Shelley Adamo is a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Dalhousie University and is an expert in Ecoimmunology and Comparative Psychoneuroimmunology. Her research uses invertebrate model systems to explore the mechanistic relationship between behavior and physiology, one fascinating example being how and why some parasites are able to control the host’s behavior for its own ends.

TIMESTAMPS

(00:36) – Parasites

(06:46) – Parasitic mind control

(27:40) – Pest control

(29:36) – Can parasites control human behavior

(40:20) – What parasites can teach us about behavior

(44:46) – Experimentally studying parasites

(54:00) – How Shelley got interested in parasites

(57:47) – Mathematical modelling

(1:00:20) – Immune system and behavior

(1:07:16) – Control of behavior

(1:09:16) – Advice for young scientists