Authors Tuesday Episode with Jaya Viswanathan,

Dr. Jaya Viswanathan is a neuroscientist, engineer, award-winning author, and artist born and raised in India. She earned an engineering degree, a Master’s in neuroscience, and a Doctorate in cognitive neuroscience. She then worked as a post-doctoral fellow before joining the Division of Neuroscience at the National Institute on Aging as a KGS Contractor in the US. Her research was focused on understanding how brains interpret the world through vision and audition. Recently, she wrote, illustrated, and published a first of its kind neuroscience and neuroart book for a lay audience with a focus on children. Baby Senses: A Sensory Neuroscience Primer for All Ageshighlights several amazing animals and how they’ve evolved to have superpowers because of their sensory abilities. Based on this book, she was invited to write a ⁠Neuronline article about Baby Senses⁠ as ⁠an educational resource⁠ and has won the Literary Titan Gold Award for children’s literature. Her Neuroscience art has been featured in several art shows and she has been interviewed on several written, audio/podcasts, and video platforms where she makes neuroscience accessible to a lay audience. These are publicly available and accessible through her website. She has authored and continues to publish numerous scientific publications. She is passionate about art and education. Feel free to drop her a line to chat with her through her site: ⁠https://babysensesbook.com/ Here is a link to my children's book Adventures of Larry Lamppost and Friends. https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Mark-Lestrange/dp/1739924932/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3MZPQCMTP5NYD&keywords=the+adventures+of+larry+lamppost+and+friends&qid=1650891248&s=books&sprefix=the+adventures+of+larry+lamppost+and+friends%2Cstripbooks%2C49&sr=1-1. https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Larry-Lamppost-Friends-Lestrange-ebook/dp/B09YDKYGSY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=K92IZ8CWEQDF&keywords=adventures+of+larry+lamppost+and+friends&qid=1650891156&sprefix=%2Caps%2C218&sr=8-1. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Adventures-Larry-Lamppost-Friends-Lestrange/dp/1739924932/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1QWC9BR37CN24&keywords=larry+the+lamp+post&qid=1650890852&sprefix=%2Caps%2C54&sr=8-2 https://ko-fi.com/marksmotivationalpodcast