Four Roads for One Molecule: Mapping the Brain's Dopamine Pathways
Dopamine doesn't run on a single track — it moves through four distinct pathways in the brain, and each one produces a very different story...
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Understanding the Brain
This podcast is designed for individuals with or without a background in science to the modern field of neuroscience. Drawing on everyday experience and popular books, as well as current res...
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20 of 65 episodesDopamine Isn’t Simply the Pleasure Chemical
Dopamine is routinely described as the brain’s “pleasure chemical,” but that description leaves out much of the story. Dopamine systems part...
Why You Can Feel Someone Watching You—Even When You Never Saw Them
Have you ever suddenly looked across a room and discovered that someone was staring directly at you? It can feel almost supernatural, as tho...
The Brain’s Traffic Controller: How We Turn Thought into Action and Habit
Hidden deep inside the head, a small cluster of control centers decides which of our physical movements and mental impulses actually happen....
The Brain’s Idle Engine: The Default Mode Network, Internal Narrative, and Network Switching
This episode examines the architecture and physiology of the default mode network (DMN), a large-scale neural network that activates during...
Where vs. What: The Parietal Lobe and the Temporal Lobe Are Not Interchangeable Real Estate
The parietal lobe maps the body and space; the temporal lobe maps sound, meaning, and memory. Confusing them is how people turn every MRI fi...
Map of the Mind: What Each Brain Lobe Is Actually Doing
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The Light Before the Dark: When the Mind Returns- terminal lucidity
This podcast is designed for individuals with or without a background in science to the modern field of neuroscience. Drawing on everyday ex...
WE DISCUSS THE LATEST RESEARCH ON MUSIC'S INFLUENCE ON OUR BRAINS
This podcast is designed for individuals with or without a background in science to the modern field of neuroscience. Drawing on everyday ex...
COGNITIVE AND AFFECTIVE PERSONALITY THEORIES
This podcast is designed for individuals with or without a background in science to the modern field of neuroscience. Drawing on everyday ex...
PERCEPTION AND ATTENTION AND CONSCIOUSNESS
This podcast is designed for individuals with or without a background in science to the modern field of neuroscience. Drawing on everyday ex...
WE DISCUSS HOW MEMORY WORKS
This podcast is designed for individuals with or without a background in science to the modern field of neuroscience. Drawing on everyday ex...
PSYCHONEUROIMMUNOLOGY
This podcast is designed for individuals with or without a background in science to the modern field of neuroscience. Drawing on everyday ex...
LOW LEVELS OF VITAMIN D DURING PREGNANCY INCREASES RISK FOR AUTISM, ADHD AND SCHIZOPHRENIA
This podcast is designed for individuals with or without a background in science to the modern field of neuroscience. Drawing on everyday ex...
NEUROBIOLOGY OF BRAIN DEVELOPMENT FROM CHILDHOOD TO ADULT
This podcast is designed for individuals with or without a background in science to the modern field of neuroscience. Drawing on everyday ex...
THE BIOLOGY OF SLEEP
This podcast is designed for individuals with or without a background in science to the modern field of neuroscience. Drawing on everyday ex...
WE DISCUSS THE BIOLOGY OF CERTAIN PSYCHIATRIC ISSUES
This podcast is designed for individuals with or without a background in science to the modern field of neuroscience. Drawing on everyday ex...
CENTRAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
This podcast is designed for individuals with or without a background in science to the modern field of neuroscience. Drawing on everyday ex...
DISCUSSING NOREPINEPHRINE, GABA, GLUTAMATE, AND MORE
This podcast is designed for individuals with or without a background in science to the modern field of neuroscience. Drawing on everyday ex...
THE BRAIN ON ALCOHOL
This podcast is designed for individuals with or without a background in science to the modern field of neuroscience. Drawing on everyday ex...