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From Our Neurons to Yours
From Our Neurons to Yours
Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, Nicholas Weiler

From Our Neurons to Yours is a show that crisscrosses scientific disciplines to bring you to the frontiers of brain science, produced... more

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Episodes

Famous & Gravy: Mind Traveler | Oliver Sacks

We've concluded Season 3 of From Our Neurons to Yours! Stay tuned for more conversations from the frontiers of neuroscience... more

14 Mar 2024 · 59 minutes
The clocks in your body | Tony Wyss-Coray

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

07 Mar 2024 · 22 minutes
Redefining Parkinson's Disease | Kathleen Poston

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

29 Feb 2024 · 24 minutes
Space and Memory | Lisa Giocomo

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

22 Feb 2024 · 25 minutes
OCD & Ketamine | Carolyn Rodriguez

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

15 Feb 2024 · 22 minutes
Why we do what we do | Neir Eshel

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

08 Feb 2024 · 22 minutes
Brain-Computer Interfaces | Jaimie Henderson

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

01 Feb 2024 · 22 minutes
An electrical storm in the brain | Fiona Baumer

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

30 Nov 2023 · 19 minutes
Seeing sound, tasting color | David Eagleman

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

16 Nov 2023 · 21 minutes
Why sleep keeps us young

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

09 Nov 2023 · 20 minutes
Where ant colonies keep their brains

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

02 Nov 2023 · 17 minutes
Why we get dizzy

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

26 Oct 2023 · 17 minutes
How we understand each other

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

19 Oct 2023 · 22 minutes
Exercise and the brain

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

22 Jun 2023 · 22 minutes
Aging and Brain Plasticity

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

08 Jun 2023 · 21 minutes
Brain stimulation & "psychiatry 3.0" | Nolan Williams

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

25 May 2023 · 24 minutes
Brain Fog | Michelle Monje

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

11 May 2023 · 20 minutes
Assembling the brain | Sergiu Pasca

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

27 Apr 2023 · 23 minutes
Parenting Lessons from Frogs and Spiders

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

13 Apr 2023 · 19 minutes
Virtual Touch | Allison Okamura

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

30 Mar 2023 · 19 minutes
Brain Rejuvenation | Tony Wyss-Coray

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

16 Mar 2023 · 16 minutes
Building a bionic eye | EJ Chichilnisky

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

09 Mar 2023 · 17 minutes
Respect your Biological Clock | Erin Gibson

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

02 Mar 2023 · 15 minutes
Is Addiction a Disease? | Keith Humphreys

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

23 Feb 2023 · 10 minutes
Your gut - the second brain? | Julia Kaltschmidt

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

16 Feb 2023 · 14 minutes
The Octopus Brain | Ernie Hwaun & Matt McCoy

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

09 Feb 2023 · 13 minutes
The Mystery of Migraines | Gabriella Muwanga

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

02 Feb 2023 · 13 minutes
Psychedelics and Empathy | Rob Malenka

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

26 Jan 2023 · 18 minutes
Announcing: From Our Neurons to Yours!

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

10 Jan 2023 · 1 minute
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Is Addiction a Disease? | Keith Humphreys
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What makes addiction a disease? I think we all know at this point that addiction is another major epidemic that is sweeping... more