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| [Summer Rerelease] Enzyme-Directed Evolution | 14 Aug 2025 | 00:20:42 | |
Welcome to our special summer rerelease series! Carolina and Clara take a trip down memory lane with a special series dedicated to their older episodes, including ones you may have missed! This week Carolina and Clara discuss enzymes and enzyme-directed evolution. Enzymes are these incredible biological catalysts present in the natural world. However, with recent research carried out by Frances Arnold, and many others, enzymes have been directed to bind with non-organic matter! --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Twitter: @neuroverse_pod https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||
| 102. Tools for Looking into the Brain: Probing at Maternal Behaviour and Finding Purpose in Science (with Dr. Silvana Valtcheva) | 31 Jul 2025 | 00:49:29 | |
This week we bring to you another episode of Tools for Looking into the Brain, our mini series in collaboration with Scientifica, where we discuss all sorts of neuroscience methods and the reality of academia. In this episode, we are joined by Dr Silvana Valtcheva, a group leader at the Max Planck Institute in Cologne, who researches the neural basis of maternal bahevaiour. We talk about her research journey, from investigating synaptic plasticity to understanding the complexities of postpartum behaviour in living animals, and discuss how to transition across the stages of academia, and where meaning and motivation fit in to science. Silvana Valtcheva is a principal investigator at the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research in Cologne Germany. She previously earned a Bachelor’s degree in Biology and a Master’s degree in Neuroscience before pursuing a PhD in activity-dependent synaptic plasticity, the role of astrocytes, and developmental changes in the control of plasticity with Prof. Laurent Venance in Paris. Following this, Silvana joined the lab of Prof. Robert Froemke in New York City as a postdoctoral fellow, where she investigated the neural pathways and synaptic mechanisms important for the detection of offspring vocalisations in maternal mice. Since 2022, the Valtcheva lab has been investigating the neural circuits and plasticity mechanisms shaping sensory perception and hormonal release in the postpartum brain to drive behaviour. --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Merchandise: https://neuroversepod.teemill.com Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! https://forms.gle/PuEMC1BCWXdAqCRQA | |||
| 95. Auto-Immune Disorders: Causes & Treatments | 27 Mar 2025 | 00:34:47 | |
In today's episode we delve into auto-immune disorders. What are they and how can they be treated? We also discuss why auto-immune disorders are so much more prevalent in women than men, with 80% of cases affecting women, and how lifestyle factors can trigger their onset. We also cover some of the amazing new research carried out to treat the dysregulated immune system. Today’s episode was made possible thanks to the support of the Biochemical Society public engagement fund. We would like to thank the Biochemical Society for the generous grant supporting Science Communication initiatives like these. https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=the+biochemical+society&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Merchandise: https://neuroversepod.teemill.com Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! https://forms.gle/PuEMC1BCWXdAqCRQA | |||
| 9. Is Sleep Deprivation Fatal? | 07 Apr 2022 | 00:21:55 | |
Have you ever wondered why humans spend 1/3 of their lives asleep? What happens if you don’t sleep? Carolina and Clara discuss some existing evidence for how lack of sleep can kill, especially focusing on Dragana Regulja’s research. --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Twitter: @neuroverse_pod https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||
| 8. Sleep, Memory & Forgetting | 31 Mar 2022 | 00:23:21 | |
In this episode, Carolina and Clara discuss why sleep is so important! They explore how sleep is needed for both memory consolidation and decluttering the brain of unimportant information, and how memory can be experimentally manipulated during sleep. --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Twitter: @neuroverse_pod https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||
| 7. Structure-Function Relationships | 24 Mar 2022 | 00:20:20 | |
Does structure determine function? In this episode Carolina and Clara discuss different studies that have swayed the structure-function argument into one side or another. Can this argument be solved or is it inherently cyclical? Be sure to listen to find out! They also talk about chaperones, protein folding, phase separation, whether neuronal structures lead to molecular and behavioural outputs, and much more! --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Twitter: @neuroverse_pod https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||
| 6. Breathing, the Brain, Being | 17 Mar 2022 | 00:23:51 | |
Have you ever wondered how the breath and the mind are connected? In this episode, Carolina and Clara explore the neuroscience of breathing: how the rhythm of breathing influences brain-wide activity, providing a scaffold for the transfer of information across the brain, and how breathing influences our attentional and interoceptive states, which ultimately define our experience of being. --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Twitter: @neuroverse_pod https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||
| 5. Enzyme-Directed Evolution | 10 Mar 2022 | 00:19:37 | |
This week Carolina and Clara discuss enzymes and enzyme-directed evolution. Enzymes are these incredible biological catalysts present in the natural world. However, with recent research carried out by Frances Arnold, and many others, enzymes have been directed to bind with non-organic matter! --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Twitter: @neuroverse_pod https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||
| 4. The Entropic Brain | 03 Mar 2022 | 00:21:14 | |
In this episode, Carolina and Clara discuss entropy, chaos, and disorder in the context of brain activity. In an attempt to reduce the amount of disorder, our brains may stick to a structured framework of activity, limiting its capacity to be creative and generate new ideas or connections. How does this influence our perception of reality? And how can we overcome this natural "negentropic" tendency? --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Twitter: @neuroverse_pod https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||
| 3. Predictive Coding | 24 Feb 2022 | 00:24:21 | |
Predictive coding is an emerging framework for understanding how our brains incorporate external stimuli into our internal mental state. With it arises questions such as: How can we distinguish internally generated stimuli from external stimuli? How do we perceive our environment? Can we tell what reality is? In this episode Carolina and Clara explore and discuss these questions! --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Twitter: @neuroverse_pod https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||
| 2. The Human Brain, the Evolved Brain | 17 Feb 2022 | 00:20:42 | |
This episode is on evolution and the human brain! Carolina and Clara discuss how the human brain compares to that of other animals, and how understanding the process of evolution can help us better understand the function of the brain. --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Twitter: @neuroverse_pod https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||
| 1. Individuality | 14 Feb 2022 | 00:20:47 | |
This episode is on individuality. Carolina and Clara discuss what makes an individual, where one thing starts and another ends. Does an individual need to exist in spacial terms, temporal terms, or both? Is it all relative? Can a group of trees be considered an individual? Listen to hear us ponder these questions. --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Twitter: @neuroverse_pod https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||
| Neuroverse (Trailer) | 13 Feb 2022 | 00:00:54 | |
| 94. Tools for Looking into the Brain: Happily Ever After- You Finally Landed a PI Job, Now What? (with Dr Elisa Galliano) | 13 Mar 2025 | 01:03:19 | |
In this newest episode of our Tools for Looking into the Brain series, we are joined by Dr Elisa Galliano, a neuroscientist, lecturer, and principal investigator at the University of Cambridge, to discuss the process of starting your own lab, with all of its trials and tribulations. We talk about how Elisa landed a PI position, how she managed to start up her lab amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, what being a PI entails (beyond running a lab), and how to navigate the complex world of academia to find stability for the long-term. This episode is part of our Tools for Looking into the Brain series in collaboration with Scientifica, leading experts and producers of electrophysiology systems. In this series, we explore tools for neuroscientists, ranging from optical and electrophysiology methods to advice for young and early career researchers. Be sure to check out the rest of the series here --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Merchandise: https://neuroversepod.teemill.com Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||
| 93. Antibiotic Resistance | 27 Feb 2025 | 00:31:27 | |
In today's episode Carolina and Clara discuss antibiotic resistance, the danger it poses, how it happens and the new therapies being researched to overcome antibiotic resistance! Today’s episode was made possible thanks to the support of the Biochemical Society public engagement fund. We would like to thank the Biochemical Society for the generous grant supporting Science Communication initiatives like these. https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=the+biochemical+society&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Merchandise: https://neuroversepod.teemill.com Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! https://forms.gle/PuEMC1BCWXdAqCRQA | |||
| 92. Why We Love (Neuroverse Anniversary & Valentine's Special Episode) | 13 Feb 2025 | 00:39:05 | |
To celebrate 3 years since our first Neuroverse episode aired, we are talking about one of the most fascinating and mysterious topics- Love! Join us as we delve into the roots of human love, discuss why love evolved, what its purpose is, and how the development of both our brains and our social systems are intricately connected to the way we love. Happy Valentine's week <3 --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Merchandise: https://neuroversepod.teemill.com Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||
| 91. Philosophy of Smell | 30 Jan 2025 | 00:42:49 | |
In today's episode, Carolina & Clara dive into the philosophy of smell/olfaction. The olfactory system and smell experience is unique to other sensory systems in many ways, including being primarily chemical, much more intimate and absorptive, and arguably the least conscious. Can we reduce smells to chemical odours? How does language limit our perception of smell? What is the core function of human olfaction? And how does smell influence mental health? We explore these questions and more! --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Merchandise: https://neuroversepod.teemill.com Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||
| 90. 2024 Reviewed (Off the Record) | 26 Dec 2024 | 00:52:22 | |
Enjoy our last episode of 2024! Carolina and Clara chat and reminisce about their favourite episodes from the past year, the most enlightening and exciting moments on the podcast, and their hopes for 2025. --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Merchandise: https://neuroversepod.teemill.com Twitter: @neuroverse_pod https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||
| SWC Panel Discussion: Will Computational Models & Machine Learning Ever Be Able to Capture the Full Complexity of the Brain? | 19 Dec 2024 | 01:26:20 | |
In this exciting event that took place at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre on October 22nd 2024, Carolina and Clara were joined by invited panelists- Jai Bhagat, Aaditya Singh, Clémentine Dominé, and Pierre Glaser- to discuss the fascinating question of whether computational models and machine learning will ever be able to replicate the full complexity of the brain. Together with the audience, the discussion explored where the complexity of the brain lies, the meaning of intelligence, and the possibilities and limitations of computational models. | |||
| 89. Tools for Looking into the Brain: Gaining Independence and the Importance of Mentorship in Academia (with Ashlan Reid & Mari Sosa) | 12 Dec 2024 | 00:33:08 | |
Today's episode is the second part of our two-part conversation with Ashlan Reid and Mari Sosa, two neuroscience postdoctoral fellows, who share their experiences finding and fostering community within academia. In this episode, they share their experiences being part of an international community of life science early career researchers, through an organisation called Leading Edge. The Leading Edge Fellows program provides women and non-binary postdocs with an opportunity to meet and connect with others, and training opportunities for mentorship and career development. They talk about how Leading Edge has helped them on their scientific journeys, and what makes it a supportive and positively constructive community. Finally, they discuss the most valuable skills for gaining independent positions within academia, and the importance of giving and gaining mentorship. Ashlan Reid is currently a postdoctoral fellow in Tony Zador's lab at Cold Spring Harbor, which focuses on understanding the neural circuits in sensory systems, where she researches the development of cortical connections in the auditory cortex. Mari Sosa is currently a postdoctoral fellow in Lisa Giacomo's lab at Stanford University, which focuses on untangling the neural circuitry that encodes spatial information, where she studies mechanisms of learning in the hippocampus. This episode is part of our series "Tools for Looking into the Brain" which is supported by Scientifica, a leading producer of electrophysiology and imaging equipment. In this series we explore research techniques used in neuroscience, including classical and state-of-the-art techniques. You can find our previous episodes from the series on our page- #64, #71, #75, #81, and #88. --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Merchandise: https://neuroversepod.teemill.com Twitter: @neuroverse_pod https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||
| 88. Tools for Looking into the Brain: Roads to Research and Overcoming Challenges in Science (with Ashlan Reid & Mari Sosa) | 28 Nov 2024 | 00:35:39 | |
In this episode, Carolina and Clara are joined by two postdoctoral fellows to discuss their research journeys, from undergraduate to postdoctoral experiences. They discuss the challenges they have faced, and share advice on how to stay motivated and inquisitive in academia in the face of technical or personal hurdles. Ashlan Reid is currently a postdoctoral fellow in Tony Zador's lab at Cold Spring Harbor, which focuses on understanding the neural circuits in sensory systems, where she researches the development of cortical connections in the auditory cortex. Mari Sosa is currently a postdoctoral fellow in Lisa Giacomo's lab at Stanford University, which focuses on untangling the neural circuitry that encodes spatial information, where she studies mechanisms of learning in the hippocampus. Together, Ashlan and Mari share not only the lessons they've learnt through their extensive research experience, but also the variety of tools that they've used in their research, including two-photon calcium imaging and voltage sensitive dyes. This episode is the first of our two-part conversation, so stay tuned to listen to part two soon! This episode is part of our series "Tools for Looking into the Brain" which is supported by Scientifica, a leading producer of electrophysiology and imaging equipment. In this series we explore research techniques used in neuroscience, including classical and state-of-the-art techniques. You can find our previous episodes from the series on our page- #64, #71, #75, and #81. --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Merchandise: https://neuroversepod.teemill.com Twitter: @neuroverse_pod https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||
| 87. From Letters to Physical Blobs: Visualising and Studying RNA, the Ultimate Mediator of Life (with Saron Tekie) | 14 Nov 2024 | 00:42:27 | |
Carolina and Clara discuss with Saron RNA, how to study it, visualise it and how it is the ultimate mediator of life. Saron Tekie carried out her a Bsc in biomedical sciences at the University of Birmingham followed by a Msc in Cancer and Molecular Biology. Saron is now carrying out a PhD in evolutionary genetics in UCL in Gemma Murry lab. Saron also did a project with Konstantin Reder on collagen and RNA. Today’s episode was made possible thanks to the support of the Biochemical Society public engagement fund. We would like to thank the Biochemical Society for the generous grant supporting Science Communication initiatives like these. https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=the+biochemical+society&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Merchandise: https://neuroversepod.teemill.com Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||
| [Summer Rerelease] The Entropic Brain | 17 Jul 2025 | 00:21:14 | |
This week we're revisiting our episode on the entropic brain, where we discuss entropy, chaos, and disorder in the context of brain activity. In an attempt to reduce the amount of disorder, our brains may stick to a structured framework of activity, limiting its capacity to be creative and generate new ideas or connections. How does this influence our perception of reality? And how can we overcome this natural "negentropic" tendency? Listen to find out! --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Merchandise: https://neuroversepod.teemill.com Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! https://forms.gle/PuEMC1BCWXdAqCRQA | |||
| 86. Laugh and the World Laughs With You: The Science of Laughter in Humans and Other Animals (with Professor Sophie Scott) | 31 Oct 2024 | 00:40:16 | |
In today's episode, we are joined by Sophie Scott, a professor in cognitive neuroscience and head of the speech communications group at University College London. Her research focuses on the neural basis of vocal communication- how our brains process information in speech and control the production of our voice- as well as the expression of emotion in the voice, especially laughter. In the episode, we discuss human-specific features of laughter and smiling, the importance of laughter in play, the social role of laughter, laughing contagion, and sociocultural influences that shape how we use laughter in everyday life. Listen to find out more about this often overlooked but essential form of communication, and how laughter and human may be a key distinguishing feature of human societies. --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Merchandise: https://neuroversepod.teemill.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Twitter: @neuroverse_pod https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||
| 85. Mice Playing Poker: Probing the Neural Circuit Mechanism of Economic Decision Making in Mice (With Dr Ann Duan) | 17 Oct 2024 | 01:13:27 | |
Join Carolina and Clara in today’s episode where we discuss economic decision-making in mice with Dr Ann Duan, a group leader in the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre. The goal of Ann’s lab is to understand how animals make flexible decisions under risk, social influence, and the neural circuit mechanisms underlying these choices. Today’s episode was made possible thanks to the support of the Sainsbury Wellcome Public Engagement fund. We would like to thank Sainsbury Welcome Centre (SWC) for the generous grant supporting Science Communication initiatives like these. https://www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/
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| 84. Deep Mutational Scanning and How to Investigate Protein Behaviour (with Isabelle Zane) | 03 Oct 2024 | 00:46:04 | |
In this week's episode we are joined by Isabelle Zane, a PhD student at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in Cambridge who is investigating the link between genetic mutations and protein function in the Lehner & Parts labs. We discuss a novel technology- deep mutational scanning- which is used to screen how single gene mutations influence the structure and/or function of proteins, thereby testing the relationship between genotype and phenotype. We also discuss methods used to study protein dynamics, including nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography, and more! Listen to find out more about the fascinating ways in which we can interrogate the relationship between DNA and the proteins they encode. You can find Isabelle's cartoon creations about life and people in the lab on her twitter @isabellease Today’s episode was made possible thanks to the support of the Biochemical Society public engagement fund. We would like to thank the Biochemical Society for the generous grant supporting Science Communication initiatives like these. https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=the+biochemical+society&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Merchandise: https://neuroversepod.teemill.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Twitter: @neuroverse_pod https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||
| 83. Transcriptomics to Translation (with Inga Van den Bossche) | 19 Sep 2024 | 00:43:07 | |
Join Carolina and Clara in today's episode on transcriptomics to translation with Inga Van den Bossche. Inga carried out her undergrad and masters degree in materials science and engineering at Imperial college London and is now a doctoral student since 2022 in Professor Molly Stevens lab at Oxford, researching cellular interfaces and innovative biomaterials for regenerative medicine. We focus on the need for modular precision medicine and how spatial transcriptomics adds a layer of enlightenment to the field. Today’s episode was made possible thanks to the support of the Biochemical Society public engagement fund. We would like to thank the Biochemical Society for the generous grant supporting Science Communication initiatives like these. https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=the+biochemical+society&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Merchandise: https://neuroversepod.teemill.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Twitter: @neuroverse_pod https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||
| [Summer Rerelease] Biomimetics and Bioinspired Materials | 05 Sep 2024 | 00:29:40 | |
Welcome to our special summer rerelease series! Carolina and Clara take a trip down memory lane with a special series dedicated to their older episodes, including ones you may have missed! In today’s episode Carolina and Clara discuss biomimetic and bioinspired materials, and the challenges of understanding the biological structure of natural materials to then create additional intelligent biologically-inspired materials. But what about not only mimicking nature? What about creating ‘living’ materials that have a bi-directional flow of information? Stay tuned to find out how scientists have been able to use nature as an inspiration to address problems, including controlling heart muscle cells with light, enabling smart drug delivery systems, creating stronger and safer building materials that can withstand natural disasters, and more! Today’s episode was made possible thanks to the support of the Biochemical Society public engagement fund. We would like to thank the Biochemical Society for the generous grant supporting Science Communication initiatives like these. https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=the+biochemical+society&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Merchandise: https://neuroversepod.teemill.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Twitter: @neuroverse_pod https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||
| 82. Using Protein Engineering to Tackle Non-Biodegradable Materials (with Ryen O’Meara) | 22 Aug 2024 | 00:34:45 | |
In today's episode we are joined by Ryen O’Meara, a Chemical Engineer graduate student in Caltech. Ryen joined Nobel Laureate Francis Arnold's lab with the aim to engineer enzymes that degrade emerging environmental contaminants, and merge sustainability and protein engineering. We discuss with Ryen the environmentally concerning Silicon-Carbon bonds in everyday products (such as lubricants and shampoos) and how he has engineered an enzyme to break these Silicon-Carbon bonds! Today’s episode was made possible thanks to the support of the Biochemical Society public engagement fund. We would like to thank the Biochemical Society for the generous grant supporting Science Communication initiatives like these. https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=the+biochemical+society&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Merchandise: https://neuroversepod.teemill.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Twitter: @neuroverse_pod https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||
| [Summer Rerelease] Mycelium | 08 Aug 2024 | 00:20:47 | |
Welcome to our special summer rerelease series! Carolina and Clara take a trip down memory lane with a special series dedicated to their older episodes, including ones you may have missed! In this episode, we discussed the fascinating world of fungi, and in particular, mycelium or mycorrhizal networks- a form of fungi that have an incredible capacity to connect plants and transport nutrients and signals. How do mycelia contribute to plant intelligence? Join Carolina and Clara as they compare mycelium and neural networks, plant and human intelligence, taking inspiration from the work of Paul Stamets, Suzanne Simard, and others. --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Twitter: @neuroverse_pod https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||
| 81. Tools for Looking Into the Brain: Squiggly Lines, An Insight into Learning & Memory (with Dr. Sam Cooke) | 25 Jul 2024 | 01:13:51 | |
In today's episode, we are joined by Dr. Sam Cooke, a group leader and senior lecturer at King's College London who researches the mechanisms that underlie learning and memory in the brain. We discuss his research journey that led him to become fascinated in the processes of learning and memory, as well as the tools he uses to record neural activity- in vivo electrophysiology- and what those squiggly lines really mean. This episode is part of our series "Tools for Looking into the Brain" which is supported by Scientifica, a leading producer of electrophysiology and imaging equipment. In this series we explore research techniques used in neuroscience, including classical and state-of-the-art techniques. You can find our previous episodes from the series on our page- #64, #71, and #75 --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Merchandise: https://neuroversepod.teemill.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Twitter: @neuroverse_pod https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||
| [Summer Rerelease] Oxygen - Friend or Foe: a Debate | 11 Jul 2024 | 00:23:50 | |
Welcome to our special summer rerelease series! Carolina and Clara take a trip down memory lane with a special series dedicated to their older episodes, including ones you may have missed! Today we are reviving the oxygen debate - is oxygen a friend or foe? Was it truly evolutionarily advantageous for us to learn to respire using oxygen or should another element have been responsible for that task? Is oxygen the reason why complex mammals evolved higher-order thinking, or is it the reason for the appearance of neurodegenerative diseases? Tune in to today's episode where Carolina argues against the utility of oxygen while Clara argues for. Today’s episode was made possible thanks to the support of the Biochemical Society public engagement fund. We would like to thank the Biochemical Society for the generous grant supporting Science Communication initiatives like these. https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=the+biochemical+society&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Merchandise: https://neuroversepod.teemill.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Twitter: @neuroverse_pod https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||
| 80. BCI Breakthroughs: The Therapeutic Progress of Brain Computer Interfaces | 27 Jun 2024 | 00:34:57 | |
In today's episode Carolina and Clara discuss the latest research on brain computer interfaces (BCI), and how they aid patients with motor related deficits such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), paralysis, and locked-in syndrome. Different types of BCI vary in how invasive they are and the different sorts of motor functions they can aid, from communicating, writing, moving and more. How much autonomy do these patients feel when they communicate or move with the aid from these BCIs? We explore the world of BCI in this episode. --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Twitter: @neuroverse_pod https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||
| 101. Causality | 03 Jul 2025 | 00:42:51 | |
In today's episode Carolina and Clara probe at what causality means, both in a philosophical sense and a scientific one. We talk about how neuroscience can probe at causality, the fine line between correlation and causation, how hypotheses are and should be derived, validation and falsification, and more! --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Merchandise: https://neuroversepod.teemill.com Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! https://forms.gle/PuEMC1BCWXdAqCRQA | |||
| 79. The Evolution of Self-Medication, and What Chimpanzees Know (with Dr. Elodie Freymann) | 13 Jun 2024 | 01:10:52 | |
This week we are joined by Elodie Freymann, an evolutionary anthropologist, primatologist, artist and storyteller to discuss the evolution of self-medication. Elodie recently completed a PhD in evolutionary anthropology at the University of Oxford, and shares with us her work studying self-medication in chimpanzees of the Budongo Forest in Uganda. She tells us about what it is like to work in the field, the complexities of chimpanzee behaviour and knowledge, the relationship between animals and humans living in the rainforest, and the importance of ethics in pharmacognosy (natural pharmacology). Listen to find out more about the fascinating field of zoopharmacognosy! --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Twitter: @neuroverse_pod https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! https://forms.gle/PuEMC1BCWXdAqCRQA | |||
| 78. Ways to Interrogate Synaptic Function (with Dr Rachel Jackson) | 30 May 2024 | 00:36:11 | |
In today's episode Carolina and Clara are joined by Dr Rachel Jackson to discuss different techniques to interrogate synaptic function. Neurotransmitter release is a crucial function of the neuron that enables the transfer of information in the brain. When this gets disrupted pathologies can arise, such as in neurodegenerative disorders. We discuss Rachel's research investigating the protein arrangements and their subsequent dynamics and how they affect the structure & function of the synapse through a myriad of biochemical techniques. Today’s episode was made possible thanks to the support of the Biochemical Society public engagement fund. We would like to thank the Biochemical Society for the generous grant supporting Science Communication initiatives like these. https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=the+biochemical+society&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Twitter: @neuroverse_pod https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||
| 77. Dynamics of Strategy Learning of Deep Neural Networks (with Aaditya Singh) | 16 May 2024 | 00:59:36 | |
In today's episode Carolina & Clara discuss the dynamics of strategy-learning of deep neural networks with Aaditya Singh. Aditya is carrying out a PhD on “Learning dynamics of various strategies and circuits in deep neural networks” in Prof. Andrew Saxe’s and Dr Felix Hill at UCL in the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit. Aaditya completed his bachelor’s and Masters at MIT on Computer science and Neuroscience. Aaditya then worked in DeepMind and Meta before starting his PhD. --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Twitter: @neuroverse_pod https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||
| 76. Interoception | 02 May 2024 | 00:34:21 | |
In today's episode, Carolina & Clara discuss the neuroscience and psychology behind interoception, the process that guides our sense of self and is often termed our "sixth sense". How does our perception of our internal bodily states drive our emotions and cognitive state? We discuss the place for interoception in our sense of being. We also discuss what happens when we lack interoceptive abilities, a condition known as alexithymia, and in what ways interoception has been scientifically probed in humans to help us better understand the brain regions and processes underlying it. --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Twitter: @neuroverse_pod https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||
| 75. Tools for Looking into the Brain: Reading and Writing Patterns in the Brain (with Dr. Adil Khan) | 18 Apr 2024 | 00:57:32 | |
For our third episode in our "Tools for Looking into the Brain" series, we are joined by Dr. Adil Khan, a neuroscientist and group leader at King's College London, to explore reading and writing patterns into the brain. We discuss the principles of two major tools used to examine and manipulate neural activity, namely two-photon microscopy and optogenetics, and explore how they have been applied to answering questions about the neural basis of flexible cognition and behaviour in the Khan lab. --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Twitter: @neuroverse_pod https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||
| 74. Neural Computation of Naturalistic Behaviours (with Professor Tiago Branco) | 04 Apr 2024 | 00:58:13 | |
In today's episode, we are joined by Professor Tiago Branco, a Principal Investigator and Group Leader at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre at UCL. The Branco lab studies how instinctive decisions are computed from sensory information, and from representations of the world built from experience. In this episode, we discuss what different sorts of approaches (top-down vs bottom-up) you can employ to study the neural basis of behaviour, and how computational models of behaviours can be created and used based on experimental data. Drawing on Professor Branco's extensive experience in the field of neuroscience, we delve into his research past and how it led him to pursue his current focus. We also explore how ethologically relevant naturalistic behaviours can be studied in a lab, and the paradigms that are utilised for this purpose in the context of instinctive defensive behaviours and responses to imminent threat. You can find out more about the Branco Lab here: https://www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/groups/branco-lab Today’s episode was made possible thanks to the support of the Sainsbury Wellcome Public Engagement fund. We would like to thank Sainsbury Welcome Centre (SWC) for the generous grant supporting Science Communication initiatives like these. https://www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/ --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Twitter: @neuroverse_pod https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||
| 73. Evolutionary Impact of the Lichen Lifestyle on the Fungal Genome (with George Mears) | 21 Mar 2024 | 00:26:50 | |
Today's episode is about fungi & lichen! We are joined by George Mears, a PhD student at Royal Holloway and Kew Gardens. Having carried out research on the evolutionary impact of the lichen lifestyle on the fungal genome during his Masters, George is currently in the LIDo iCASE PhD program, working under Professor Robin Williams to continue biological research into plant-derived products. In this episode, we discuss the ancient symbiotic relationships between plants and fungi and how lichens have impacted fungi evolution and vice versa. --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Twitter: @neuroverse_pod https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||
| 72. Women's Reproductive Health: Where we are and what needs to improve (with Professor Sohier Elneil) - Celebrating International Women's Day | 07 Mar 2024 | 00:46:21 | |
In today’s episode we are celebrating women’s day by discussing the current state of women’s reproductive healthcare and research, how much progress has been made and what still needs to be done. We are joined by Professor Sohier Elneil, a UCL Professor and Consultant specialising in Urogynaecology and Uroneurology. Professor Elneil completed her PhD at the University of Cambridge in the physiology and pharmacology of sensory bladder dysfunction in women and now runs the neuromodulation programme for bladder and pelvic floor dysfunction at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. As well as actively teaching at University College London, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Twitter: @neuroverse_pod https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! https://forms.gle/PuEMC1BCWXdAqCRQA | |||
| 71: Tools for Looking into the Brain: Fluorescence Microscopy | 22 Feb 2024 | 00:19:04 | |
Welcome back to Neuroverse, this week we bring to you the second episode in our mini-series "Tools for Looking into the Brain", where we explore the diversity of experimental methods used to study the brain's structure and function. In this episode, we discuss the basic principles of fluorescence microscopy and how it can help us understand the brain. We explore how we can make cells of the brain fluorescent in the first place, and the different types of microscopes that are used to visualise and image this fluorescence, from widefield to confocal to 2-photon microscopes! We also discussed the advantages of each microscopy technique, and explored some examples of research studies that have taken advantage of them. --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Twitter: @neuroverse_pod https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||
| 70. Love on the Brain - 2 year anniversary Neuroverse special | 14 Feb 2024 | 00:37:17 | |
Happy Valentines day! We hope today you celebrate love in all its shapes and forms. It is also our Neuroverse 2 year anniversary! What better way to celebrate than to dive deep into Love's effect on the brain, from the neurobiology to the philosophy (Neuroverse style). We discuss how the initial phases of falling in Love activates the same biological pathways as acute stress, causing the classical symptoms of sleeplessness, shortness of breath and longing, as well as how long-term leave and heart-break is manifested in the brain. We also postulate about the epistemology of Love and if Plato was right about the idea of soulmates, based on the myth that Zeus separated four-armed and legged humans, cursed to forever search for their second halves. Or was it Fernando Pessoa that got its right when he said "We never love anyone. What we love is the idea we have of someone. It’s our own concept—our own selves—that we love."
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| [Summer Rerelease] Breathing, the Brain, Being | 19 Jun 2025 | 00:24:56 | |
Welcome to our special summer rerelease series! Carolina and Clara take a trip down memory lane with a special series dedicated to their older episodes, including ones you may have missed! Have you ever wondered how the breath and the mind are connected? In this episode, Carolina and Clara explore the neuroscience of breathing: how the rhythm of breathing influences brain-wide activity, providing a scaffold for the transfer of information across the brain, and how breathing influences our attentional and interoceptive states, which ultimately define our experience of being. --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Twitter: @neuroverse_pod https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||
| 69. Q&A with Clara and Carolina | 07 Feb 2024 | 00:34:03 | |
In today's episode we've answered some of your questions! Topics ranging from academic advice, lab and research environments, personal life choices and more. Tune in to find out the questions asked! --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Twitter: @neuroverse_pod https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||
| 68. The Mosaic of Science (with Professor Carlos Ribeiro) | 25 Jan 2024 | 00:53:36 | |
In today's episode we are joined by Professor Carlos Ribeiro, who is based at the Champalimaud Research Institute in Lisbon. We discuss research in fruit flies (drosophila melanogaster) in the context of neuroscience and metabolism, the benefits of individual animal models in research, and how interdisciplinary approaches are key for the future of science. We also enquire into creativity and what it means to be creative in science, and much more! --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Twitter: @neuroverse_pod https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! https://forms.gle/PuEMC1BCWXdAqCRQA | |||
| 67. Philosophy of Sound | 11 Jan 2024 | 00:31:00 | |
In today's episode, we delve into the complexities of sound. What is sound? Is it defined by what produces it or by what hears it? Is sound purely physical, or is it a construct of our minds? Is the perception of sound comparable to the perception of colour? We discuss these fascinating questions and more, and reflect on what sound means to us! --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Twitter: @neuroverse_pod https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||
| 66. 2023 Reviewed (Off the Record) | 28 Dec 2023 | 00:27:02 | |
In our final episode of 2023, we chat about another full year of Neuroverse- our highlights, favourite episodes, what we've most enjoyed learning about, what major questions and themes have arisen, and what we're excited for to come in 2024! Thank you so much for all your support in the past year. --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Twitter: @neuroverse_pod https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||
| 65. Designing Generative Models (with Pierre Glaser) | 14 Dec 2023 | 00:38:07 | |
In today's episode we are joined by Pierre Glaser to discuss designing generative models. Pierre Glaser is a PhD student in Machine Learning at the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit in UCL. He is working with Professor Arthur Gretton on advancing the methodology of flexible generative modelling. We discuss what generative models are (such as ChatGPT, Dall-E), what fitting a probabilistic model to a dataset entails, how physics and neuroscience are used in these models, and many more captivating topics! Today’s episode was made possible thanks to the support of the Sainsbury Wellcome Public Engagement fund. We would like to thank Sainsbury Welcome Centre (SWC) for the generous grant supporting Science Communication initiatives like these. https://www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/ --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neuroversepod.com Podcast directory https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9 Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Twitter: @neuroverse_pod https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! | |||