# From Our Neurons to Yours

A podcast by Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University, Nicholas Weiler. This award-winning show from Stanford’s Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute is a field manual for anyone who wants to understand their own brain and the new science reshaping how we learn, age, heal, and make sense of ourselves. Each episode, host Nicholas Weiler sits down with leading scientists to unpack big ideas from the frontiers of the field—brain-computer interfaces and AI language models; new therapies for depression, dementia, and stroke; the mysteries of perception and memory; even the debate over free will. You’ll hear how basic research becomes clinical insight and how emerging tech might expand what it means to be human. If you’ve got a brain, take a listen.

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## Latest episodes

- [What an immune invasion teaches us about Alzheimer’s disease | Julia Belk](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/872dc63f6fdc) (2026-10-23, 46 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/20005071-what-an-immune-invasion-teaches-us-about-alzheimer-s-disease-julia-belk.mp3
- [What's on our brains: Behind the scenes of From Our Neurons to Yours](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/9890a9305a35) (2026-10-16, 31 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/19964028-what-s-on-our-brains-behind-the-scenes-of-from-our-neurons-to-yours.mp3
- [How do our brains stay healthy as we age? | Tom Clandinin](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/79631ae6f802) (2026-09-25, 43 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/19855673-how-do-our-brains-stay-healthy-as-we-age-tom-clandinin.mp3
- [Sugar on the brain | Carolyn Bertozzi](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/8b808cb9c718) (2026-09-11, 53 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/19787110-sugar-on-the-brain-carolyn-bertozzi.mp3
- [After Ozempic: the revolution in peptide science | Jonathan Long](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/a3e0dde6850e) (2026-08-27, 50 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/19696705-after-ozempic-the-revolution-in-peptide-science-jonathan-long.mp3
- [Transcranial magnetic stimulation and the future of psychiatry | Corey Keller](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/8a8320831dc5) (2026-08-13, 47 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/19639018-transcranial-magnetic-stimulation-and-the-future-of-psychiatry-corey-keller.mp3
- [How brain imaging is transforming mental health (finally) | Leanne Williams](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/c193704762d4) (2026-07-30, 53 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/19572306-how-brain-imaging-is-transforming-mental-health-finally-leanne-williams.mp3
- [Is chronic fatigue a gut-brain reflex? (Big Ideas in Neuroscience) | Julia Kaltschmidt](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/890646e6411e) (2026-07-16, 36 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/19499364-is-chronic-fatigue-a-gut-brain-reflex-big-ideas-in-neuroscience-julia-kaltschmidt.mp3
- [Is neurodegeneration a waste-management problem? | Monther Abu-Remaileh](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/adb4538974cf) (2026-06-18, 42 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/19363528-is-neurodegeneration-a-waste-management-problem-monther-abu-remaileh.mp3
- [A new precision neuroscience of language (Big Ideas in Neuroscience) | Cory Shain](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/b01b26d61959) (2026-06-04, 46 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/19291249-a-new-precision-neuroscience-of-language-big-ideas-in-neuroscience-cory-shain.mp3
- [How childhood (and Pokémon) shape how we see the world | Kalanit Grill-Spector](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/40ae2898af38) (2026-05-21, 47 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/19204243-how-childhood-and-pokemon-shape-how-we-see-the-world-kalanit-grill-spector.mp3
- [The FDA's psychedelic sea-change: what accelerated clinical trials for psilocybin, methylone, and ibogaine mean for mental health and neuroscience research | Boris Heifets](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/cf93bd9c2d00) (2026-05-07, 46 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/19135484-the-fda-s-psychedelic-sea-change-what-accelerated-clinical-trials-for-psilocybin-methylone-and-ibogaine-mean-for-mental-health-and-neuroscience-research-boris-heifets.mp3
- [Will work for dopamine: why hard work motivates us | Neir Eshel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/7e55a1779441) (2026-04-30, 44 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/19097741-will-work-for-dopamine-why-hard-work-motivates-us-neir-eshel.mp3
- [Could Parkinson's start in the gut? | Kathleen Poston](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/5cc281251608) (2026-04-16, 42 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/19015028-could-parkinson-s-start-in-the-gut-kathleen-poston.mp3
- [How see-through brains could transform neuroscience (Big Ideas in Neuroscience) | Guosong Hong](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/1059b129e5e6) (2026-04-02, 37 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/18933965-how-see-through-brains-could-transform-neuroscience-big-ideas-in-neuroscience-guosong-hong.mp3
- [Could boosting gut–brain communication prevent memory loss? A tale of microbes, memory, and our internal senses | Christophe Thaiss](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/b79c6f04e464) (2026-03-19, 43 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/18869895-could-boosting-gut-brain-communication-prevent-memory-loss-a-tale-of-microbes-memory-and-our-internal-senses-christophe-thaiss.mp3
- [Why do some of us age faster than others? | Claire Bedbrook and Ravi Nath](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/4209580b5f62) (2026-03-12, 39 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/18832907-why-do-some-of-us-age-faster-than-others-claire-bedbrook-and-ravi-nath.mp3
- [A new neuroscience of pregnancy (Big Ideas in Neuroscience) | Nirao Shah & Katrin Svensson](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/ad8b6e79c56c) (2026-02-26, 39 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/18734654-a-new-neuroscience-of-pregnancy-big-ideas-in-neuroscience-nirao-shah-katrin-svensson.mp3
- [Why do our minds wander? What the brain's default mode tells us about our humanity | Vinod Menon](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/eb386d863803) (2026-02-12, 49 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/18665422-why-do-our-minds-wander-what-the-brain-s-default-mode-tells-us-about-our-humanity-vinod-menon.mp3
- [Is Alzheimer's an energy crisis in the brain? Inflammation, metabolism and a new path in the search for cures | Kati Andreasson](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/5e621a02f762) (2025-12-18, 43 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/18376313-is-alzheimer-s-an-energy-crisis-in-the-brain-inflammation-metabolism-and-a-new-path-in-the-search-for-cures-kati-andreasson.mp3
- ["The Emergent Mind: How Intelligence Arises in People and Machines" | Jay McClelland](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/983444c80af8) (2025-11-26, 40 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/18255181-the-emergent-mind-how-intelligence-arises-in-people-and-machines-jay-mcclelland.mp3
- [Could brain implants read our thoughts? | Erin Kunz](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/5f877a2e6459) (2025-11-13, 38 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/18182228-could-brain-implants-read-our-thoughts-erin-kunz.mp3
- [NeuroForecasting: how brain activity can predict stock prices or viral videos | Brian Knutson](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/0776c92daabb) (2025-10-30, 41 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/18099632-neuroforecasting-how-brain-activity-can-predict-stock-prices-or-viral-videos-brian-knutson.mp3
- ["Why Brains Need Friends: The Neuroscience of Social Connection" | Ben Rein](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/f249105fe37d) (2025-10-16, 39 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/18016874-why-brains-need-friends-the-neuroscience-of-social-connection-ben-rein.mp3
- [From doodles to Descartes: sketching and the human cognitive toolkit | Judith Fan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/6ae8952fa3b3) (2025-10-02, 41 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/17939949-from-doodles-to-descartes-sketching-and-the-human-cognitive-toolkit-judith-fan.mp3
- [What is psychosis? Navigating an altered reality | Jacob Ballon & Shannon Pagdon](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/28d2f1eb6eab) (2025-09-18, 47 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/17856910-what-is-psychosis-navigating-an-altered-reality-jacob-ballon-shannon-pagdon.mp3
- ["I Heard There Was a Secret Chord: Music as Medicine" | Daniel Levitin](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/3c4565439fa5) (2025-09-04, 46 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/17782967-i-heard-there-was-a-secret-chord-music-as-medicine-daniel-levitin.mp3
- [How we learn to read (and why some struggle): what neuroscience teaches us about a transformative human technology | Bruce McCandliss](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/4dd4d2f9ac02) (2025-08-21, 40 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/17705063-how-we-learn-to-read-and-why-some-struggle-what-neuroscience-teaches-us-about-a-transformative-human-technology-bruce-mccandliss.mp3
- [Why voices light us up—but leave the autistic brain in the dark | Dan Abrams](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/4eb664928649) (2025-08-07, 32 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/17626895-why-voices-light-us-up-but-leave-the-autistic-brain-in-the-dark-dan-abrams.mp3
- [Famous & Gravy: Cosmic Marketer and the Meaning of Life | Stephen Hawking](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/16cdcecfdd0d) (2025-07-24, 62 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/17553700-famous-gravy-cosmic-marketer-and-the-meaning-of-life-stephen-hawking.mp3
- [Can brain science save addiction policy? | Keith Humphreys](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/7a9c09bfc6fb) (2025-07-10, 46 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/17478090-can-brain-science-save-addiction-policy-keith-humphreys.mp3
- [How basic science transformed stroke care | Marion Buckwalter](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/23a0e5d29654) (2025-06-26, 35 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/17398984-how-basic-science-transformed-stroke-care-marion-buckwalter.mp3
- [Surgery as a window into brain resilience | Martin Angst](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/85f6b9565818) (2025-06-12, 38 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/17320231-surgery-as-a-window-into-brain-resilience-martin-angst.mp3
- [Best of: How neural prosthetics could free minds trapped by brain injury | Jaimie Henderson](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/c4565a2f9f9a) (2025-05-29, 23 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/17242412-best-of-how-neural-prosthetics-could-free-minds-trapped-by-brain-injury-jaimie-henderson.mp3
- [The secrets of resilient aging | Beth Mormino & Anthony Wagner](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/ff0ab3169edd) (2025-05-15, 37 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/17162901-the-secrets-of-resilient-aging-beth-mormino-anthony-wagner.mp3
- [Building AI simulations of the human brain | Dan Yamins](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/9b695b685d40) (2025-05-01, 33 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/17075660-building-ai-simulations-of-the-human-brain-dan-yamins.mp3
- [What ChatGPT understands: Large language models and the neuroscience of meaning | Laura Gwilliams](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/d14428b029ef) (2025-04-17, 43 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/16989966-what-chatgpt-understands-large-language-models-and-the-neuroscience-of-meaning-laura-gwilliams.mp3
- [What the other half of the brain does | Brad Zuchero](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/b3e8a278cbd8) (2025-04-03, 35 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/16907560-what-the-other-half-of-the-brain-does-brad-zuchero.mp3
- [Stimulating the brain with sound | Kim Butts Pauly and Raag Airan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/b6d51cc098ec) (2025-03-20, 31 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/16826360-stimulating-the-brain-with-sound-kim-butts-pauly-and-raag-airan.mp3
- [Does good sleep insulate the brain against Alzheimer's? | Erin Gibson](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/504fe3b32177) (2025-03-06, 40 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/16741363-does-good-sleep-insulate-the-brain-against-alzheimer-s-erin-gibson.mp3
- [How to live in a world without free will | Robert Sapolsky](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/9227e31b4451) (2024-12-05, 41 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/16222036-how-to-live-in-a-world-without-free-will-robert-sapolsky.mp3
- [The power of psychedelics meets the power of placebo: ketamine, opioids, and hope in depression treatment | Boris Heifets & Theresa Lii](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/370814749132) (2024-11-21, 36 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/16143361-the-power-of-psychedelics-meets-the-power-of-placebo-ketamine-opioids-and-hope-in-depression-treatment-boris-heifets-theresa-lii.mp3
- [Seeing sounds, tasting colors: the science of synaesthesia with David Eagleman (re-release)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/0f7acaf0c3ef) (2024-11-07, 22 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/16061842-seeing-sounds-tasting-colors-the-science-of-synaesthesia-with-david-eagleman-re-release.mp3
- [The BRAIN Initiative: the national vision for the future of neuroscience is now in doubt | Bill Newsome](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/3b359f864002) (2024-10-24, 40 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/15980337-the-brain-initiative-the-national-vision-for-the-future-of-neuroscience-is-now-in-doubt-bill-newsome.mp3
- [The cannabinoids within: how marijuana hijacks an ancient signaling system in the brain | Ivan Soltesz](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/dab06acb06ab) (2024-10-10, 38 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/15900091-the-cannabinoids-within-how-marijuana-hijacks-an-ancient-signaling-system-in-the-brain-ivan-soltesz.mp3
- [Memory Palaces: the science of mental time travel and the brain's GPS system | Lisa Giocomo (Re-release)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/c3b6acdd84b5) (2024-09-26, 26 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/15817673-memory-palaces-the-science-of-mental-time-travel-and-the-brain-s-gps-system-lisa-giocomo-re-release.mp3
- [Why new Alzheimer's drugs don't work | Mike Greicius, Stanford University School of Medicine](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/ecc25d817502) (2024-09-12, 26 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/15738035-why-new-alzheimer-s-drugs-don-t-work-mike-greicius-stanford-university-school-of-medicine.mp3
- [Depression's distinctive fingerprints in the brain | Leanne Williams, Stanford University](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/0d7429adc775) (2024-08-29, 29 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/15660035-depression-s-distinctive-fingerprints-in-the-brain-leanne-williams-stanford-university.mp3
- [How the brain helps cancers grow | Michelle Monje](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/b5e2d6ae46b0) (2024-08-15, 22 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/15584760-how-the-brain-helps-cancers-grow-michelle-monje.mp3
- [Unraveling Timothy Syndrome: the new science of human brain development | Sergiu Pasca](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1664298141/b4b385e5144a) (2024-08-01, 31 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112871/episodes/15505422-unraveling-timothy-syndrome-the-new-science-of-human-brain-development-sergiu-pasca.mp3

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