress electrical activity in brain circuits.... more

One of the strangest and most disconcerting things about the COVID 19 pandemic has been the story of long COVID.Many... more

Nearly one in five Americans lives with a mental illness. Unfortunately there’s a limited set of options for treating psychiatric... more

Today we’re going to talk about frogs — and spiders — as parents. What today’s show is really about is... more

Recently on the show, we had a conversation about the possibility of creating artificial vision with a bionic eye. Today... more

Hi listeners, we're shifting to a biweekly release schedule after this episode. See you in a couple weeks!---Most of us... more

We take this for granted, but our eyes are amazing. They're incredible. We process the visual world so automatically and... more

We've probably all heard of circadian rhythms, the idea that our bodies have biological clocks that keep track of the... more

What makes addiction a disease? I think we all know at this point that addiction is another major epidemic that... more

You may have heard the idea that the gut is the second brain, but what does that really mean? Maybe... more

What can octopus and squid brains teach us about intelligence?One of the incredible things about octopus's is that not only... more

If you've ever had a migraine, you know that the symptoms — splitting headache, nausea, sensitivity to light — mean... more

Why are psychiatrists taking a fresh look at MDMA? Recently, there's been growing excitement in the scientific community about revisiting... more

Announcing: From our Neurons to Yours, the new podcast from the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University.On this... more