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Synaptic Justice

by Oakley Briskman

Welcome to Synaptic Justice—a specialized junction for transmitting information to catalyze change in brain health equity. We speak with guests whose work touches on the emerging interdisciplinary field of equity neuroscience and break it down for everyday listeners, high school students, and undergraduates.

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Episodes

  1. Administering Brain Stimulation Technologies Across Different Phenotypes

    Please note that Temidola experienced some audio issues during this recording. In this episode, Oakley and Temidola speak with Dr. Gianna Perez, a neuroscientist and medical writer, about what happens when the tools used to study and stimulate the brain don't work equally well for everyone.…

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  2. Access and Inclusion in the Development of Somatosensory Neuroprostheses

    In this episode, Oakley and Temidola speak with Dr. Juhi Farooqui, a neurotechnology and neuroethics researcher with a PhD in Neural Computation from Carnegie Mellon University, about access and inclusion in the development of somatosensory neuroprostheses which are devices that restore the sense...

  3. Untangling Bias in Neuroscience

    In this episode of Synaptic Justice, Oakley and Temidola speak with Dr. Jasmine Kwasa about how racial and phenotypic bias shows up in neuroimaging and what it takes to build better, more inclusive neuroscience tools. They discuss the personal moment that changed how Dr. Kwasa approaches her…

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  4. How Bias in Neuroimaging Excludes and Harms Patients

    In this episode of Synaptic Justice, we sit down with neuroscientist, advocate, and program specialist Dr. Termara Parker to explore how systemic racism and technological bias show up in neuroimaging research, and what it takes to dismantle them. Dr. Parker shares her journey into neuroscience,...

  5. Rethinking Race and Equity in Neuroscience Research with Dr. Carlos Cardenas-Iniguez

    In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Carlos Cardenas-Iniguez to explore how race, equity, and neuroscience intersect. We talk about the importance of epistemic humility, the role of social constructs in science, and why it matters to think critically about including race and ethnicity in…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Welcome to Synaptic Justice—a specialized junction for transmitting information to catalyze change in brain health equity. We speak with guests whose work touches on the emerging interdisciplinary field of equity neuroscience and break it down for everyday listeners, high school students, and undergraduates.

HOSTED BY

Oakley Briskman

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Welcome to Synaptic Justice—a specialized junction for transmitting information to catalyze change in brain health equity. We speak with guests whose work touches on the emerging interdisciplinary field of equity neuroscience and break it down for everyday listeners, high school students, and...

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