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Anna Miller: I Thought that Science was Magic

September 13, 2019

Studying addiction as a neuroscientist gives Anna Miller a new perspective on her past.

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In Neuroscience Tags Anna Miller, Season 9, neuroscience, addiction, graduate school, mental health

Paula Croxson: I Know This Monkey

August 23, 2019

A routine procedure with one of the primates in her lab becomes much more complicated when neuroscientist Paula Croxson cuts herself with the scalpel.

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In Neuroscience Tags Paula Croxson, Season 9, animals, primates, lab work, surgery, Story Collider producer, neuroscience

Tracy Dixon-Salazar: I Stayed in School

August 21, 2019

After doctors are unable to prevent her daughter's daily seizures, Tracy Dixon-Salazar decides to take matters into her own hands.

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In Neuroscience, Health and Medicine, Genetics Tags Tracy Dixon-Salazar, neuroscience, motherhood, genetics, rare disease, Season 9

Luke Rosen: New and Incredibly Unthinkable Normal

August 21, 2019

Luke Rosen signs his daughter up for a research study to find out what's causing her seizures and ends up having to fight to find the answers.

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In Neuroscience, Genetics, Health and Medicine Tags Luke Rosen, fatherhood, rare disease, Season 9, neuroscience, research

Parmvir Bahia: Warrior Princess

February 8, 2019

Parmvir Bahia struggles to appease her parents’ desires for an Indian son-in-law while also satisfying her own desires to be a scientist.

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In Neuroscience Tags Parmvir Bahia, neuroscience, family, career, mothers, culture, immigration, moving, love, dating, Season 9, India, Florida

Kelley Remole: A Brain Floating in a Sink

December 7, 2018

Neuroscientist Kelley Remole begins suffering from mysterious and paralyzing headaches.

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In Neuroscience Tags Kelley Remole, neuroscience, brain, chronic pain, chronic illness, diagnosis, motherhood, Season 8

Bianca Jones Marlin: This is Not the Way Beyoncé Made It Look

November 9, 2018

An expert in oxytocin, the hormone released during birth, Bianca Jones Marlin is determined to have a natural birth — even as the hours of labor add up…

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In Neuroscience, Health and Medicine Tags Bianca Jones Marlin, pregnancy, birth, neuroscience, Season 8

Susana Martinez-Conde & Stephen Macknik: The Need to Believe

September 7, 2018

Married neuroscientists Susana Martinez-Conde and Stephen Macknik are surprised by what they learn when they investigate deception at a psychic convention.

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In Neuroscience Tags Susana Martinez-Conde, Stephen Macknik, pair stories, couple, neuroscience, superstition

Heather Berlin and Baba Brinkman: Subliminal Images of Love

July 6, 2018

Seemingly incompatible, neuroscientist Heather Berlin and rapper Baba Brinkman try to use science to figure out if they belong together anyway.

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In Neuroscience Tags Heather Berlin, Baba Brinkman, neuroscience, music, rap, relationships, love, couple, pair stories

Eva Higginbotham: Choosing Myself

June 15, 2018

After her father, a well-known intellectual, passes away, neurobiology PhD student Eva Higginbotham tries to live up to his academic standards.

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In Neuroscience Tags Eva Higginbotham, fathers, family, graduate school, grad school, neuroscience

Jean Zarate: Music to Feed Science

February 23, 2018

Jean Zarate is torn between science and music until a tragic event brings both into perspective.

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In Neuroscience Tags Jean Zarate, art+science, neuroscience, music, parents

Prabarna Ganguly: With Rocky Balboa by My Side

February 9, 2018

Rattled by a recent heartbreak, neuroscientist Prabarna Ganguly makes a mistake in the lab.

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In Neuroscience Tags Prabarna Ganguly, heartbreak, relationships, breakup, neuroscience

Joe Normandin: The Gift of Feeling Okay

January 12, 2018

When Joe Normandin begins to question his sexuality as a teenager, he turns to neuroscience for help.

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In Neuroscience Tags Joe Normandin, LGBT identity, LGBT in STEM, neuroscience, friendship

Chuck Collins: Rewiring My Brain

December 29, 2017

After growing up wealthy, Chuck Collins's thinking is transformed by his work with mobile home park tenants.

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In Social Sciences, Psychology, Neuroscience Tags Chuck Collins, wealth, neuroscience, community

Michael Lemonick: The Streets of My Hometown

November 17, 2017

Science writer Michael Lemonick interviews an old friend who lost the ability to form memories after an injury.

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In Neuroscience Tags Michael Lemonick, journalism, memory, neuroscience, brain injury

Benjamin Rubenstein: Finding My Words

October 20, 2017

Benjamin Rubenstein survived cancer, but now there are new challenges to contend with.

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In Health and Medicine, Psychology, Neuroscience Tags cancer, Benjamin Rubenstein, medicine, neuroscience, speech, memory

Eli Chen: My Brain Out of Love

October 6, 2017

When science journalist Eli Chen begins to have doubts in her relationship, she tries to control her feelings using neuroscience.

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In Neuroscience Tags Eli Chen, journalism, neuroscience, relationships, breakup

Devon Collins: What the World Imagines for You

September 8, 2017

After a thoughtless remark from a colleague, neuroscientist Devon Collins reflects on the way racism has impacted his life and science.

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In Neuroscience Tags Devon Collins, Black in STEM, race, neuroscience, academia

Maureen Boyle: The Right Words

August 4, 2017

Neuroscientist Maureen Boyle's relationship with her sister, who struggles with drug addiction, becomes even more complicated when she begins working on drug policy.

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In Neuroscience, Health and Medicine Tags Maureen Boyle, addiction, neuroscience, research, policy, family, sisters

Wendy Suzuki: If I Was a Prairie Vole

July 28, 2017

Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki is surprised when an acting exercise challenges her beliefs about love and attraction.

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In Neuroscience Tags neuroscience, love, attraction, Wendy Suzuki
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