Neuroscientists Talk Shop is the University of Texas at San Antonio's (UTSA) Neurobiology Podcast, showcasing the current research of internationally renowned guest Neuroscientists. Each episode features a moderated discussion with a cross section of UTSA Neurobiology faculty, highlighting the featured guest's research, and the state of the art in the field at hand.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 12 days 7 hours 7 minutes
episode 135: Episode 135 -- Krešmir Josić, PhD
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Kres̆imir Josić joins us from the University of Houston. We talk about networks of neurons, getting information out of large data sets, and changing ideas about what constitutes a good stimulus for probing neural systems...
episode 136: Episode 136 -- David Morilak, PhD
Monday, October 12, 2015
David Morilak joins us from our neighbor institution, the University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio, to talk about neuromodulators, norepinephrine, stress and depression.
Duration: 40 minutes
Discussants:(in alphabetical order)
Matt Wanat (Asst Prof, UTSA)
Nicole Wicha (Assoc Prof, UTSA)
Charles Wilson (Ewing Halsell Chair, UTSA)
acknowledgement: JM Tepper for original music.
episode 137: Episode 137 -- Rodrigo España, PhD
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Rodrigo España joins us from the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy at Drexel University to talk about hypocretin and hypocretin receptor antagonists, sleep, arousal, and motivation.
Duration: 34 minutes
Discussants:(in alphabetical order)
Gerard Beaudoin (Res. Asst Prof., UTSA)
Idaira Oliva (Postdoctoral Fellow, UTSA)
Matt Wanat (Asst Prof, UTSA)
acknowledgement: JM Tepper for original music.
episode 138: Episode 138 -- Mounya Elhilali, PhD
Monday, October 19, 2015
Mounya Elhilai joins us from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Johns Hopkins University to talk about how the brain identifies sources of sounds and auditory objects.
Duration: 38 minutes
Discussants:(in alphabetical order)
Alfonso Apicella (Asst Prof, UTSA)
Todd Troyer (Assoc. Prof, UTSA)
Charles Wilson (Prof, UTSA)
acknowledgement: JM Tepper for original music.
episode 139: Episode 139 -- Paul Kulesa, PhD
Monday, October 26, 2015
Paul Kulesa joins us from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research to talk about the neural crest and what we can learn from it about how neurons differentiate, migrate to their correct locations, and make specific synaptic contacts.
Duration: 40 minutes
Discussants:(in alphabetical order)
Gerard Beaudoin (Asst Prof, UTSA)
Gary Gaufo (Assoc. Prof, UTSA)
Fidel Santamaria (Assoc...
episode 140: Episode 140 -- Craig Atwood, PhD
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Craig Atwood joins us from the University of Wisconsin and the VA Hospital in Madison to discuss his ideas about the relationship between the reproductive system control of the cell cycle and aging. Topics include the origin and possible treatments for Alzheimer’s disease and the possibility of extending human longevity...
episode 141: Episode 141 -- Mimi Kao, PhD
On November 5, 2015, Mimi Kao joined us from the Department of Biology at Tufts University to discuss the anterior forebrain pathway in song birds and its role in song learning.
Discussants (in alphabetical order
Todd Troyer (Assoc. Prof, UTSA)
Charles Wilson (Prof, UTSA)
acknowledgement: JM Tepper for original music.
episode 142: Episode 142 -- Rusty Gage, PhD
November 10, 2015
Rusty Gage joins us from the Laboratory of Genetics at the Salk Institute to talk about neuron and neuron circuit generation and regeneration in adults.
Duration: 34 minutes
Discussants:(in alphabetical order)
Alfonso Apicella (Asst. Prof, UTSA)
Michael Foret (grad student, UTSA)
Gary Gaufo (Assoc. Prof, UTSA)
Annie Lin (Asst...
episode 143: Episode 143 -- Robert Stackman, PhD
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Robert Stackman joins us from the Department of Psychology and the Center for Complex Systems & Brain Sciences at Florida Atlantic University. We discuss the hippocampus, recognition, episodic memory, context and space.
Duration: 42 minutes
Discussants:(in alphabetical order)
Brian Derrick (Prof, UTSA)
Isabel Muzzio (Asst. Prof, UTSA)
Todd Troyer (Assoc...
episode 144: Episode 144 -- Patrick Sheets, PhD
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Patrick Sheets joins us from the Indiana University School of Medicine South Bend and University of Notre Dame. We discuss what makes pain hurt and the interaction between somatosensory pain pathways and pain control networks in the brain.
Duration: 38 minutes
Discussants:(in alphabetical order)
Alfonso Apicella (Asst. Prof, UTSA)
Todd Troyer (Assoc...