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**Synaptic**

Exploring the people, the science and the challenges in neuroscience.

Latest Episodes:

Ep. 11: Setting up a frog colony and pair bonding with Lauren O'Connell Mar 01, 2024

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To become a scientist, O'Connell first needed to leave the family farm.

Ep. 10: Being uncomfortable and PKMzeta with André Fenton Feb 01, 2024

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The director of the Center for Neural Science shares a ghost story and talks about his collaboration with Todd Sacktor. (This podcast was updated on 26 February 2024 to clarify past work related to PKMzeta.)

Ep. 9: Joseph LeDoux, the split brain and a traveling magic show Jan 01, 2024

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The director of the Emotional Brain Institute discusses the Cajun music scene in Louisiana and how memories change with time.

Ep. 8: FORCE learning and finding an out with David Sussillo Dec 01, 2023

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The senior research manager at Meta Reality Labs talks about neural networks and his time at the Milton Hershey School.

Ep. 7: Sensing touch, the immigrant life and Ardem Patapoutian Nov 01, 2023

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The Nobel Prize winner talks about PIEZO 1 and 2, proprioception and the viral photo of him and his son from the 2021 Nobel Prize announcement.

Ep. 6: Brian Boyd, classroom-based interventions and the importance of representation Oct 01, 2023

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The leader of the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute talks about what drew him into the autism field, and his departure from - and return to - the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Ep. 5: Evdokia Anagnostou and the concept of a good life Sep 01, 2023

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The Holland Bloorview clinician and research director discusses how growing up on a small island shaped her career and the existential questions that keep her up at night.

Ep. 4: Emotion dysregulation in autism with Carla Mazefsky Aug 01, 2023

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Carla Mazefsky is the Nancy J. Minshew endowed chair in autism research and professor of psychiatry, psychology, and clinical and translational science at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. In this episode of "Synaptic," Mazefesky talks about what she learned while volunteering with the Williamsburg, Virginia, police department; the insight that got her thinking about emotion regulation in autistic people; and why the people of Pittsburgh love their city.

Ep. 3: The sleep/wake cycle and autism with Ashura Buckley Jul 01, 2023

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Ashura Buckley is director of the Sleep and Neurodevelopment Core in the Office of the Clinical Director at the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Her research focuses on sleep and autism, and the basics of the sleep/wake cycle. In this episode of "Synaptic," she discusses the need to consider different perspectives when doing science, the connection between sleep and mental health, and the sacrifices her mother made for the family.

Ep. 2: Social communication and developmental disorders with Connie Kasari Jun 01, 2023

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Connie Kasari is distinguished professor of human development and psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles, where she is also a founding member of the Center for Autism Research and Treatment. She is co-creator of JASPER, a play-based intervention for young autistic children. In this episode of "Synaptic," Kasari talks about the need for inclusion in educating autistic children, what drew her into the autism research field, and growing up on the family farm.

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