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Neuroscientists Talk Shop

Neuroscientists Talk Shop

Neuroscientists Talk Shop is the University of Texas at San Antonio"s (UTSA) Neurobiology Podcast, showcasing the current research of internationally renowned guest Neuroscientists. Each episode features a moderated discussion with a cross section of UTSA Neurobiology faculty, highlighting the featured guest"s research, and the state of the art in the field at hand.

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Episode 297 - Carlos Bassetto

Neuroscientists Talk Shop ·

2024/11/07

On November 7, 2024 we spoke with Carlos Bassetto about the relationship between molecular structure and functional states of the ion channels that underlie all electrical signals in the nervous system. Guest: Carlos Bassetto, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, UTSA Participating: Fidel Santamaria, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, UTSA Host: Charles Wilson, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, UTSA Thanks to

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Episode 296 - Raju Metherate, PhD

Neuroscientists Talk Shop ·

2024/10/31

Neuroscientists Talk Shop: Raju Metherate on nicotine and auditory processing On October 31, 2024 we spoke with Raju Metherate, on the sites of action of nicotine in the auditory pathway and the mechanism by which it enhances cortical responses to sound. Guest: Raju Metherate, Professor, Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, University of California, Irvine Participating: Alfonso Apicella, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, UTSA Host Charles Wilson, Department of

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Episode 295 - Eric Fortune, PhD

Neuroscientists Talk Shop ·

2024/10/17

On October 17, 2024 we talked with Eric Fortune about the electric field sensory system in weakly electric fish and its function in social communication, predation and spatial localization. Eric explained how his collaboration with engineers and application of control systems opened a window on the function of the animal's movement in this sensory system. Guest: Eric Fortune, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, New Jersey Institute of Technology Participating: Francesco Savelli, Department

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Episode 294 - Ranmal Samarasinghe, MD, PhD

Neuroscientists Talk Shop ·

2024/10/10

On October 10, 2024 we met with Ranmal Samarsinghe to talk about the use of cortical assembloids, three-dimensional cultures containing both excitatory and inhibitory neurons. to explore the development and function of the cerebral cortex. Guest: Ranmal Samarasinghe, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Participating: Sara Mirsadegi, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, UTSA Host: Charles Wilson,

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Episode 293 - Jones Parker, PhD

Neuroscientists Talk Shop ·

2024/09/26

On September 26, 2024 we spoke with Jones Parker about dopamine receptors, the changes in neuronal activity produced by various antipsychotic drugs, and their relationship to antipsychotic efficacy in humans. Guest: Jones Parker, Assistant Professor in the Departments of Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Participating: Matt Wanat, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology,

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Episode 292 - Andy Groves, PhD

Neuroscientists Talk Shop ·

2024/09/23

On September 23, 2024 we met with Andy Groves to discuss the inner ear and hearing loss, why we can't regenerate our auditory receptors, and how we might someday be able to rebuild our auditory epithelium using gene therapy. Guest: Andy Groves, Professor and Vivian L Smith Endowed Chair in Neuroscience, Departments of Neuroscience and Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine. Participating: Marina Silveira, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology,

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Episode 291 - Brian Lundstrom, MD, PhD

Neuroscientists Talk Shop ·

2024/09/12

On September 12, 2024 we got to talk with Brian Lundstrom about the origin of epilepsy, the use of electrical recordings in its diagnosis, and brain stimulation as a treatment. Brian explained the difficulties of inferring cortical network function from EEG signals, and the problem of studying a disease whose symptoms manifest rarely and intermittently. Guest: Brian Lundstrom, Associate Professor in Neurology and Biophysics in the division of Epilepsy, Department of Neurology, in Mayo

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Episode 290 - Marina Silveira, PhD

Neuroscientists Talk Shop ·

2024/09/09

On September 9, 2024 we got to talk to Marina Silveira about the inferior colliculus, its place in the auditory pathway, and the effort to understand its cellular makeup, internal structure, and auditory functions. Guest: Marina Silveira, Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, UTSA Host: Charles Wilson, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, UTSA Thanks to Jim Tepper for original music

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Episode 289 - Melanie Carless, PhD

Neuroscientists Talk Shop ·

2024/08/29

On August 29, 2024 we spoke with Melanie Carless about cellular models of Alzheimer's disease generated using direct programming of brain cells from fibroblasts derived from patients, which can be used to find epigenetic signatures of the disease.Guest: Melanie Carless, Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, UTSA Participating: Uchit Bhaskar, Department of Neuroscience, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology,

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Episode 288 - Skirmantas Janusonis, PhD

Neuroscientists Talk Shop ·

2024/05/02

On May 2, 2024 we spoke with Skirmantas Janusonis on the peculiar morphology and spatial distribution of the serotonin innervation of the brain, and his idea that it can be described using the mathematics of fractional Brownian motion. We consider the kind of developmental mechanisms that could be responsible.Guest: Skirmantas Janusonis, Associate Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara. Participating: Fidel Santamaria, Department of

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Episode 287 - Epigenetics and Neurodevelopment Symposium

Neuroscientists Talk Shop ·

2024/04/25

On April 25, 2024, we met with the 5 speakers for this year's Annual Neuroscience Symposium at UTSA to discuss epigenetics and nervous system development. We discussed the best known molecular mechanisms that control patterns of gene expression and current limitations faced in studies of those mechanisms. We also discussed the promise of epigenetics to explain the differentiation of nervous system cell types, mechanisms of developmental, neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders.

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Episode 286 - Nancy Philp, PhD

Neuroscientists Talk Shop ·

2024/04/18

On April 18, 2024 we spoke with Nancy Philp about the blood supply to the retina and the cells and membrane transporters that deliver glucose and lactate to photoreceptors and other cells for glycolytic and aerobic metabolism.Guest: Nancy Philp, Professor, Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical School, Thomas Jefferson University Participating: Erica Tatiana Camacho, Departments of Mathematics and Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, UTSA Host: Charles

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Episode 285 - Kara Marshall, PhD

Neuroscientists Talk Shop ·

2024/04/04

On April 4, 2024 we had a chance to talk to Kara Marshall about the membrane protein PIEZO2, which is responsible for sensory transduction of many of the mechanical senses, including light touch, vibration, and proprioception. We especially focused on its function in sensing internal pressure and movement, including bladder pressure and blood pressure.Guest: Kara Marshall, Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Baylor College of

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Episode 284 - Dennis Sparta, PhD

Neuroscientists Talk Shop ·

2024/03/21

On March 21, 2024, we spoke with Dennis Sparta on the complexity of brain circuitry and strategies for dissecting out the contributions of different brain areas engaged in reward and in alcohol use.Guest: Dennis Sparta, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois Chicago. Participating: Marina Sylveria, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, UTSA Matt Wanat, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, UTSA Host: Charles

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Episode 283 - Lynn Dobrunz, PhD

Neuroscientists Talk Shop ·

2024/03/07

On March 7, 2024, we were joined by Lynn Dobrunz to talk about brain circuits underlying anxiety and PTSD, and the role of neuropeptide Y modulation of glutamate transmission in the hippocampus and amygdala.Guest: Lynn Dobrunz, who is Professor and Chair of the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology and Director of the Neuroscience Institute at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis. Participating: Marina Sylveria, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative

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Episode 282 - Dwight Bergles, PhD

Neuroscientists Talk Shop ·

2024/02/29

On February 29, 2024 we got to talk to Dwight Bergles about the cellular mechanism that generates spontaneous activity in auditory receptors before the onset of hearing, and the function of that activity in development of appropriate circuitry throughout the auditory pathway.Guest: Dwight Bergles,Professor in the Departments of Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, and Otolaryrngology-Head & Neck Surgery, and the Kavli Neuroscience Discovery Institute at Johns Hopkins

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Episode 281 - Janko Gospocic, PhD

Neuroscientists Talk Shop ·

2024/02/22

On February 22, 2024 we talked with Janko Gospocic about changes in gene expression associated with changes in social status in a fascinating species of ants.Guest: Janko Gospocic, Assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry and Green Center for Reproductive Biology Sciences at UT Southwestern University Participating: Lacy Barton, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, UTSA Alexey Soshnev, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology,

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Episode 280 - Yarimar Carrasquillo, PhD

Neuroscientists Talk Shop ·

2024/02/15

On February 15, 2024 we talked with Yarimar Carrasquillo on acute and chronic pain, and the brain circuits responsible for self-maintaining pathological chronic pain. Guest: Yarimar Carrasquillo, Investigator, Section on Behavioral Neurocircuitry and Cellular Plasticity at the NIH National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. Participating: Lindsey Macpherson,Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, UTSA Matt Wanat, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and

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Episode 279 -- Josh Neunuebel, PhD

Neuroscientists Talk Shop ·

2024/02/08

On February 8, 2024, we met with Josh Neunuebel, to discuss his work on ultrasonic vocalization during mouse social behavior. We discussed his method for experimental compilation of the range of socially used vocalizations, and determining their behavioral meanings. Guest: Josh Neunuebel, Associate Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Delaware. Participating: Alfonso Apicella, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, UTSA Francesco

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Episode 278 - Lori Holt, PhD

Neuroscientists Talk Shop ·

2024/02/01

On February 1, 2024, Lori Holt joined us to talk about categorical perception of speech (and some other) sounds, how they are learned and the brain mechanisms responsible for them. Guest: Lori Holt, Professor of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin Participating: Nicole Wicha, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, UTSA Marina Silveria, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, UTSA Host Charles Wilson, Department of Neuroscience,

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