From Our Neurons to Yours
From Our Neurons to Yours crisscrosses scientific disciplines to bring you to the frontiers of brain science. Coming to you from the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University, we ask leading scientists to help us understand the three pounds of matter within our skulls and how new discoveries, treatments, and technologies are transforming our relationship with the brain.
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Podcasting since 2023 • 58 episodes
From Our Neurons to Yours
Latest Episodes
How basic science transformed stroke care
A generation ago, a big clot in the brain meant paralysis or worse. Today, doctors can diagnose clots on AI-enabled brain scans; provide life-saving, targeted medications; or snake a catheter from a patient’s groin into the brain to vacuum out ...
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Season 7
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Episode 9
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34:51
Surgery as a window into brain resilience | Martin Angst
We've all heard stories about someone who went in for surgery and came out...different. A grandmother who struggled with names after hip replacement, or an uncle who seemed foggy for months following cardiac bypass. But why does this happen to ...
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Season 7
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Episode 8
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37:32
Best of: How neural prosthetics could free minds trapped by brain injury | Jaimie Henderson
Imagine being trapped in your own body, unable to move or communicate effectively. This may seem like a nightmare, but it is a reality for many people living with brain or spinal cord injuries.We're re-releasing one of our favorite e...
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Season 7
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Episode 7
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22:20
The secrets of resilient aging | Beth Mormino & Anthony Wagner
This week on the show, we're have our sights set on healthy aging. What would it mean to be able to live to 80, 90 or 100 with our cognitive abilities intact and able to maintain an independent lifestyle right to the end of our days?&nbs...
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Season 7
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Episode 6
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36:30
Building AI simulations of the human brain | Dan Yamins
This week on the show: Are we ready to create digital models of the human brain? Last month, Stanford researcher Andreas Tolias and colleagues created a "digital twin" of the mouse visual cortex. The researchers used the same...
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Season 7
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Episode 5
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32:56