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This award-winning show from Stanford’s Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute is a field manual for anyone who wants to understand their own brain and the new science reshaping how we learn, age, heal, and make sense of ourselves.

Each episode, host Nicholas Weiler sits down with leading scientists to unpack big ideas from the frontiers of the field—brain-computer interfaces and AI language models; new... more

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Recent Guests

Erin Kunz
Postdoctoral researcher in the Neural Prosthetics Translational Laboratory at Stanford.
Stanford University
Episode: Could brain implants read our thoughts? | Erin Kunz
Brian Knutson
Professor of psychology in Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences
Stanford University
Episode: NeuroForecasting: how brain activity can predict stock prices or viral videos | Brian Knutson
Judy Fan
Assistant Professor of Psychology at Stanford University
Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences
Episode: From doodles to Descartes: sketching and the human cognitive toolkit | Judith Fan
Jacob Ballon
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford Medicine
Stanford Medicine
Episode: What is psychosis? Navigating an altered reality | Jacob Ballon & Shannon Pagdon
Shannon Pagdon
PhD candidate at the University of Pittsburgh and individual living with schizophrenia
University of Pittsburgh
Episode: What is psychosis? Navigating an altered reality | Jacob Ballon & Shannon Pagdon
Daniel Levitin
Musician, neuroscientist, and best-selling author
Dean Emeritus at Minerva University, Professor Emeritus at McGill University, Adjunct Professor at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Episode: "I Heard There Was a Secret Chord: Music as Medicine" | Daniel Levitin
Bruce McCandliss
Piggett Family Professor in Stanford's Graduate School of Education and leader of the Stanford Educational Neuroscience Initiative
Stanford University
Episode: How we learn to read (and why some struggle): what neuroscience teaches us about a transformative human technology | Bruce McCandliss
Dan Abrams
Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford Medicine
Stanford University
Episode: Why voices light us up—but leave the autistic brain in the dark | Dan Abrams
Keith Humphreys
Esther Ting Memorial Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and a long-term affiliate of the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Stanford University
Episode: Can brain science save addiction policy? | Keith Humphreys

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Nicholas Weiler
Host of discussions with leading scientists focusing on brain and neuroscience topics.

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4.9 out of 5 stars from 68 ratings
  • Life-changing

    Thank you to the whole From Our Neurons to Yours team!!! So happy I accidentally stumbled upon this podcast searching for answers about brain fog for my Cognitive Psychology class!

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    ChrissyFromTheChi
    United States7 months ago
  • Awesome!!

    Love it

    Apple Podcasts
    5
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    United States3 years ago

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Could brain implants read our thoughts? | Erin Kunz
Q: What is the current status or progress of this kind of technology for clinical use for patients?
Several startups are running their own clinical trials, though it will still be a few years before these technology become consumer devices.
Could brain implants read our thoughts? | Erin Kunz
Q: Are we anywhere close to being able to decode people's private thoughts using brain implants?
No, we are not anywhere near that.
NeuroForecasting: how brain activity can predict stock prices or viral videos | Brian Knutson
Q: What are some implications of your work in neuroforecasting?
There's potential to better predict outcomes in uncertain markets, utilizing brain activity metrics for effective forecasting.
"Why Brains Need Friends: The Neuroscience of Social Connection" | Ben Rein
Q: Can you elaborate on why socializing is important for brain health?
Rein discusses how social interactions drive the release of neurotransmitters like oxytocin, serotonin, and dopamine, which promote positive feelings and overall brain health.
"Why Brains Need Friends: The Neuroscience of Social Connection" | Ben Rein
Q: What are the consequences of loneliness and isolation on brain health?
Rein explains that both loneliness and isolation have detrimental effects on health, increasing the risk for numerous adverse outcomes, including higher mortality rates and chronic health conditions.

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