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Neuro et al.
by Ayça Ercan
Ever read a neuroscience paper and wondered what it actually means? Neuro et al. takes a peer-to-peer approach to untangling the field's toughest topics — each episode is built around real scientific articles, explained the way you'd want a fellow student to explain them to you.
Episodes
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005 - Basal Ganglia, Cybersickness & Connectivity
Episode script is now available on Substack!Neuralink has a fly playing Doom, and it all traces back to one big idea: the connectome. This week, we go back to the principles behind it with a review of how the brain’s connections, not just its regions, give rise to language, memory, and who we…
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The Acoustoelectric Effect, Learning Biases & The Internal States of D. Melanogaster
Can sound wake up the brain with pinpoint precision? Why do some of our decisions feel almost hardwired, and what can ultrasound reveal about them? And why does a hungry fruit fly smell the world differently than a fed one? In episode 004, we dive into acoustoelectric neuromodulation,...
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Head Direction, tTIS & Olfaction
How and when did your ability to perceive your surroundings and situate yourself accordingly evolve? Hint: It might have something to do with head direction. Also, how are scientists using a new neuromodulation technique by working around the frequency relations in the brain? ReferencesACT…
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002 - Spare Parts & Second Thoughts
Your brain builds what you "see" almost half a second before you're aware of it (kind of), and in labs all around the world, researchers are building working pieces of human spinal cord and muscle from scratch to understand motor neuron diseases. This episode: an EEG study that catches the exact...
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001 - Mitochondria is the Powerhouse of Behavior
Ever wondered if your brain is really running on reinforcement learning? Or if psychiatric drugs hitting people so differently might be explained through computational neuroscience? This episode looks at 3 articles that researched these questions and a deep dive into how brain mitochondria might...
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Neuro et al. — Trailer
Neuro et al. is a weekly podcast about everything neuroscience, explained through research & review articles. The podcast takes a peer-to-peer approach. The cover art is made by me, Ayça Ercan, through Canva. The illustration is attributed to @reallygreatsite.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Ever read a neuroscience paper and wondered what it actually means? Neuro et al. takes a peer-to-peer approach to untangling the field's toughest topics — each episode is built around real scientific articles, explained the way you'd want a fellow student to explain them to you.
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Ever read a neuroscience paper and wondered what it actually means? Neuro et al. takes a peer-to-peer approach to untangling the field's toughest topics — each episode is built around real scientific articles, explained the way you'd want a fellow student to explain them to you.
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