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NeuroCentury
by Paweł Świeboda
The NeuroCentury podcast is a series of conversations about the importance of the brain in the times we live in. Its particular focus is on what can be done, including in policy, to advance the brain agenda: look after our brain and mental health, support brain-derived technology, or develop our societies’ cognitive skills. Guests range from patients, technologists, scientists, ethicists, policy-makers, to investors and funders. The podcast is hosted by Paweł Świeboda, who combines his policy and science management experience to ask what it will mean to live in the century of the brain.
Episodes
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24. Resilience of the Ageing Brain
How we age can differ considerably, but more of it is in our hands than we often realise. To start with, we need to get to know ourselves better, learn how to rely on the gist of information that is available as memory loss progresses, and develop an ability to turn off the situations that…
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23. Mental wealth: the glue that holds societies together
To measure the strength of a wellbeing economy, governments should adopt the notion of mental wealth, which goes beyond the monetised value of goods and services. Jo-An Occhipinti is the global champion of this concept. She is an epidemiologist and systems scientist, focused on improving the…
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22. Ironman Meets Alzheimer's: Endurance for a Cure
“Surpassing yourself, so that people can surpass the disease” – this is the motto of Hassan Fadli, Founder of “5 Ironman’s Beat Alzheimer’s” non-profit, aiming to promote awareness, prevention and research in the field of dementia (https://www.5ironmansbeatalzheimer.com/en). Hassan is an engineer...
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21. Capturing complexity of the brain
Brain health cannot be easily measured by a single, straightforward test. Evaluations often involve multiple methods. One company which is on a mission to open brain health assessment to the wider public is Myndspan. Its approach integrates cognitive tests with MEG, or magnetoencephalography,...
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20. All-hands-on-deck to build a mentally healthy world
The challenge of mental health continues to intensify across various demographics and regions. A recent report by Orygen, Australia's Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, highlights a "global crisis" in youth mental health, describing it as unprecedented and urgent. Delivery of care is...
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19. Acting on climate to protect the brain
“The climate crisis is a health crisis, but for too long, health has been a footnote in climate discussions” – these words of the WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus hold true for brain health as well. However, we are only beginning to understand how the changing climate is...
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18. All Around the Brain: Interplay Between the Brain and its Environment
The brain does not function in isolation and there is a growing body of knowledge about the impact of environmental and social challenges on brain health. Air and water pollution, and exposure to plastics, heavy metals, and other toxic substances have a bearing on the brain. Similarly, the impact...
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17. Wired to connect: can social networks help us unlock brain skills?
Understanding how we make decisions and what this means for our social interactions is invaluable in fractured societies. Neuroscience has recently offered fresh insights on what drives joy and engagement and where chemistry between people comes from. This allows us to conceptualise “brain…
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16. Building on breakthroughs in the fight against Alzheimer’s Disease
It is the time of big promise in the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). There are dozens of genetic risks discovered in recent years. There are also emerging blood tests whose performance in diverse groups of patients is currently being confirmed. New disease-modifying drugs…
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15. AI Companion: Neurologist’s BFF
Ascent of AI in healthcare opens the way to precision and personalized medicine becoming a standard of care in neurology. One important aspect is extracting more meaningful data from brain imaging and scans, given how crucial they are for the diagnosis and monitoring in neurology. Facing rising...
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14. Mastering Impact: Taking Innovation from the Lab to the Market
What are the trends on the market for medical technologies and medical devices in the neuro space? How much of the impressive innovation coming out of the labs carries the promise of making impact on the lives of patients? In this episode of NeuroCentury, Paweł Świeboda talks to Enric...
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13. Art of Doing Good: Making Neuroethics Actionable
What is neuroethics and how it has evolved to make brain research and neurotechnology ethical in both medical and non-medical applications. In the latest episode of NeuroCentury, Paweł Świeboda explores these questions with Dr Arleen Salles, Founding Board Member of the Institute of Neuroethics…
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12. Meet Our New Companion: Towards Human-Robot Symbiosis
A new generation of robots is emerging, directly inspired by the intelligence and bodies of living organisms. What will result is a symbiosis of the human and the robot, says Prof. Dario Floreano, Director of the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems at the EPFL in Lausanne, in this episode of...
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11. From Gene to Cure: Turning the Genomics Revolution into Pathway for Treatment
Coming from Dubai, this episode of NeuroCentury, is devoted to advances in genetics and their impact on the treatment of brain disorders. Paweł Świeboda talks to Mohammed Uddin, a human geneticist with a focus on the genetics neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders. Mohammed is Professor at…
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10. Intelligence! The Miracle of Evolution that Makes us Unique
The word is often on our mouths, especially with the letter A in front of it although the latter might not be… intelligent. So, what is intelligence and how has it emerged? Dayeol Lee, Bloomsberg Distinguished Professor of Neuroscience, Psychological and Brain Sciences at Johns Hopkins University...
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9. Caregiving with Love: Embarking on the Dementia Journey Together
Dementia touches on the most intimate aspects of what it means to be human. There is a mountain to be moved for the patient, and another one for the caregiver. In this episode of NeuroCentury, Paweł Świeboda talks to Mary Lou Falcone, author of the recent book “I Didn’t See It Coming: Scenes of...
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8. Back on the Move: Precision Rehabilitation Advancements in Neurology Care
This episode of NeuroCentury comes from Padova, Italy, where Paweł Świeboda spoke last week (XI.2023) to Prof. Paolo Bonato about his innovative approach to precision rehabilitation interventions in neurological patients. Prof. Bonato is Director of the Motion Analysis Laboratory at Spaulding...
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7. Towards Cure for Multiple Sclerosis: Infusing Research with Patient Input
In this episode of NeuroCentury, Paweł Świeboda talks to Prof. Paola Zaratin, Director of Scientific Research at the Italian Multiple Sclerosis Society and a global champion for greater patient engagement. The conversation took place on the margins of last week’s Brain Innovation Days organized…
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6. Glasses on: Assessing Cognitive Footprint with Virtual Reality
In this episode of NeuroCentury, Paweł Świeboda talks to Amir Bozorgzadeh, Co-Founder and CEO of Virtuleap, a company that works on addressing mental disorders, cognitive illnesses and learning challenges using Virtual Reality (VR). Paweł and Amir saw each other a few days ago at the Neuro…
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5. Era of the Brain Economy Has Arrived
In this episode, Paweł Świeboda talks to Dr. Harris Eyre, Lead of the Brain Capital Alliance, a public-private partnership arguing that transformational approaches are needed in today’s health systems and the economy. Given the ongoing technological acceleration, changing demographics and...
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4. Facing Off the Tsunami: Innovative Mental Health Care to the Rescue
In this episode, Paweł Świeboda talks to Dr. Andy Keller, President and CEO of the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, one of the leading US nonprofit organizations working on improving mental health care delivery. Based in Texas, the Institute works at the intersection of policy and programs...
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3. Light in the Tunnel: Towards Partial Remedy to Blindness
In this episode, Paweł Świeboda talks to Dr Pieter Roelfsema, the scientist who is on a mission to offer blind people an opportunity to regain rudimentary vision. Peter is Director of the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience and leader of its Vision and Cognition Group. He is also professor at...
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2. Brainy Food: How Nutrition Impacts Brain and Mental Health
The second episode of the NeuroCentury podcast is devoted to how important food is for brain and mental health. In this episode, Paweł Świeboda talks to Professor Felice Jacka, professor of nutritional psychiatry and Director of the Food and Mood Centre at Deakin University in Australia. Felice…
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1. The Rise of the Patient Researcher: Putting Patient Experience at the Heart of Brain Health Research. Conversation with Robert Joyce.
In the first of the NeuroCentury podcast episodes, Paweł Świeboda talks to Robert Joyce, MS patient advocate and embedded patient researcher. This is a very special conversation. Robert Joyce has been a Multiple Sclerosis patient since his early 20s. He had also been diagnosed with asthma at a...
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The NeuroCentury podcast is a series of conversations about the importance of the brain in the times we live in. Its particular focus is on what can be done, including in policy, to advance the brain agenda: look after our brain and mental health, support brain-derived technology, or develop our societies’ cognitive skills. Guests range from patients, technologists, scientists, ethicists, policy-makers, to investors and funders. The podcast is hosted by Paweł Świeboda, who combines his policy and science management experience to ask what it will mean to live in the century of the brain.
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