Brain Explained

Abdullah Iqbal

A podcast exploring fresh off the press neuroscience research. Tune in to our podcast for a deep dive interview exploring a research paper or thesis with the scientist themselves. Strengthen your understanding of the brain at the molecular level and gain an understanding of what it's like being a cutting-edge researcher. Email - [email protected]. LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/brain-explained-podcast Website - https://anchor.fm/abdullah-asad-iqbal Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brain-explained/support

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Top 10 Brain Explained Episodes

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Brain Regions Involved in Fever and Illness with Dr Jessica Osterhout

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06/16/22 • 52 min

New neurons have been discovered that generate fever and illness in the brain. Want to learn more about them and how they where discovered then listen in to the latest podcast episode.
Dr Jessica Osterhout's Twitter
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Genes and the Brain Through Life with Dr Rachel Brouwer

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05/25/22 • 41 min

Want to learn about how genetic differences might affect your brain then come and listen to the most recent episode of Brain Explained where we explore just that. You’ll learn about the first-ever long-term study in this area and it does not disappoint. It is truly something to look forward to.

Laboratory Website

Paper

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Microglial Development with Dr David Menassa

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09/25/22 • 39 min

Microglia are the brain’s defense system and cleaning system and so are incredibly important for the normal functioning of the brain if you want to learn more about these fascinating cells then be sure to listen in to this episode of Brain Explained.

Dr David Menassa’s Twitter

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The paper

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COVID and the Brain with Dr Daniel Martins De Souza

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11/10/22 • 56 min

COVID may be something we do not want to think about but it is important that we carry on trying to understand the effects of this devastating virus. With Dr Daniel Martins de Souza we will be looking into the neural effects of COVID. Listen in to find out how it effects the brain.

Link to Paper

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How Neurons Know Where To Go With Dr Titas Sengupta

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03/23/22 • 52 min

Episode Description

This episode is with Dr Titas is looking at retrograde zippering which is another way that neurons are able to correctly grow towards their correct final destination. What exactly does this system involve and how does this work? Listen in to learn all about it and we also explore why the C.elegans is a good model for neuroscience research- depending on the question you are asking.

I am also looking for individuals who would be interested in contributing to the blog. It would involve posts about the recent neuroscience that has been published preferably that week. You would try to explain the science in an easy to understand manner and would also want to delve into the significance of the findings. If this is something that interests you I would delighted to hear from you – please join the Brain Explained LinkedIn Contributors Page.

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Memory and Drosophila with Professor Scott Waddell

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02/05/23 • 57 min

Today, I’ll be talking to Professor Scott Waddell and is research into memory in the Drosophila the commonly used fly in science research. Memory is one of the most interesting topics in the most interesting field which is neuroscience and this episode will not disappoint.

https://www.dpag.ox.ac.uk/team/scott-waddell

https://twitter.com/ScottishWaddell

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Looking Into The Brain With Dr Regis Grailhe

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08/06/23 • 29 min

This episode is a short one because I could not find the other episodes even after contacting Zoom.

We will be discussing the paper titled. Non-invasive In Vivo Brain Astrogenesis and Astrogliosis Quantification Using a Far-red E2-Crimson Transgenic Reporter Mouse

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Concussion and Smartphones with Dr Prasanna Acharya

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01/02/22 • 40 min

Research looking into the effects of phones and concussions. An odd mix but interesting. Listen in to learn more. We’ll be talking to Dr Prasanna.

Link to dissertation work - https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/5339/

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Special Episode Number 1 - Ketamine with Dr Argel

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12/26/21 • 49 min

Episode Description

Come and listen to the first special episode. A conversation with Dr Argel who I meet through the Society of Neuroscience. We talk about his journey into neuroscience and his work covering memory and studies into neuroinflammation and ketamine.

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