Brain Matters
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
But Always See First with Dr. Roderick MacKinnon
09 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Anthony spoke to Dr. Roderick MacKinnon (Professor, Rockefeller University, HHMI) about ion channels, studying what fascinates you, a...
Being Romantic and Practical with Dr. Richard Tsien
22 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Matt spoke to Dr. Richard Tsien (Professor & Chair, New York University). Dr. Tsien has a diverse career, contributing many important...
Barflies: Alcohol and Fly Genetics with Dr. Fred Wolf
26 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 o...
Alzheimer's and C. elegans with Dr. Jon Pierce
19 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 S...
Space and Time with Dr. Mayank Mehta
07 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Becoming a Curious Scientist with Dr. André Fenton
13 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What's the most important thing about being a scientist? According to Dr. André Fenton: Curiosity. Anthony and André talked about how André tinkere...
The Nature of Nature (and the brain too) with Dr. David McCormick
30 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Engineering the Brain with Dr. Caleb Kemere
12 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Brain Matters, Anthony and Caleb Kemere (Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University) talk about Cale...
Bonus - SfN 2016
13 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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 Matt...
Neurons, Mitochondria, and Human Evolution with Dr. Franck Polleux
13 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Brain Matters, Matt and Dr. Franck Polleux (Professor, Department of Neuroscience at Columbia University and the Zuckerman Mind Bra...
Sensorimotor Circuits in Zebrafish with Dr. Tod Thiele
08 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Brain Matters, Matt and Dr. Tod Thiele (Assistant Professor, University of Toronto Scarborough) talk about a model organism we have...
Enhancing Cognition with Video Games with Dr. Adam Gazzaley
23 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Brain Matters, Anthony talked with Adam Gazzaley (Professor, UCSF) about his work on cognition. Adam develops and designs video ga...
The Vestibular System with Dr. Dora Angelaki
09 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Brain Matters, Anthony talked with Dr. Dora Angelaki (Professor & Chair of the Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medici...
Molecular Mechanisms of Depression with Dr. Lisa Monteggia
01 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Brian Matters, Anthony and Dr. Lisa Monteggia (Professor, UT Southwestern Medical Center) talked about depression and the molecular...
The Resting Brain with Dr. Gagan Wig
14 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Brain Matters, Matt talked with Dr. Gagan Wig (Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas)...
Stroke and Aphasia with Dr. Argye Hillis
04 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony and Dr. Argye Hillis (Professor of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University) talked about a medical perspective on neuroscience research. Argye's ...
Sleep Circuits with Dr. Yang Dan
15 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On This episode of Brain Matters, Anthony talked with Dr. Yang Dan (Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and Professor of Neurobiology, UC Ber...
Cortical Columns with Dr. David Fitzpatrick
22 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Brain Matters, Matt and Dr. David Fitzpatrick (Chief Executive Officer & Scientific Director, Max Planck Florida Institute for Neu...
Contextualizing Fear with Dr. Michael Fanselow
12 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Brain Matters, Anthony interviewed Dr. Michael Fanselow (Distinguished Professor, Psychology, UCLA). They talked about Michael's co...
Rich Perspectives with Dr. Rick Aldrich
27 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Rick Aldrich (Professor, University of Texas at Austin) is a man who wears many hats - biophysicist, neuroscientist, molecular biologist, structu...
Motion Perception with Dr. Alex Huk
11 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Brain Matters, Anthony and Dr. Alex Huk (Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology, University of Texas at Austin) talk ab...
Translational Control in Neurons with Dr. Eric Klann
03 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Creating new proteins is necessary for neurons to change the strength of their connections with each other. This process, known as translation, is con...
Trial and Error Learning with Dr. Yael Niv
10 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
When we make a decision, we draw from our past experiences to guide our actions, but we are also willing to modify our behavior if we fail to predict ...
Molecular Manipulation of Mood with Dr. René Hen
12 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Brain Matters, Anthony and Dr. René Hen (Professor, Columbia University) talk about how mood and anxiety is regulated by serotonin...
Pain and Placebo Effect with Dr. Tor Wager
26 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
How can we use our thoughts to regulate our emotional responses? On this episode of Brain Matters, Anthony and Dr. Tor Wager (Associate Professor, Uni...
Animal Models of Alzheimer's with Dr. Joanna Jankowsky
30 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Alzheimer's disease has been a difficult disease to find treatment for. On this episode of Brain Matters, Matt and Dr. Joanna Jankowsky (Assistant Pro...
Memory, the Cerebellum, and Axons with Dr. David Linden
10 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony and Dr. David Linden (Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine) talked this week about David's neuroscience research and how he ...
Discovering Circuits with Dr. Massimo Scanziani
31 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Brain Matters, Anthony talked with Dr. Massimo Scanziani (Professor, UC San Diego; HHMI Investigator) not just about his contribut...
Addiction and Glutamate Transmission with Dr. Marina Wolf
09 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
For our 25th episode, Matt and Dr. Marina Wolf (Professor and Chair of the Department of Neuroscience at the Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin...
Neuronal Modules in the Brain with Dr. Ben Strowbridge
06 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Brain Matters, Anthony talked with Dr. Ben Strowbridge (Professor of Neuroscience, Case Western Reserve University). Ben and his la...
Decaying Memories with Dr. Paul Frankland
21 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Brain Matters, Anthony talks about memories with Dr. Paul Frankland (Principal Investigator, Neurobiology Laboratory at The Hospita...
Alcohol and the Fetal Brain with Dr. Rajesh Miranda
30 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Brain Matters, Matt and Dr. Rajesh Miranda (Professor, Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Theraputics, Texas A&M Universit...
Encoding the Auditory Environment with Dr. Maria Geffen
10 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony and Dr. Maria Geffen (Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania) talk about how the brain encodes the auditory world. Maria has had a ve...
Making the Most of Memory with Dr. Wendy Suzuki
21 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Matt sits down to with Dr. Wendy Suzuki (NYU). They have a great talk about the anatomy of memory, and how exercise impacts memory. Find out more abou...
Navigation and Orientation with Dr. David Dickman
21 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony and Dr. David Dickman (Professor of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine; Neuroscience Program Director, Rice University) talked about ne...
The Negative Impacts of Stress with Dr. David Morilak
08 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Is stress good or bad? Do the negative impacts of a stressful life outweigh the benefits of the adaptive physiological response? Matt and Dr. David Mo...
What Can You Remember? with Dr. Anthony Wagner
22 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony sat down with Dr. Anthony Wagner (Professor, Stanford University) and talked about memory. Wagner is a cognitive neuroscientist studying memor...
Brain Algorithms with Dr. Andreas Tolias
03 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Matt and Dr. Andreas Tolias (Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine) talk about how the brain processes information.
Decisions in the Brain with Dr. Nao Uchida
20 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony and Dr. Nao Uchida (Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University) talk about how we can understand decision-making by looki...
Patterns in the Hippocampus with Dr. Brian Derrick
05 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of BRAIN MATTERS, Matt and Dr. Brian Derrick talk about the hippocampus. Dr. Derrick has a fascinating story about how he became inte...
What New Neurons Are Good For with Dr. Amelia Eisch
01 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony and Dr. Amelia Eisch talk about two major questions. First, what are new neurons good for. And second, what is good for making these new neuro...
Snapshot of a Memory with Dr. Bruce Hope
17 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony and Dr. Bruce Hope talk about how researchers can identify and manipulate the activity of neurons that are active during a specific experienc...
Building Proteins in Neurons with Dr. Erin Schuman
02 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Matt and Dr. Erin Schuman talk about how neurons make all the proteins they need to function and how a cell gets these proteins all the way...
Alzheimer's Disease with Dr. Kenneth Kosik
14 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony and Dr. Kenneth Kosik had a chance to talk about Ken's path to becoming a neuroscientist. It's a different story than the ones we are used to ...
Brains and Behavior in Nematodes with Dr. Shawn Lockery
24 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Matt and Dr. Shawn Lockery met up to talk about Shawn's work in C. Elegans, a worm that allows neuroscientists to study the link between the brain a...
Glial Cells with Dr. Dwight Bergles
03 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Anthony and Dr. Dwight Bergles talk about the diverse functions of glia in the nervous system.
Cerebellar Circuits with Dr. Thomas Otis
10 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Brain Matters, Anthony and Dr. Thomas Otis talk about how the cerebellum helps coordinates movements.
Visualizing Glutamate Receptor Action with Dr. Vasanthi Jayaraman
20 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Matt and Dr. Vasanthi Jayaraman talk about glutamate receptors and how Vasanthi came to be a neuroscientist. They also discuss how sc...
Constructing Synthetic Ion Channels with Dr. Chris Ahern
30 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Brain Matters, Anthony and Dr. Chris Ahern talk about exciting new research with ion channels. They also chat about Chris's interes...
Topographic Visual Maps with Dr. Alyssa Brewer
02 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of BRAIN MATTERS, Matt and Dr. Alyssa Brewer talk about her research in visual neuroscience and her unique path to becoming a scientis...
Nicotine Addiction with Dr. John Dani
18 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Brain Matters, Anthony talks about addiction with Dr. John Dani, chair of the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Penns...
Neural Dynamics with Dr. Michael Beierlein
04 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of BRAIN MATTERS, we talk Dr. Michael Beierlein, a scientist at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston. We learn about his ...
Fear Memories with Dr. Marie Monfils
21 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Brain Matters, we discuss fear memories with Dr. Marie Monfils (Associate Professor, University of Texas at Austin). We answer que...