news: Radio Program - “Brain Talk”
Radio Program - “Brain Talk”

Brain Talk, a BSi production, will host weekly interviews covering a wide variety of topics in brain research. The program will feature brain experts on topics like Schizophrenia, autism, and the neurological bases of touch and other sensory processing says BSi interdisciplinary partnerships director Susan Magsamen. Brain Talk is being aired on public radio stations throughout the U.S. Listen to previously aired programs

Now airing on:

Morning Edition, Thursday mornings around 9:30 AM

  • WYPR 88.1FM --Baltimore, MD
  • WYPF 88.1 FM --Frederick / Hagerstown, MD
  • WYPO 106.9 FM -- Eastern Shore, MD

The Morning Blend

  • KFAI 90.3 FM -- Minneapolis, MN
  • KFAI 106.7 FM -- Saint Paul, MN

WTJU 91.1 FM -- Charlottesville, VA

Upcoming Program Schedule:

 
May 23, 2013
"Recent discoveries for treating Alzheimer’s disease"
Paul B. Rosenberg, M.D.
Associate Director, Memory and Alzheimer's Treatment Center;
Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neuropsychiatry
 
 

Previously Aired Programs: Click on icons to listen to podcasts  Listen to the podcast

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May 23, 2013
"Cochlear hearing implants and the importance of building the musical brain muscle"
Charles J. Limb, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery;
Faculty, Peabody Conservatory of Music;
Editor-in-Chief, Trends in Amplification
Learn more about Dr. Limb
View a YouTube video on Dr. Limb
 
May 9, 2013  Listen to the podcast
"A new breakthrough in understanding how memory and imagination work" 
David Foster, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Learn more about Dr. Foster
May 2, 2013  Listen to the podcast
"How Obama’s BRAIN initiative could change brain science"
Richard L. Huganir, Ph.D.
Professor and Director, Department of Neuroscience
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Co-Director, Brain Science Institute
Learn more about Dr. Huganir
April 25, 2013   Listen to the podcast
“Are we over-diagnosing ADHD?”
Martha Bridge Denckla, M.D.,
Director, Developmental Cognitive Neurology, Kennedy Krieger Institute;
Professor, Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics
Learn more about Dr. Denckla
 
April 18, 2013  Listen to the podcast
"The new applications of brain science research"
Susan Magsamen
Director of Interdisciplinary Partnership BSiFounder of Curiosityville, LearnNow and Ultimate Block Party
Learn more about Susan Magsamen
April 11, 2013 Listen to the podcast
“ALS and Exercise”
Nicholas Maragakis, M.D.
Associate Professor,
Department of Neurology
Learn more about Dr. Maragakis
April 4, 2013   Listen to the podcast
"Light Exposure at night"
Samer Hattar, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Biology, School of Arts & Sciences
Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine
Learn more about Dr. Hattar
March 28, 2013  Listen to the podcast
"The Mother–Fetus Relationship"
Janet DiPietro, Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Dean for Research
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Learn more about Dr. DiPietro
Learn more about the Johns Hopkins Fetal Development Project
March 21, 2013  Listen to the podcast
"Sleep Disorders"
Charlene Gamaldo, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Medical Director, The Johns Hopkins Sleep Disorders Center
Learn more about Dr. Gamaldo
March 14, 2013  Listen to the podcast
"Visual Awareness and Reading problems"
Michael McCloskey, Ph.D.
Professor of Cognitive Science
Johns Hopkins University
Learn more about Dr. McCloskey
March 7, 2013   Listen to the podcast
Brain Infections
Diane E. Griffin, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Alfred and Jill Sommer Professor and Chair in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Learn more about Dr. Griffin
February 28, 2013   Listen to the podcast
The Developing Fetal Brain
Janet DiPietro, Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Dean for Research
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Learn more about Dr. DiPietro
Learn more about the Johns Hopkins Fetal Development Project
February 21, 2013  Listen to the podcast
Understanding Schizophrenia
Thomas W. Sedlak, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor; Director, Schizophrenia
Consultation Clinic; Molecular Psychiatry
Program; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins School
of MedicineTom Sedlak
Learn more about Dr. Sedlak
Learn more about schizophrenia
February 14, 2013   Listen to the podcast
Aging
Marilyn Albert, Ph.D., Professor of Neurology, Director, Division of Cognitive Neuroscience
Guy McKhann, M.D.,
Professor of Neurology
Learn more about Dr. Albert
"Dementia Detective: Marilyn Albert" an article about Dr. Albert 
February 7, 2013   Listen to the podcast
Stroke Rehabilitation
Amy Bastian, Ph.D.,
Professor of Neuroscience
Learn more about Dr. Bastian
January 31, 2013   Listen to the podcast
Gasotransmitters
Sol Snyder, M.D., D.Sc., D.Phil. (Hon. Causa)
Professor of Neuroscience
Learn more about Dr. Snyder
January 24, 2013  Listen to the podcast
Treating Pain
Mike Caterina, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Departments of Biological Chemistry and Neuroscience
Learn more about Dr. Caterina
January 17, 2013  Listen to the podcast 
Amnesia
Barbara Landau, Ph.D.
Dick and Lydia Todd Professor, Department of Cognitive Science
Learn more about Dr. Landau
January 10, 2013   Listen to the podcast
Advances in Alzheimer's Research
Marilyn Albert, Ph.D.,
Professor of Neurology, Director, Division of Cognitive Neuroscience
Guy McKhann, M.D.,
Professor of Neurology
Learn more about Dr. Albert
"Dementia Detective: Marilyn Albert" an article about Dr. Albert 
 
January 3, 2013   Listen to the podcast
Motor Skills
John W. Krakauer, M.D.
Professor, Department of Neurology
Learn more about Dr. Krakauer
December 27, 2012  Listen to the podcast
Math Intuition
Justin Halberda, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, The Department Of Psychological And Brain Sciences
Learn more about Dr. Halberda
 
December  20, 2012  
Creativity and the Brain
Charles J. Limb, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery;
Faculty, Peabody Conservatory of Music;
Editor-in-Chief, Trends in Amplification
Learn more about Dr. Limb
View a YouTube video on Dr. Limb
 
December 13, 2012
Autism: The Importance of Early Intervention  
Rebecca Landa, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Autism and Related Disorders at Kennedy Krieger Institute
Learn more about Dr. Landa
December 6, 2012 
Finding a cure for ALS  
Jeffrey Rothstein, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Departments of Neurology and Neuroscience
The John W. Griffin M.D. Director for Johns Hopkins Brain Science Institute
Director, Packard Center for ALS Research
Learn more about Dr. Rothstein
 
November 29, 2012 
Learning, Memory, Fear & PTSD
Richard L. Huganir, Ph.D.
Professor and Director, Department of Neuroscience
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Co-Director, Brain Science Institute
Learn more about Dr. Huganir
 
November 22, 2012 
The Science of Vertigo 
David S. Zee, M.D.
Professor, Departments of Neurology, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, Neuroscience
Thursday, October 18th
Learn more about Dr. Zee

 
November 15, 2012 
The Science of How the Eye Works 
Jeremy Nathans, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics
Learn more about Dr. Nathans
November 8, 2012  Listen to the podcast
The Science of ADHD 
Martha Bridge Denckla, M.D.,
Director, Developmental Cognitive Neurology, Kennedy Krieger Institute;
Professor, Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics
Learn more about Dr. Denckla
 
November 1, 2012  Listen to the podcast
The Science of Touch 
Steve S. Hsiao, Ph.D.,
Professor, Mind Brain Institute and Department of Neuroscience
Learn more about Dr. Hsiao
 
October 25, 2012  Listen to the podcast
The Science of Memory
David J. Linden, Ph.D.,
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Learn more about Dr. Linden 

 

 
 
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