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Tales From The Cortex

by Dr. Andrew Micieli & Dr. Michelle Jaeggi

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Episode 4: The Man by the Window

August 29, 2026 · 36 min

Each morning, Alfonso watches the same elderly man through the window across the coffee shop. As a journalist, he's used to observing people, but something holds his interest. At first, it’s just his walk. Then Alfonso realizes why it…
Episode 3: A Familiar Feeling

August 24, 2026 · 36 min

Daniel is 34 years old, newly single, anxious, and increasingly afraid that something is happening to his mind, similar to what happened to his uncle with schizophrenia. It starts with brief, unsettling moments that are difficult to…
Episode 2: Between The Notes

August 14, 2026 · 32 min

Jasmine is a gifted teenage pianist, but something is beginning to interrupt the music. What starts as an occasional headache gradually becomes harder to ignore. The pain grows more frequent. Sound becomes unbearable. School, piano, and…
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August 9, 2026 · 3 min

Welcome to Tales From The Cortex: Stories From Inside The Brain. A story-driven neurology podcast that takes you inside the mysteries of the human brain. Send us Fan Mail
Episode 1: Last Seen Normal

August 9, 2026 · 32 min

Within minutes, an ordinary morning becomes a medical emergency when Laura a healthy 50-year-old suddenly can't get words out and the right side of her face and arm weaken. In the first episode of Tales From the Cortex, follow Laura from…

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About the show

Tales From the Cortex is a story-driven medical podcast that takes you inside the mysteries of the human brain. Hosted by Canadian neurologists Dr. Andrew Micieli and Dr. Michelle Jaeggi, Tales From the Cortex explores neurological diseases through first-person clinical stories. Behind every case is a unique patient trying to understand what is happening to them while navigating the healthcare system. Each episode begins with a patient, a symptom, and a clinical mystery. Follow the story as it unfolds and become the patient's neurologist. What questions would you ask? Where would you localize the problem? Which tests would you order? And what would you do next? Understand how neurologists think, make decisions, and navigate uncertainty—one case at a time. This is a different kind of medical podcast, one that makes neurological disease understandable to everyone, with bonus educational content for clinician listeners. No medical degree required. Just curiosity. Every symptom is a clue. Every brain has a story.