Dr. Dave Rabin

And that's how most commonly people think about neuroscience is a bunch of people in white research lab coats doing experiments on animals or cells. I did that for about eight to 10 years.

And that's how most commonly people think about neuroscience is a bunch of people in white research lab coats doing experiments on animals or cells. I did that for about eight to 10 years.

And then there's neuroscience on the human level where we're actually studying how people's brains work using brain imaging and biological techniques that help measure the nervous system, EEG, brainwave measurement, things like that, body measurement, heart rate and respiratory rate, all these functions of the body. can be used to help us understand the brain better.

And then there's neuroscience on the human level where we're actually studying how people's brains work using brain imaging and biological techniques that help measure the nervous system, EEG, brainwave measurement, things like that, body measurement, heart rate and respiratory rate, all these functions of the body. can be used to help us understand the brain better.

So those are all different neuroscience practices. I am actually fairly unique in that I am a translational neuroscientist. So what that means is I don't work at the bench anymore. I'm not in the lab. And I do work in the clinic with my patients. But my focus is on how do we literally translate the great discoveries we've made in the lab

So those are all different neuroscience practices. I am actually fairly unique in that I am a translational neuroscientist. So what that means is I don't work at the bench anymore. I'm not in the lab. And I do work in the clinic with my patients. But my focus is on how do we literally translate the great discoveries we've made in the lab

and then bring them into the community and bring them into clinical care? And how do we change the way we treat patients? How do we change the way we live from all of the incredible discoveries we've made over the last 100 years, most of which have never actually been fully integrated into the way we live and the way we practice medicine, which I noticed when I was in the lab.

and then bring them into the community and bring them into clinical care? And how do we change the way we treat patients? How do we change the way we live from all of the incredible discoveries we've made over the last 100 years, most of which have never actually been fully integrated into the way we live and the way we practice medicine, which I noticed when I was in the lab.

I'm like, why are these great discoveries not moving forward into changing the way we work? And They just weren't. There's all these blockers along the way. So one of the main ones is how do we describe the findings and how do we create new tools? Apollo being the first translation that we did from our work from the lab into the clinic and into the real world.

I'm like, why are these great discoveries not moving forward into changing the way we work? And They just weren't. There's all these blockers along the way. So one of the main ones is how do we describe the findings and how do we create new tools? Apollo being the first translation that we did from our work from the lab into the clinic and into the real world.

But how do we literally translate what we learn from the lab into a language that everybody can understand? And so that's kind of my specialty is on the translational neuroscience side.

But how do we literally translate what we learn from the lab into a language that everybody can understand? And so that's kind of my specialty is on the translational neuroscience side.

I mean, I think everyone tends to want to know how their brain and body were right. Like, have you ever met anybody who really just doesn't want to know, you know? So I think like most people want to know, I think the, the challenge has always been how, what words do we use to teach them? Right. How do we teach them?

I mean, I think everyone tends to want to know how their brain and body were right. Like, have you ever met anybody who really just doesn't want to know, you know? So I think like most people want to know, I think the, the challenge has always been how, what words do we use to teach them? Right. How do we teach them?

And can we, you know, like Einstein brought this up back when he was alive, which was, you know, if he, he used to say something like, if you can't teach something to a, a five-year-old or a seven-year-old, I can't remember the age, but it was something under 10. If you can't teach something to a person of a young age, it's not the fault of the person trying to learn.

And can we, you know, like Einstein brought this up back when he was alive, which was, you know, if he, he used to say something like, if you can't teach something to a, a five-year-old or a seven-year-old, I can't remember the age, but it was something under 10. If you can't teach something to a person of a young age, it's not the fault of the person trying to learn.

It's not the fault of the learner. It's the fault of the teacher. And not being able to explain things adequately. And I thought that was really interesting because he kind of brings up this topic of language as an evolving, active, dynamic thing. That it's up to us as the teachers to come up with better ways to meet our learners where they are and explain things in a language they can understand.

It's not the fault of the learner. It's the fault of the teacher. And not being able to explain things adequately. And I thought that was really interesting because he kind of brings up this topic of language as an evolving, active, dynamic thing. That it's up to us as the teachers to come up with better ways to meet our learners where they are and explain things in a language they can understand.

And so I really took that to heart because I had people in my training who did that and who taught me things in a language I can understand. I had people who did the complete opposite and just talked about things the way they understood it and made it really complicated. And I am, you know, I am an MD, PhD, I'm a neuroscience and a psychiatrist.

And so I really took that to heart because I had people in my training who did that and who taught me things in a language I can understand. I had people who did the complete opposite and just talked about things the way they understood it and made it really complicated. And I am, you know, I am an MD, PhD, I'm a neuroscience and a psychiatrist.