Former WA Chief Scientist Prof Lyn Beazley is a world pioneer of neuroscience - the study of the human brain. 

You’ll hear:

• Lyn’s early years and road to neuroscience (2:30)
• Biodiversity (8:00)
• WA Chief Scientist (10:00)
• Radio astronomy (16:20)
• WA is a smart state (20:00)
• Coming to Australia and early career (23:00)
• Neuroscience – recovery from brain damage (26:00)
• The human eye – glaucoma (30:00)
• The wiring of the brain (33:00)
• The hippocampus, memory and dementia(36:00)
• Circadian rhythms and sleep (39:40)
• Awards (42:00)

 Duration: 48 minutes.

 Some of Lyn’s honours: (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyn_Beazley)

• In 2009, a new species of sponge discovered in the Perth Canyon off Rottnest Island was named Manihinea lynbeazleyae after Beazley. 
• 2009  Officer of the Order of Australia for services to medical science
• 2009 Fellow of Australian Academy of Technology & Engineering
• 2011 Western Australian Women's Hall of Fame
• 2012 Governor's Award for Giving
• 2013 Inducted into WA Science Hall of Fame
• 2015 WA Australian of the Year
• 2015 RiAus Honorary Bragg Membership
• 2014 Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary International
• 2018 Honorary Doctor of Science ANU
• 2019 Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science

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