Knowing Neurons

En este episodio, exploramos la trayectoria científica del Dr. Adolfo García, neurocientífico cognitivo de reconocimiento internacional cuyo trabajo une el lenguaje, la traducción y la salud cerebral. Conversamos sobre cómo el cerebro procesa el lenguaje en la salud y en la enfermedad, el bilingüismo y la detección temprana de la demencia a través del habla. Autor de The Neurocognition of Translation and Interpreting y de más de 200 artículos científicos, también nos habla sobre su compromiso con una neurociencia accesible y equitativa a través de iniciativas como TELL e INCLUDE, y su labor de divulgación en charlas TEDx, televisión y radio.

Credits: Producido por Dr. Juan Arboleda y Judith Cediel; Editado por Natalia Padillo

In this episode of PhD Deep Dive, Johanna and LanVi chat with Ava about her journey from studying psychology to pursuing a PhD in a lab-rotation program. Ava shares how she found a lab with the right mentoring style and support system, and how she combines science and art through her work as a scientific illustrator for her lab and Knowing Neurons. She also reflects on navigating homesickness during graduate school and her dream of researching internet psychology.

Knowing Neurons talks with Elizabeth, Nada, Maarten, and Eric about brain-computer interfaces and their use across medical and consumer spaces. Elizabeth and Maarten, both neuromodulation researchers, discuss brain-computer interfaces in the research setting, which includes testing safety as well as potential efficacy for therapies. Nada outlines challenges on the ethics side, including engaging larger groups of both study participants and consumers. Senator Lucero brings expertise about the legislative process and data privacy at large. Together, all the guests consider how to best approach regulation of brain computer interfaces as the industry grows and spreads across different aspects of our lives in healthcare and beyond.
Guests:
Dr. Elizabeth Bottorff, PhD
Nada Salem, MSc
Dr. Maarten Ottenhoff, PhD
Minnesota State Senator Eric Lucero
 

Episode Notes/Relevant links:
●       Elizabeth’s policy paper
●       Nada’s policy paper
●     BrainGate
●     Eric’s bill
●     Insulin pump cybersecurity risk
●      Implantable Brain-Computer Interface Collaborative Community (iBCI-CC)
●       FDA Investigational Device Exemption
●     Institutional Review BoardI (IRB) 101
●     MnDRIVE
 
Link to Knowing Neurons’Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/knowingneurons
 
Produced by Jessica Froula

Knowing Neurons chats with neuropolicy paper competition winner Emma Muller, a clinical psychology PhD student at the University of Kansas, and Dr. Neda Jahanshad, an assistant professor in Neurology at University of Southern California. They discuss our limited understanding of menopause, despite its prevalence in society, and highlight the research participants that make learning more about brain health possible. They also discuss short term and long term policy actions in this space.

Guests:
Emma Muller
Dr. Neda Jahanshad, PhD

Episode Notes/Relevant links:
● Emma’s policy paper
● Wellcome Leap Initiative, CARE Program
● BALANCE Docuseries
● Office of Research on Women’s Health
● Society for Women’s Health Research
● Women’s Brain Foundation
● North American Menopause Society
● Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN)
● Servicewomen and Veterans Menopause Research Act
● My Menoplan
● Hormone Therapy Warning Label and Controversy
● After Decades of Misunderstanding, Menopause is Finally Having Its Moment

Link to Knowing Neurons’ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/knowingneurons

Produced by Jessica Froula and Katie Chan

Knowing Neurons chats with neuropolicy paper competition winner Anna Rader Groves, a PhD candidate at
Georgia State University, and Margaret Master, MBA, MPH, who serves as the current Executive Director of
Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia. They discuss key issues in maternal healthcare,
resources available to families in Georgia, and challenges faced by advocates in this policy space.

Guests:
Anna Rader Groves
Margaret Master, MBA, MPH

Episode Notes/Relevant links:
● Anna’s policy article
● HMHBGA Perinatal Mental Health Resource Guide
● HMHBGA 2025 State of the State Report
● HMHBGA Legislative Tracking Tool
● Implicit Bias bill introduced in GA state house in 2025
● Maternal Health Vitality Think Tank and their 10-Year Retrospective Report
● Maternal Mortality Review (MMRIA) data
● Postpartum Support International (PSI) - Georgia
● PEACE for MOMS
● Mobile clinic: Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics
● GEEARS

Link to Knowing Neurons’ Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/cw/knowingneurons

Produced by Jessica Froula