Jad Abumrad

All right. You're listening to Radiolab. from WNYC Rewind

All right. You're listening to Radiolab. from WNYC Rewind

Hi, I'm Daniel from Madrid. Leadership support from Radiolab Science Programming is provided by the Simons Foundation and the John Templeton Foundation. Foundational support from Radiolab was provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Hi, I'm Daniel from Madrid. Leadership support from Radiolab Science Programming is provided by the Simons Foundation and the John Templeton Foundation. Foundational support from Radiolab was provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Hi, I'm Daniel from Madrid. Leadership support from Radiolab Science Programming is provided by the Simons Foundation and the John Templeton Foundation. Foundational support from Radiolab was provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

This is Radiolab. I'm Lulu Miller. It's May, which means we are right in the middle of Mental Health Awareness Month. And because of that, I found myself thinking about an episode we did many years ago about what was at the time a brand new way of peeking inside the brain to try to see various mental health conditions like depression and many other things. It's a fascinating piece.

This is Radiolab. I'm Lulu Miller. It's May, which means we are right in the middle of Mental Health Awareness Month. And because of that, I found myself thinking about an episode we did many years ago about what was at the time a brand new way of peeking inside the brain to try to see various mental health conditions like depression and many other things. It's a fascinating piece.

This is Radiolab. I'm Lulu Miller. It's May, which means we are right in the middle of Mental Health Awareness Month. And because of that, I found myself thinking about an episode we did many years ago about what was at the time a brand new way of peeking inside the brain to try to see various mental health conditions like depression and many other things. It's a fascinating piece.

And while it was recorded 17 years ago, and you'll find some of the language reflects that time, the question at the heart of the story is really timeless, really provocative, really fascinating. So we are going to air it today. And at the end, I will be back with a short update on where some of the technology has come in the subsequent years. So here we go.

And while it was recorded 17 years ago, and you'll find some of the language reflects that time, the question at the heart of the story is really timeless, really provocative, really fascinating. So we are going to air it today. And at the end, I will be back with a short update on where some of the technology has come in the subsequent years. So here we go.

And while it was recorded 17 years ago, and you'll find some of the language reflects that time, the question at the heart of the story is really timeless, really provocative, really fascinating. So we are going to air it today. And at the end, I will be back with a short update on where some of the technology has come in the subsequent years. So here we go.

Buckle up with the episode called How to Cure What Ails You.

Buckle up with the episode called How to Cure What Ails You.

Buckle up with the episode called How to Cure What Ails You.

That's coming up right after this break.

That's coming up right after this break.

That's coming up right after this break.

Radiolab, Lulu, just before the break, Jad and Robert were debating how much science really can know about who you are from peering into one of your organs.

Radiolab, Lulu, just before the break, Jad and Robert were debating how much science really can know about who you are from peering into one of your organs.

Radiolab, Lulu, just before the break, Jad and Robert were debating how much science really can know about who you are from peering into one of your organs.