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Cerebrum Podcast

Cerebrum editor Bill Glovin’s monthly interviews with top neuroscientists who discuss their research-based articles, their personal stories, and how their work has the potential to make a difference in people’s lives. Listen to some of these engaging and memorable interviews, read the latest Cerebrum articles, and explore the most complex organ in the human body.

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Cerebrum Podcast #21: The Dazzling Promise of Ketamine
Ronald S. Duman talks about ketamine’s potential to be the most significant breakthrough for treating depression in half a century.
Cerebrum Podcast #20: Alabama to Beijing… and Back: The Search for a Pain Gene
Stephen G. Waxman talks about his career as a neuroscientist and his forthcoming book, Chasing Men on Fire: The Story of the Search for a Pain Gene.
Cerebrum Podcast #19: Know Thyself: Well-Being and Subjective Experience
Joseph LeDoux talks about his work as founding director of The Emotional Brain Institute at New York University, and his role as a founding member of the popular band, The Amygdaloids.
Cerebrum Podcast #18: Neuroimaging Advances for Depression
Helen S. Mayberg talks about neuroimaging for depression nd her recent move to become the founding director of The Center for Advanced Circuit Therapeutics at Mt. Sinai.
Cerebrum Podcast #17: Microglia: The Brain’s First Responders
Beth Stevens and Staci Bilbo talk about their work on microglia, their careers and opportunities for women in neuroscience.
Cerebrum Podcast #15: The Illusion of the Perfect Brain Enhancer
Alvaro Pascual-Leone talks about the potential and pitfalls of transcranial direct current stimulation, a non-invasive form of brain stimulation
Cerebrum Podcast #14: Olfaction: Smell of Change in the Air
Richard L. Doty talks about our sense of smell and its potential to detect and treat some neurological disorders.
Cerebrum Podcast #13: The Brain’s Emotional Development
Nim Tottenham talks about the role that gender, puberty, and species plays in emotional development and how research advances could impact policymakers and parents.
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Cerebrum Podcast #12: The Sleeping Brain
Chiara Cirelli talks about the difference between sleep and rest, the impact of sleep on memory, different sleeping habits, and the ties between nutrition and sleep.
Cerebrum Podcast #11: Gut Feelings on Parkinson’s and Depression
Microbiota pioneer Ted Dinan discusses issues surrounding what many label “the second genome.”
Cerebrum Podcast #10: The Four Pillars of Alzheimer’s Prevention
Dharma Singh Khalsa explains the reasons that diet, exercise, medication, and psychological well-being offer the best chance for aging AD-free and nourishing a sharp mind.
Cerebrum Podcast #9: Next Generation House Call
E. Ray Dorsey discusses telemedicine’s tie to depression, stroke, Parkinson’s, and a host of other neurological disorders.