History-Changing Mosquitoes (w/ Timothy Winegard) and Stimulating Neurons to Produce Images

Learn about how scientists stimulated mouse neurons to make them see things that weren’t there; and, why mosquitoes are so dangerous and how they’ve shaped human history, with Dr. Timothy Winegard.In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how scientists stimulated mouse neurons to make them see things that weren’t there: https://curiosity.im/2KiCcpBAdditional resources from Timothy Winegard:Pick up “The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator” on Amazon — https://amazon.comColorado Mesa University faculty bio — https://www.coloradomesa.edu/directory/social-behavioral-sciences/timothy-winegard.htmlDownload the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing. Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/history-changing-mosquitoes-w-timothy-winegard-and-stimulating-neurons-to-produce-images Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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