Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone
Science:Life Sciences
BS 150 is my 4th interview with Dr. Seth Grant, the molecular biologist who has discovered surprising things about the evolution of the synapse, including the fact that vertebrates have much more complex synapses than invertebrates. In this interview we talk about his latest paper in Neuron in which his team has developed a method for mapping the synapses across the entire mouse brain. This is called a synaptome and reveals that there is surprising diversity depending on which part of the brain is examined. We discuss the implications of this discovery and how it suggests a new theory of how memory works.
Even though this is a follow up to last year's interview (BS 137), Dr. Grant provides all the background that a new listener will need to appreciate his work.
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BS 137 Seth Grant: "Genetic Lifespan Calendar"
BS 136 Why Reading Science Matters
BS 135 Lisa Barrett on How Emotions Are Made
BS 134 Remember Jaak Panksepp, pioneer of Affective Neuroscience
BS 133 Counting Neurons with Dr. Suzana Herculano-Houzel
BS 132 William Uttal on the limitations of brain imaging
BS 131: What is Mind? part 2 of our 10th Anniversary Retrospective
Brain Science 130 Ten Year Anniversary, Part 1 - The Early Years
Brain Science: 10th Anniversary Preview
BSP 129 Dr. Brenda Milner: Neuropsychology and the Study of Memory
Brain Science: Information for Listeners
BSP 125 Ninth Annual Review Episode
BSP 122 Neurobiology of Placebos (Encore)
BSP Summer Announcements
BSP 118 Neuroanatomy for Everyone (Encore)
BSP 114 Eighth Annual Review Episode
BSP 111 Exercise and the Brain (Encore)
extra episode: Dr. John Ratey Returns
BSP 104: 2013 Year End Review
BSP 94: Linguist Benjamin Bergen
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