Neural Circuits of Learning in the Spotlight

How do neuroscientists tackle important questions about the
brain? In this episode, Neuroscience PhD student Chiaki Santiago
instils her wisdom about how we make discoveries about the brain,
the nature vs. nurture debate, and common misconceptions we might
have about the field. Discoveries about learning and memory in
the brain may even be used to inform education policy - there's
so much to unpack!


If you want to learn more about the topics discussed in this
episode, check out: 


So You Want to be a Neuroscientist? by Ashley Juavinett
(book)

"Experience-dependent structural synaptic plasticity in the
mammalian brain" in Nature Reviews (scientific article)

"Growing evidence of brain plasticity" by Michael Merzenich
(TedTalk)

Stories of WiN (Women in Neuroscience) Podcast: Episode with
Brenda Bloodgood (podcast)



 


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