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• 104. The Importance of Ideas in Neuroscience (with Dr. Mateusz Kostecki)

  In today's episode, we are joined by Dr Mateusz Kostecki to discuss the importance of ideas as a theoretical and conceptual basis for generating and motivating neuroscience research. Mateusz is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Heidelberg studying patterns of behaviour in placozoa, blob-like marine invertebrates. Prior to this, Mateusz completed a PhD on the social transmission of behaviour in rodents at the Laboratory of Molecular Basis of Behavior at the Nencki Institute in Warsaw, Poland. During his PhD, he also founded Nencki Open Lab, a neuroscience grassroots initiative that organises workshops, symposia, talks, and other events, with the goal of offering a creative environment in which researchers can discuss their ideas with people from different scientific subfields and learn tools that allow them to develop their experimental setups and analyse their data. In the episode, we talk about Mateusz's research journey, the philosophy behind Nencki Open Lab, how to deal with variability and juggling both theory and experimental approaches as a (neuro)scientist, and how to stay motivated in science. ---We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍Neuroverse Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://neuroversepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast directory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support us! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bluesky: @neuroversepod.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/neuroversepod.bsky.socialInstagram: @Neuroverse_pod ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/PuEMC1BCWXdAqCRQA⁠

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• 103. Making Habits (with Dr Francesca Greenstreet)

  In today’s episode we are joined by Dr Francesca Greenstreet to discuss how habits are made and novel research on how habit-forming may not require reward-based learning. We also talk about making the switch from being an experimental neuroscientist to a computational neuroscientist, and Francesca's latest research on how the brain executes reinforcement learning when there is a large action space.---We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍Neuroverse Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://neuroversepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast directory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support us! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @neuroverse_pod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/PuEMC1BCWXdAqCRQA⁠

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• [Summer Rerelease] Enzyme-Directed Evolution

  Welcome to our special summer rerelease series! Carolina and Clara take a trip down memory lane with a special series dedicated to their older episodes, including ones you may have missed! This week Carolina and Clara discuss enzymes and enzyme-directed evolution. Enzymes are these incredible biological catalysts present in the natural world. However, with recent research carried out by Frances Arnold, and many others, enzymes have been directed to bind with non-organic matter! ---We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍Neuroverse Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://neuroversepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast directory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support us! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @neuroverse_pod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/PuEMC1BCWXdAqCRQA⁠

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• 102. Tools for Looking into the Brain: Probing at Maternal Behaviour and Finding Purpose in Science (with Dr. Silvana Valtcheva)

  This week we bring to you another episode of Tools for Looking into the Brain, our mini series in collaboration with Scientifica, where we discuss all sorts of neuroscience methods and the reality of academia. In this episode, we are joined by Dr Silvana Valtcheva, a group leader at the Max Planck Institute in Cologne, who researches the neural basis of maternal bahevaiour. We talk about her research journey, from investigating synaptic plasticity to understanding the complexities of postpartum behaviour in living animals, and discuss how to transition across the stages of academia, and where meaning and motivation fit in to science.Silvana Valtcheva is a principal investigator at the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research in Cologne Germany. She previously earned a Bachelor’s degree in Biology and a Master’s degree in Neuroscience before pursuing a PhD in activity-dependent synaptic plasticity, the role of astrocytes, and developmental changes in the control of plasticity with Prof. Laurent Venance in Paris. Following this, Silvana joined the lab of Prof. Robert Froemke in New York City as a postdoctoral fellow, where she investigated the neural pathways and synaptic mechanisms important for the detection of offspring vocalisations in maternal mice. Since 2022, the Valtcheva lab has been investigating the neural circuits and plasticity mechanisms shaping sensory perception and hormonal release in the postpartum brain to drive behaviour. ---We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍Neuroverse Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://neuroversepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast directory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support us! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Merchandise:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://neuroversepod.teemill.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/PuEMC1BCWXdAqCRQA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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• [Summer Rerelease] The Entropic Brain

  This week we're revisiting our episode on the entropic brain, where we discuss entropy, chaos, and disorder in the context of brain activity. In an attempt to reduce the amount of disorder, our brains may stick to a structured framework of activity, limiting its capacity to be creative and generate new ideas or connections. How does this influence our perception of reality? And how can we overcome this natural "negentropic" tendency? Listen to find out!---We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍Neuroverse Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://neuroversepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast directory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support us! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Merchandise:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://neuroversepod.teemill.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/PuEMC1BCWXdAqCRQA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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