BRAIN PONDERINGS podcast with Dr. Mark Mattson
Neuroscientist Mark Mattson in conversations with other scientists at the forefront of brain research.
Here are a few of the major questions that BRAIN PONDERINGS guests will tackle:
How have brains evolved to enable success in diverse environments?
How does the brain develop in the womb and in early life?
What are the mechanisms responsible for learning and memory, language, and emotions?
How does the brain respond to life’s challenges?
In what ways does the brain influence the body and vice-versa?
What is known about the causes of psychiatric, neurodegenerative, and other brain disorders?
What new technologies are being developed to treat neurological disorders?
How do naturally occurring and man-made chemicals affect the brain?
Where are the boundaries between ethical and unethical neuroscience research?
How can gene therapy, cell regeneration, and brain stimulation be used for brain disorders?
Neurobiology of Aging Lecture 2: Cellular and Molecular Hallmarks of Brain Aging
David Gutmann – Cancer Neuroscience and the Sociobiology of Brain Tumors
Ray Dorsey: Environmental Toxins and Parkinson’s Disease – Evidence and What to Avoid
Neurobiology of Aging Lecture Series: #1 – Theories, Comparative Biology, and Animal Models of Aging
Ai Yamamoto: “ALFY” Cleanses Neurons of Pathological Proteins to Counteract Degenerative Diseases
Marco Capogrosso – Spinal Cord Stimulation for Recovery of Function After Stroke or Trauma
Dayu Lin: Neural Circuits and Neurochemicals for Aggression, Sexual, and Parental Behaviors
Scott Ayton: Iron, Brain Health, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Diseases – A Delicate Balance
Erik Musiek: Brain Cell Circadian Clock Proteins in Neuroplasticity, Aging, and Alzheimer’s Disease
Georgia Hodes: Sex Differences in Responses to Stress and Vulnerability to Neurological Disorders
Marian Joëls and Ron de Kloet: How the Brain Responds to Stress in Health and Mental Disorders
Josh Helman: Multipronged Approaches for Preventing and Treating Alzheimer’s Dementia
Grace (Beth) Stutzmann: Pivotal Role for Calcium in Brain Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
Andrew Dillin – Stress and Aging: Mitochondria are Hubs of Information Flow in and Between Cells
Marc Freeman – How Astrocytes Control Neural Circuits in Brain Development, Plasticity, and Disease
Polina Shichkova: Metabolic and Biophysical Modeling of Breakdown and Repair of the Aging Brain
Corinde Wiers: The Potential of Ketone-Based Interventions for the Treatment of Addiction
Henning Fenselau – Neural Circuits Controlling Appetite and Energy Metabolism and GLP-1 Actions
Tessa Montague: Disappearing Act - How the Brain Controls Camouflage in Cuttlefish and Octopuses
Jonathan Long: Lactate-Phe and Ketone-Phe: Exerkines and Fastokines for Brain Health and Plasticity?
Carlos Matute: Brain White Matter in Health, Endurance Exercise, and Disease
Michael Kreutz: Amazing Nanomachines in Synapses that Keep Brains Healthy and Wise
Jordan Grafman: Neural Circuits of Religiosity: ‘The Kingdom of God’ is in the Prefrontal Cortex
Sridevi Sarma: Using DSM and Neuro-engineering to Diagnose and Treat Neurological Disorders
Richard Johnson: How High Fructose Intake Induces Obesity and Chronic Diseases of the Body and Brain
Brian Kennedy: Decoding Metabolic Aging Clocks to Understand and Counteract Aging
Anton Maximov – The Synaptic Signatures of a Memory: Zooming in Using Cutting-Edge Technology
Allan Butterfield: Cell Membrane Lipid Peroxidation and Neuron Degeneration in Alzheimer’s Disease
Francesco Papaleo: Inter-brain Synchrony and Co-modulation of Neural Networks in Social Interactions
Thiruma Arumugam – Vascular Dementia Mechanisms, Risks, and Prevention