Synaptic Justice

Please note that Temidola experienced some audio issues during this recording. In this episode, Oakley and Temidola speak with Dr. Gianna Perez, a neuroscientist and medical writer, about what happens when the tools used to study and stimulate the brain don't work equally well for everyone. Drawing on her research interviewing TMS and tDCS administrators, she walks us through what phenotypic bias...

In this episode, Oakley and Temidola speak with Dr. Juhi Farooqui, a neurotechnology and neuroethics researcher with a PhD in Neural Computation from Carnegie Mellon University, about access and inclusion in the development of somatosensory neuroprostheses which are devices that restore the sense of touch for people with limb loss. They discuss the disparities that shape who receives quality amput...

In this episode of Synaptic Justice , Oakley and Temidola speak with Dr. Jasmine Kwasa about how racial and phenotypic bias shows up in neuroimaging and what it takes to build better, more inclusive neuroscience tools. They discuss the personal moment that changed how Dr. Kwasa approaches her work, how her experience as a Black woman in biomedical engineering shapes the questions she asks, and her...

In this episode of Synaptic Justice, we sit down with neuroscientist, advocate, and program specialist Dr. Termara Parker to explore how systemic racism and technological bias show up in neuroimaging research, and what it takes to dismantle them. Dr. Parker shares her journey into neuroscience, sparked by a high school research project and a deep personal connection to autism through her younger s...

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Carlos Cardenas-Iniguez to explore how race, equity, and neuroscience intersect. We talk about the importance of epistemic humility, the role of social constructs in science, and why it matters to think critically about including race and ethnicity in research. Whether you're new to equity neuroscience or just curious about how science can be more inclusive, th...