Stories of Women in Neuroscience

This episode features Melissa’s interview with Binxu who studies how representations are generated in the brain and in AI models

This episode features Margarida’s interview with Egzona who studies how pollution, noise, and heat impact brain health and cognition

This episode features Nancy’s interview with Suzanne who studies the circuits underlying reward-based learning and decision making, and how those circuits can be therapeutically targeted to treat disease

This episode features Melissa’s full interview with Megan who studies how the brain represents and uses uncertainty and she also co-founded the online summer school, Neuromatch Academy

This episode features Margarida’s interview with Evgenia who studies the connection between neurodegeneration and neurogenesis

This episode features Megan’s interview with Carol who studies the development of connectivity between the eyes and the brain

This episode features Catie’s interview with Anila who studies language and cognition, and how the underlying brain circuits are altered in neurodevelopmental disorders

This episode features Melissa’s interview with Laura who studies how the mPFC integrates environmental cues to control adaptive responses to threat.

This episode features Nancy’s interview with Brian who offers his advice on whether an MD-PhD is right for you

This episode features Meenakshi’s interview with Ann who combines theory and biological data to study how internal states shape social behavior by reconfiguring neural circuit dynamics.

This episode features Melissa’s interview with Paula who is a memory researcher turned science communicator

This episode features Megan’s interview with Theanne who studies molecular, cellular, and circuit mechanisms for proprioception

This episode features Dr. Diana Bautista’s talk at SfN 2025

This episode features Margarida’s interview with Eva who studies the role of affect in learning and decision making

This episode features Nancy’s interview with Carla, a pioneering neuroscientist whose work reveals how early neural activity sculpts developing brain circuits and informs our understanding of neuroplasticity and neurodegenerative disease.

This episode features Megan’s interview with Alicia who studies how early-life experiences impact cortical circuit assembly and function

This episode features Meenakshi’s interview with Zoe who studies the neural circuits that govern social bonding and social loss, and how variations in these circuits shape emotional outcomes

This episode features Margarida’s interview with Rita who studies the signaling pathways regulating synaptic formation

This episode features Margarida’s interview with Emi who studies the genetic and molecular basis of circadian rhythms and Parkinsons disease

This special episode features Dr. Monique Smith (Assistant Professor, UCSD) discussing faculty job applications with host Dr. Nancy Padilla-Coreano.

This episode features Meenakshi’s interview with Susana who studies mate selection and female sexual behavior

This episode features Nancy’s interview with Christine who studies the neural mechanisms of decision-making

This episode features Margarida’s interview with Emily who studies human neuroscience, arts, and social robotics

This episode features Melissa’s interview with Suelyn who studies studies the cellular and molecular mechansims underlying Alzheimers Disease