Neurofriends Podcast Podcast

Neurofriends Podcast

Sarah Hillenbrand
A podcast about the brain, hosted by Stanford students. We invite brainy people for science show and tell. Come geek out with us.
Converging
In Converging, student host Anthony Agbay talks with Dr. Levi Gadye, whose expertise is in the stem cells that live in your nose. They discuss how the retina produces color vision, the ethics of animal research, genes, tumors, and more!
Aug 26, 2017
48 min
Tripping
In Tripping, student host Vinh Ton talks with Dr. Eric Chan, a psychiatrist, about how mental health care is delivered to people who are homeless or in prison. For show and tell, Eric brings recent evidence that hallucinogens could target serotonin just as well as antidepressants, giving patients with cancer some much-needed peace of mind.
Aug 18, 2017
38 min
Gut Feeling
Could your gut bacteria be making decisions for you--even when choosing a mate? It certainly seems that way for flies. In Gut Feeling, student host Sophie Hearn talks with Dr. Sharon Greenblum about fly sex, a multiple choice mating test, poop (you've been warned), and why we think the gut-brain connection is real.
Aug 14, 2017
58 min