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  • But Always See First with Dr. Roderick MacKinnon

    January 9, 2019 · 42 min

    On this episode, Anthony spoke to Dr. Roderick MacKinnon (Professor, Rockefeller University, HHMI) about ion channels, studying what fascinates you, and the importance of thinking childishly.   The music on today's episode was by The…

  • Being Romantic and Practical with Dr. Richard Tsien

    May 22, 2018 · 46 min

    On this episode, Matt spoke to Dr. Richard Tsien (Professor & Chair, New York University). Dr. Tsien has a diverse career, contributing many important findings to the field of cellular and molecular neuroscience, with a primary focus on…

  • Barflies: Alcohol and Fly Genetics with Dr. Fred Wolf

    December 26, 2017 · 52 min

    On this (50th!) episode of Brain Matters, Anthony talks to Dr. Fred Wolf (Assistant Professor, UC Merced). Dr. Wolf is interested in how alcohol and other drugs of abuse change our genes when we take them. Using the fruit fly as a model…

  • Alzheimer's and C. elegans with Dr. Jon Pierce

    April 19, 2017 · 52 min

    On this episode of Brain Matters, we talked with Dr. Jon Pierce (University of Texas at Austin). Jon uses to C. elegans to study Alzheimer's, Down Syndrome, alcoholism, and more. Jon is currently raising money to fund undergraduate…

  • Space and Time with Dr. Mayank Mehta

    March 7, 2017 · 49 min

    On this episode of Brain Matters, Matt and Mayank Mehta (Professor, UCLA) talk about how rodents and human perceive space and time. Mayank has always been obsessed with time and merges physics and neuroscience to understand how the brain…

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  • Becoming a Curious Scientist with Dr. André Fenton

    February 13, 2017 · 48 min

    What's the most important thing about being a scientist? According to Dr. André Fenton: Curiosity. Anthony and André talked about how André tinkered his way to researching learning and memory at NYU.

  • The Nature of Nature (and the brain too) with Dr. David McCormick

    January 30, 2017 · 58 min

    This week on Brain Matters, Matt and Dr. David McCormick (Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology, Yale) start off 2017 right. On this episode you'll get a quick briefing on the early history of neuroscience, information about…

  • Engineering the Brain with Dr. Caleb Kemere

    December 12, 2016 · 1 hr 5 min

    On this episode of Brain Matters, Anthony and Caleb Kemere (Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University) talk about Caleb's path to studying real time neural engineering.

  • Bonus - SfN 2016

    November 13, 2016 · 6 min

    The Brain Matters team will be at the 2016 Society for Neuroscience convention in San Diego. Come say hey! We also got some exciting news - Brain Matters is now officially award-winning and Science-approved!

  • Neurons, Mitochondria, and Human Evolution with Dr. Franck Polleux

    October 13, 2016 · 51 min

    On this episode of Brain Matters, Matt and Dr. Franck Polleux (Professor, Department of Neuroscience at Columbia University and the Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute) cover a lot of ground. Franck talks about his work as a graduate…

  • Sensorimotor Circuits in Zebrafish with Dr. Tod Thiele

    August 8, 2016 · 36 min

    On this episode of Brain Matters, Matt and Dr. Tod Thiele (Assistant Professor, University of Toronto Scarborough) talk about a model organism we haven't featured on the podcast yet- zebrafish. In his new lab, Tod is continuing his work on…

  • Enhancing Cognition with Video Games with Dr. Adam Gazzaley

    June 23, 2016 · 35 min

    On this episode of Brain Matters, Anthony talked with Adam Gazzaley (Professor, UCSF) about his work on cognition. Adam develops and designs video games that are fun to play and also have enhancing cognitive effects.   Thank you for…

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About the show

Brain Matters the Podcast is an exciting way for anyone to learn about the fascinating world of neuroscience directly from the researchers who have dedicated their lives to uncovering the mysteries of the brain. Our mission is to make neuroscience accessible, relatable, and intriguing while still respecting the integrity of the science we love.