Neuroverse

By Carolina Soares and Clara Lenherr

A podcast about neuroscience, philosophy and everything inbetween! Hosted by Clara and Carolina, two young neuroscientists.

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May 25, 2023 50. The Neurobiology of Schizophrenia (with Dr Alice Petty)
In this week's episode we are joined by Dr Alice Petty, a neuroscientist researching the neurobiology of schizophrenia in rodent models. We discuss the challenges of uncovering the biological mechanisms that underlie complex psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, and the utility of animal models for this purpose. Schizophrenia is especially complex given the heterogeneity of symptoms that can include positive (e.g. hallucinations), negative (e.g. depression), and cognitive (e.g. impaired memory) traits. However, rodent models provide a way to model specific aspects of schizophrenia and simultaneously probe the underlying processes that occur during the development of the brain. Listen to learn more!
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May 11, 2023 49. Neuro-Inspired AI (with Clémentine Dominé)
Join us today in our discussion of Neuro-Inspired AI with Clémentine Dominé. Clémentine is a PhD student at the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit in the University College London, working with Professor Andrew Saxe and Professor Caswell Barry. We discuss the architecture of AI versus the brain, the dynamics of artificial neural networks, what "catastrophic forgetting" is, the exciting open-source Neural Playground and several other topics!
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April 27, 2023 48. The Science of Awe
What is awe and how does it shape us? In this week's episode, Carolina and Clara discuss the science behind awe, a powerful state of being that can benefit the mental health of individuals as well as whole socieites! Join us to find out more about how awe-inspiring experiences can positively impact your life.
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April 13, 2023 47. Science Communication (with Élodie Chabrol)
In today’s episode we are joined by Élodie Chabrol, who is a prominent science communicator. We discuss the importance of communicating science, how sci comm has changed over time and it’s political impact and influence.
Elodie did her PhD in Neurogenetics at Descartes, Paris followed by two postdocs at UCL (peripheral nerve system and epilepsy). Primarily Elodie is now a science communicator. She’s the co-founder of EU beyond research. She founded the french branch of Pint of Science!! Which we also talk about. She designed the communication strategy and coordinated the different events in France amongst many other science communication projects such as podcasting, voluntary work and consulting.
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37min
March 30, 2023 46. Anterior Cingulate Cortex’s Role in Uncertainty and Predictive Coding
In today's episode we discuss the many roles that the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) has in cognitive function. The ACC is associated with many higher cognitive functions such as decision-making, value of choice, inference of patterns and incomplete information. The ACC also plays a role in detecting changes in the environment and generating prediction errors between what is expected and what we experience. In this episode, we mainly discuss a recent study that investigated whether a prediction error could be detected based on neural activity in the ACC during behavioural switching between tasks.
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March 16, 2023 45. Measuring the Brain in Space & Time
In this episode, we discuss the variety of methods used to measure brain activity, and the important trade-off between spatial (where) and temporal (when) information that you can gain from these methods. For example, whereas imaging techniques tend to provide higher spatial resolution, electrophysiology used to measure electrical activity tends to provide higher temporal resolution. What is the relative significance of understanding brain activity in space vs. time? We also explore novel techniques that are beginning to break this barrier to achieve high spatial and temporal resolution, and the information they can give us about the brain.
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March 02, 2023 44. Interview with CEO Meredith Gibson of the Association for Women In Science (AWIS)
Join us in today's episode where we interviewed Meredith Gibson the CEO of the charity AWIS (Association for Women in Science). As two young female scientists we are grateful and stand on the shoulders of the previous brave female scientists that paved the way for us to be able to explore our passions in science. In light of International Women's day in Science (11th February) and International Women's day (8th March) we wanted to celebrate women in science by hosting an episode focusing on the goals we still have to reach to achieve equality in research and reflect on how we can create a safe environment for women in science. Organizations like AWIS have done incredible work to create communities that support women going into science and returning to science through scholarships, training courses, networks and a strong support system. Meredith communicates the importance message of community and to keep striving to help each other, kindness towards others and what being a fair, supportive leader looks like. We discussed the documentary "Picture a Scientist", which is available on Netflix! and we urge you to watch it.

Take today and Women's day to celebrate the women around you, to acknowledge the gap in equality and the things we can all do to bridge this gap. Thank you for listening 💜
Movie synopsis:
"PICTURE A SCIENTIST chronicles the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists. Biologist Nancy Hopkins, chemist Raychelle Burks, and geologist Jane Willenbring lead viewers on a journey deep into their own experiences in the sciences, ranging from brutal harassment to years of subtle slights. Along the way, from cramped laboratories to spectacular field stations, we encounter scientific luminaries - including social scientists, neuroscientists, and psychologists - who provide new perspectives on how to make science itself more diverse, equitable, and open to all."
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29min
February 16, 2023 43. In Conversation with Dr. Àlex Gómez-Marín
In this episode, we are joined with Dr. Àlex Gómez-Marín, a theoretical physicist turned neuroscientist. He is currently an associate professor at the Instituto de Neurociencias in Alicante, Spain, and the director of the Pari Center in Italy. You can find his work here: https://behavior-of-organisms.org . Together we discuss the value of multidisciplinary approaches to neuroscience, the validity of reductionism in understanding phenomena, and the gaps in human knowledge and language that reveal our biggest questions. We also reflect on the sociological side of science, the scientific career path, and what guides the generation of research questions.
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41min
February 02, 2023 42. Inequality in Women's Health and Research (with Anais Kruger-Ruiz)
In today's episode we are joined by a special guest, Anais Kruger-Ruiz, to discuss the gap in equality in research relating to women's health. Anais discusses the historical origins of this inequality, in terms of viewing women as purely reproductive agents, and how this outlook pervades to our current day. The equality gap in healthcare and research leads to many more women suffering from conditions such as Alzheimer's, autism, and auto-immune disorders which are disproportionately undiagnosed and under-researched. The current healthcare system is one that significantly dismisses women's chronic conditions and pain complaints (especially BAME women) and drives women to seek advice colloquially and utilize natural medicine, which may be beneficial but shouldn't be sought out as a result of a failing healthcare system that does not prioritise sex equality.
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January 19, 2023 41. Criticality (with Dr. Dominic Burrows)
In this episode, we are joined by special guest and neuroscientist, Dr. Dominic Burrows, to discuss brain-wide dynamics and the concept of criticality. How can the dynamic brain be viewed as a system, what properties characterise the system, and can this help us compare the brain to other biological and physical systems that exist in the world? Welcome to the field of systems neuroscience, of which a key question is how the brain maintains stability in the face of change. Criticality is a state that maintains a system near to a phase transition so that it is very responsive to any changes or inputs, but maintains stability between low and high activity states, and prevents any volatility. In this episode, we expore criticality in all sorts of systems, from bodies of water to magnets and sandpiles, and the brain! How can viewing the brain as such a dynamical system change our perception of how it functions? Listen to find out!
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