Headshake

Headshake

By Kristen A. Ruka, Nathan A. LibbyScienceLife Sciences
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Headshake episodes

  • Lime in the Cochlea [Audition, Part 1]

    This is part one of two episodes about the auditory system. You could say it's a "preliminary hearing."

    Key Words

    amplitude, audition, auditory system, aurical, cochlea, cochlear duct, deaf, decibel, eardrum, endolymph, eustachian tube, external auditory canal, frequency, hearing impaired, hearing, helicotrema, incus, inner ear, malleus, middle ear, organ of Corti, outer ear, oval window, perilymph, pinna, pitch, round window, scala tympani, scala vestibuli, stapes, tympanic membrane, volume, zone of compression, zone of rarefaction

    Old West Words of the Day (Gap Junction Almanac)

    Wearing the bustle wrong

    Wipe your chin

    BRAND NEW Season 1 Spotify Playlist!

    HEADSHAKE: The Playlist

    Reference

    Textbook: Vander's Human Physiology, 13th Edition

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    Music

    Bushwick Tarantella by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300002

    Artist: http://incompetech.com/

    Modified from original with volume fading and cuts

    Disclaimer

    This podcast is for entertainment and education only. Neither of the hosts is a medical doctor, and nothing they say is medical advice. Please consult with your medical provider before making decisions about your health.

    2 hr 4 min
  • Lime in the Cochlea [Audition, Part 1]

    This is part one of two episodes about the auditory system. You could say it's a "preliminary hearing."

    Key Words

    amplitude, audition, auditory system, aurical, cochlea, cochlear duct, deaf, decibel, eardrum, endolymph, eustachian tube, external auditory canal, frequency, hearing impaired, hearing, helicotrema, incus, inner ear, malleus, middle ear, organ of Corti, outer ear, oval window, perilymph, pinna, pitch, round window, scala tympani, scala vestibuli, stapes, tympanic membrane, volume, zone of compression, zone of rarefaction

    Old West Words of the Day (Gap Junction Almanac)

    Wearing the bustle wrong

    Wipe your chin

    BRAND NEW Season 1 Spotify Playlist!

    HEADSHAKE: The Playlist

    Reference

    Textbook: Vander's Human Physiology, 13th Edition

     

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    Music

    Bushwick Tarantella by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300002

    Artist: http://incompetech.com/

    Modified from original with volume fading and cuts

     

    Disclaimer

    This podcast is for entertainment and education only. Neither of the hosts is a medical doctor, and nothing they say is medical advice. Please consult with your medical provider before making decisions about your health.

    2 hr 4 min
  • The Reason for the Seizin' [Epilepsy]

    Bad news/good news: Grand mal got run over by a reindeer, BUT we got new microphones! In addition to learning what science does and doesn't know about brain lightning storms (seizures), hear Libby's seasonal reflections on the Little Drummer Boy.

    Key Words

    absence, amygdala, anticonvulsant, apoptosis, atonic, aura, benzodiazepine, carbamazepine (Tegretol), cellular signaling cascade, clonic, complex, cortex, cyanotic, diazepam (Valium), electroencephalogram (EEG), epilepsy, excitotoxicity, GABA, GABAA receptor, generalized, glucose, glutamate, grand mal, hippocampus, inhibitory surround, kindling, limbic, lorazepam (Ativan), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), metabolism, motor, myoclonic, necrosis, negative symptom, occipital, oxygen, partial (focal), petit mal, phenytoin (Dilantin), piloerection, plasticity, positive symptom, positron emission tomography (PET), postictal, primary, secondary, seizure, sensory, simple, single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), status epilepticus, symptomatic epilepsy, tonic, tonic-clonic, visual

    54 key terms!

    Old West Words of the Day (Gap Junction Almanac)

    vum

    vaultinghouse

    References and Resources

    Textbooks

    • Principles of Neural Science, Kandel, Schwartz, and Jessell, 4th Edition
    • Vander's Human Physiology, 13th Edition

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    Music

    Bushwick Tarantella by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300002

    Artist: http://incompetech.com/

    Modified from original with volume fading and cuts

    Disclaimer

    This podcast is for entertainment and education only. Neither of the hosts is a medical doctor, and nothing they say is medical advice. Please consult with your medical provider before making decisions about your health.

    2 hr 2 min
  • The Reason for the Seizin' [Epilepsy]

    Bad news/good news: Grand mal got run over by a reindeer, BUT we got new microphones! In addition to learning what science does and doesn't know about brain lightning storms (seizures), hear Libby's seasonal reflections on the Little Drummer Boy.

    Key Words

    absence, amygdala, anticonvulsant, apoptosis, atonic, aura, benzodiazepine, carbamazepine (Tegretol), cellular signaling cascade, clonic, complex, cortex, cyanotic, diazepam (Valium), electroencephalogram (EEG), epilepsy, excitotoxicity, GABA, GABAA receptor, generalized, glucose, glutamate, grand mal, hippocampus, inhibitory surround, kindling, limbic, lorazepam (Ativan), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), metabolism, motor, myoclonic, necrosis, negative symptom, occipital, oxygen, partial (focal), petit mal, phenytoin (Dilantin), piloerection, plasticity, positive symptom, positron emission tomography (PET), postictal, primary, secondary, seizure, sensory, simple, single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), status epilepticus, symptomatic epilepsy, tonic, tonic-clonic, visual

    54 key terms!

    Old West Words of the Day (Gap Junction Almanac)

    vum

    vaultinghouse

    References and Resources

    Textbooks

    • Principles of Neural Science, Kandel, Schwartz, and Jessell, 4th Edition
    • Vander's Human Physiology, 13th Edition

     

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    Music

    Bushwick Tarantella by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300002

    Artist: http://incompetech.com/

    Modified from original with volume fading and cuts

     

    Disclaimer

    This podcast is for entertainment and education only. Neither of the hosts is a medical doctor, and nothing they say is medical advice. Please consult with your medical provider before making decisions about your health.

    2 hr 2 min
  • Tequila Naomi [Forgetting in Memory]

    Who are you?! Oh, right. Hi, Jeff! Sorry about that. Our forgetting neurons were working particularly hard last night. Yes, you have neurons that make you forget. Turns out they're important in memory.

    This Episode's Spotify Playlist

    Neuralized

    Key Words

    action potential, amygdala, anxiety, appetite, CA1, calcium transients, chemogenetics, consolidation, contextual fear conditioning (CFC), cued fear, dreams, electroencephalogram (EEG), electromyography (EMG), electrophysiology, fiber photometry, forget, GABA, GABA-ergic, glutamate, hippocampus, hypothalamus, immunohistochemistry, inhibitory post-synaptic current (IPSC), limbic, melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) neurons, memory, microendoscopy, novel object recognition (NOR), optogenetics, retention, retrobeads

    Old West Word of the Day (Gap Junction Almanac)

    Unsalted

    References and Resources

    • Primary research paper: REM sleep–active MCH neurons are involved in forgetting hippocampus-dependent memories, Science, 20 Sept 2019
    • "Kid's Menu:" Scientists Find The Neurons That Make Your Brain Forget

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    Music

    Bushwick Tarantella by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300002

    Artist: http://incompetech.com/

    Modified from original with volume fading and cuts

    Disclaimer

    This podcast is for entertainment and education only. Neither of the hosts is a medical doctor, and nothing they say is medical advice. Please consult with your physician before making decisions about your health.

    2 hr 6 min
  • Tequila Naomi [Forgetting in Memory]

    Who are you?! Oh, right. Hi, Jeff! Sorry about that. Our forgetting neurons were working particularly hard last night. Yes, you have neurons that make you forget. Turns out they're important in memory.

     

    This Episode's Spotify Playlist

    Neuralized

     

    Key Words

    action potential, amygdala, anxiety, appetite, CA1, calcium transients, chemogenetics, consolidation, contextual fear conditioning (CFC), cued fear, dreams, electroencephalogram (EEG), electromyography (EMG), electrophysiology, fiber photometry, forget, GABA, GABA-ergic, glutamate, hippocampus, hypothalamus, immunohistochemistry, inhibitory post-synaptic current (IPSC), limbic, melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) neurons, memory, microendoscopy, novel object recognition (NOR), optogenetics, retention, retrobeads

     

    Old West Word of the Day (Gap Junction Almanac)

    Unsalted

     

    References and Resources

    • Primary research paper: REM sleep–active MCH neurons are involved in forgetting hippocampus-dependent memories, Science, 20 Sept 2019
    • "Kid's Menu:" Scientists Find The Neurons That Make Your Brain Forget

     

    Connect with us!

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    T @HeadshakeShow

    'Sta @HeadshakeNinja

    Site headshake.show OR headshake.ninja

     

    Music

    Bushwick Tarantella by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300002

    Artist: http://incompetech.com/

    Modified from original with volume fading and cuts

     

    Disclaimer

    This podcast is for entertainment and education only. Neither of the hosts is a medical doctor, and nothing they say is medical advice. Please consult with your physician before making decisions about your health.

    2 hr 6 min
  • Pink Onesie [Sensation Seeking]

    IN CASE OF EMERGENCY BREAK GLASS. Libby and Ruka are busy or dead. Either way, you get to listen to this episode recorded as a backup for times like these. Hear their joy, and remember them as they were before the pandemic.

    Key Words

    boredom susceptibility, cortisol, disinhibition, dopamine, experience seeking, mindfulness, norepinephrine, sensation seeking, thrill and adventure seeking, zorbing

    The big five:

    1. Openness to experience
    2. Conscientiousness
    3. Agreeableness
    4. Extroversion
    5. Neuroticism

    Old West Words of the Day (Gap Junction Almanac)

    Balls, Beef, Biff

    Reference

    Lust for Life, Psychology Today, October 2019

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    Music

    Bushwick Tarantella by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300002

    Artist: http://incompetech.com/

    Modified from original with volume fading and cuts

    Disclaimer

    This podcast is for entertainment and education only. Neither of the hosts is a medical doctor, and nothing they say is medical advice. Please consult with your physician before making decisions about your health.

    2 hr 4 min
  • Pink Onesie [Sensation Seeking]

    IN CASE OF EMERGENCY BREAK GLASS. Libby and Ruka are busy or dead. Either way, you get to listen to this episode recorded as a backup for times like these. Hear their joy, and remember them as they were before the pandemic.

     

    Key Words

    boredom susceptibility, cortisol, disinhibition, dopamine, experience seeking, mindfulness, norepinephrine, sensation seeking, thrill and adventure seeking, zorbing 

    The big five:

    1. Openness to experience
    2. Conscientiousness
    3. Agreeableness
    4. Extroversion
    5. Neuroticism

    Old West Words of the Day (Gap Junction Almanac)

    Balls, Beef, Biff

    Reference

    Lust for Life, Psychology Today, October 2019

     

    Connect with us!

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    Music

    Bushwick Tarantella by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300002

    Artist: http://incompetech.com/

    Modified from original with volume fading and cuts

     

    Disclaimer

    This podcast is for entertainment and education only. Neither of the hosts is a medical doctor, and nothing they say is medical advice. Please consult with your physician before making decisions about your health.

    2 hr 4 min
  • The Ol' Plazzle Dazzle [with Steve Gago]

    Headshake's personal chef (a.k.a. Ruka's spouse) is also an electrical and electronic engineer. Steven A. Gago helps Libby and Ruka tackle the mysteries of newly-developed microcircuit chips that could one day become implants to replace diseased neurons.

    Key Words

    Alzheimer's, analog, assimilate, bioimplant, Bötzinger region, brain stem, bursts, CA1, chip, circuit, current, digital, hardware, hippocampus, Hodgkin-Huxley model, medulla, model, pyramidal cells, respiratory neuron, solid state neuron, soma, transistor, very-large-scale integration (VLSI)

    Old West Words of the Day (Gap Junction Almanac)

    There you ain't

    Teapot

    Tin

    Toad strangler

    References and Resources

    Artificial neurons developed to fight disease, BBC, December 2019

    Optimal solid state neurons, Abu-Hassan et al, Nature Communications, December 2019

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    Music

    Bushwick Tarantella by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300002

    Artist: http://incompetech.com/

    Modified from original with volume fading and cuts

    Disclaimer

    This podcast is for entertainment and education only. Neither of the hosts is a medical doctor, and nothing they say is medical advice. Please consult with your physician before making decisions about your health.

    2 hr 6 min
  • The Ol' Plazzle Dazzle [with Steve Gago]

    Headshake's personal chef (a.k.a. Ruka's spouse) is also an electrical and electronic engineer. Steven A. Gago helps Libby and Ruka tackle the mysteries of newly-developed microcircuit chips that could one day become implants to replace diseased neurons.

    Key Words

    Alzheimer's, analog, assimilate, bioimplant, Bötzinger region, brain stem, bursts, CA1, chip, circuit, current, digital, hardware, hippocampus, Hodgkin-Huxley model, medulla, model, pyramidal cells, respiratory neuron, solid state neuron, soma, transistor, very-large-scale integration (VLSI)

    Old West Words of the Day (Gap Junction Almanac)

    There you ain't

    Teapot

    Tin

    Toad strangler

    References and Resources

    Artificial neurons developed to fight disease, BBC, December 2019

    Optimal solid state neurons, Abu-Hassan et al, Nature Communications, December 2019

     

    Connect with us!

    FB @HeadshakeShow

    T @HeadshakeShow

    'Sta @HeadshakeNinja

    Site headshake.show OR headshake.ninja

    Music

    Bushwick Tarantella by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300002

    Artist: http://incompetech.com/

    Modified from original with volume fading and cuts

     

    Disclaimer

    This podcast is for entertainment and education only. Neither of the hosts is a medical doctor, and nothing they say is medical advice. Please consult with your physician before making decisions about your health.

    2 hr 6 min

About Headshake

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A stream-of-consciousness science podcast. Hosted by Kristen A. Ruka, Ph.D. and Nathan A. Libby, A.D.D.