Your Brain Uncovered with Aya Tarabeine

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In this episode, my guest is Dr. Patrick Arnott, Ph. D., the Business Development Director at Metabolon, Inc. We delve into his remarkable career journey, emphasising the transformative influence of effective mentorship, embracing calculated risks, and remaining receptive to career transitions. Additionally, Dr. Arnott sheds light on the pivotal and groundbreaking work underway at Metabolon. This...

In this episode, my guest was Mazdak Ehteramyan, Ph. D., a senior scientist at GSK (GlaxoSmithKline). We discuss the major responsibilities inherent in the role of a senior scientist within the research and development (R&D) department. This episode covers a range of topics: a day in the life of a GSK scientist, academia vs. industry, drive vs. ambition, and the importance of cultivating peopl...

The Sartorius Experts is a podcast produced by the ACA BPS team. Once a month, we bring you the stories behind the lives of daily BPS experts. Speaker:In this episode we interview Philipp Conradi, a New Customer Acquisition Specialist (NCAS) delivering a clear, sharp, and precise storyline of how he landed this position. He speaks of navigating the BPS Landscape, and offers insights into the diver...

In the second episode of our Career Series. Today, we are honoured to be joined by Dr. Dimitris Pinotsis, a leading expert in the field of computational neuroscience. Dr. Pinotsis holds a PhD in Mathematics and Neuroscience from the prestigious University of Cambridge and is the founder and head of the Pinotsis Lab. Dr. Pinotsis will share invaluable insights into his career journey, and discuss t...

This episode is the first of this show’s career series. After listening to this you will come to a better understanding of our guest’s unique career path.  Hopefully, our special guest will provide you with an overview and understanding of what his position entails, his why and how to follow his footsteps or pave your own unique path. Dr Biniyam is one of the few, enthusiastic young neurologists w...

Romantic love, obsessive love, passionate love, infatuation: Call it what you will, almost all of us have known its ecstasy and anguish. What makes a good partner? Are you doing your part in making the relationship work? Do you see yourself being in a relationship with the person you are with now for years to come? This episode will discuss the neuroscience of romantic relationships. We will focus...

The following is a conversation with Dr Ben Newland a lecturer at the University of Cardiff and a pioneer in the field of translational sciences. Dr Newland has made numerous contributions as a researcher in utilizing nano, micro and macroscale materials for use in the therapeutic avenue.  This episode will discuss drug repurposing for Glioblastoma, also known as Brain Cancer. It will also re...

Our guest on this episode is Dr Daniel Brown. Dr Brown is a senior lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at the University of Portsmouth whose research centres on the psychology of human excellence and well-being (thriving). Specifically, he focuses on understanding and facilitating thriving in humans, athlete transitions and developmental experiences, and the development and assessment of int...

My guest is Dr Nick Fallon. Dr Fallon completed his PhD at the University of Liverpool. His research focuses on utilising MRI methodologies and electroencephalography to analyse brain function and structure in chronic pain patients.  This episode will interest those curious about the neuroscience of chronic pain, its purpose and what happens in cases of its complete absence. We discuss the ne...

Please enjoy my episode with Dr Christopher Madan. Author of the book “Academia and the World Beyond”. He has been a previous guest on our show where he helped us understand the Power of Emotional Memory. On this episode, we will be talking to him about his newly published book “Academia and the World Beyond”. This book is a collection of informational interviews with 22 people that have completed...

Please enjoy my interview with Dr Mehdi Keramati ( mehdi.keramati@city.ac.uk ). In this episode, we highlighted the important relationship between AI and neuroscience. We heavily emphasized how AI can benefit from neuroscience, and vice-versa. Dr Keramati has a Computational Neuroscience (PhD). He has worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit, and the Max Pl...

Today on The Your Brain Uncovered Podcast, we have Dr Tom Beesley, psychologist, and senior lecturer in the Department of Psychology at Lancaster University. Here, we talked about the role of attention, intention and conscious awareness in learning. Alongside, the tools are being used to understand them in the field, and how to leverage our attentional system for goal-directed behaviour. We have s...

On this special episode, my guest is Rebecca Powell. Rebecca is a final year PhD student at the School of Pharmacy, working as a part of the Phillips lab. Her research focuses on the development of a tissue-engineered neural construct to improve the efficiency of peripheral nerve regeneration.  Hopefully, after this episode, you will come to discover the fascinating work being done in the wor...

Have you ever wondered why is that you remember the name of your childhood best friend, but you struggle to recall the name of the person you just met- even if they told you it just five minutes ago? They’re both names after all. Despite this outward similarity, however, it’s clear some memories stick stronger than others. But what are the reasons behind this?  In this episode, we are joined...

It's thought that between 200,000 and 300,000 people in the UK have Tourette's to one degree or another. Tourette’s is a neurological condition characterised by motor and vocal “tics”; involuntary actions such as coughs, twitches, and fully articulated phrases. Now although there's no cure for Tourette syndrome, treatments are available! In today's episode, we are joined by none other than Dr Kath...

We live in a world of overwhelming choice. We are called upon to make decisions, large and small, many times a day. We could better navigate the world around us by understanding the mechanisms that underlie the elements of decision-making. In today’s episode, we are looking at the Neuroscience of Decision Making. Our guest is the cognitive neuroscientist Dr Janina Hoffman. Dr Hoffman is a lecturer...

In today's podcast episode, we'll talk about a pioneering brain wave test that could dramatically increase the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's . This new EEG technique is known as Fast Periodic Visual Stimulation and joining us on today’s episode to better understand it is none other than Dr George Stothart. He is a senior lecturer at the University of Bath and one of the creators of this two-minut...

From setting mobile phone towers on fire to refusing critical vaccinations , we know the proliferation of misinformation online can have massive, real-world consequences. Joining me in today’s episode is Mr Edward White. Mr White is completing his PhD at Kingston University, and his research focuses on understanding the misinformation paradigm and the critical factors that influence people and the...

My guest on today’s episode is Dr Giulia Galli. She is a cognitive neuroscientist at Kingston University who is renowned for her research on the neural correlates of political decisions, which she investigates using neuroscience tools such as functional imaging and neural network models. By the end of this episode, I promise you're going to understand a lot more about how you have come to hold you...

Our guest on today's episode is Dr Nancy Padilla-Coreano. Dr Padilla-Coreano is a Professor at the University of Florida. There she runs her own lab and mainly investigates the neural mechanisms that drive social behaviours and dominance in animal models. She was selected as one of the L’Oreal For Women in Science 2020 Fellows and received the inaugural Henry Grass MD Rising Stars in Neuroscience...

In this episode, my guest is Dr Stone Hsieh. Dr Hsieh is a researcher at Kingston University. His ongoing work offers tremendous insight into how exercise interventions modulate brain, cognition, and mental health in individuals with typical and atypical neurocognitive development. Here Dr Hsieh particularly shares the cognitive-enhancing effects of physical exercise on cognition in children. He a...

Depression is among the most prevalent of all psychiatric disorders and is the single most burdensome disease worldwide. In this episode, I am joined by Dr Aaron Heller to better understand the neural mechanisms that give rise to depression. Dr Heller is an affective neuroscientist and Assistant professor at the University of Miami. His work integrates neuroimaging and real-time mobile health (mHe...

Around one in five residents of the UK will develop an alcohol use disorder, such as dependence, during their lifetime.  While some people will seek treatment for problem drinking, more than half of patients who go through inpatient withdrawal treatment, or detox, relapse within two weeks of discharge. Luckily, in this episode, we are joined by Dr Kyriaki Nikolaou to learn more about the posi...

 The Truth and Nothing But? Lying and deception are common human behaviours. Until relatively recently, there has been little actual research into just how often people lie and why. In this special episode, I am joined by Dr Mircea Zloteanu a prominent lecturer in Criminal Psychology at Kingston University. His research investigates the facial, emotional and behavioural cues linked to being d...