Latest Historyofneuroscience Podcast Episodes

Pathways to Enhance Rigor Trailer

Pathways to Enhance Rigor: A Collection of Conversations - February 26, 2021 05:10 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
“Pathways to Enhance Rigor: A Collection of Conversations” is a limited-series podcast featuring neuroscientists discussing ways to better embed rigor into every part of the scientific process, from experimental design to sharing with the public. These conversations highlight the past, present, ...

Setting the Foundations

Pathways to Enhance Rigor: A Collection of Conversations - February 26, 2021 05:09 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
The Society for Neuroscience’s (SfN’s) Foundations of Rigorous Neuroscience Research (FRN) program aims to inform and empower neuroscientists at all career stages to enhance the rigor and reproducibility of their research. Begin this series with Oswald Steward and Lique Coolen as they cover the ...

Battling Bias in the Pursuit of Objectivity

Pathways to Enhance Rigor: A Collection of Conversations - February 26, 2021 05:08 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
When developing a study, there are many sources of biases that can affect experimentation or interpretation of results. Join Christie Fowler, Olavo Amaral, and Kip Ludwig as they discuss the various considerations neuroscientists must face to conduct research while minimizing bias and maximizing...

Dealing with Data

Pathways to Enhance Rigor: A Collection of Conversations - February 26, 2021 05:07 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Join neuroscientists Letisha Wyatt, Jane Roskams, and Maryann Martone as they delve into the challenges neuroscience has faced regarding data storage, management, and sharing. They discuss the historical transition from analog to digital data, the complexities of neuroscience data, and paths for...

Creating a Culture of Rigor

Pathways to Enhance Rigor: A Collection of Conversations - February 26, 2021 05:06 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
How can researchers shape modern scientific culture to incentivize more sustainable, rigorous science? Hear from Michael Lehman, Ghazaleh Sadri-Vakili, and Tanita Casci as they cover the critical importance of incentivizing rigorous research today, as well as ways you can advance rigorous resear...

Rewarding Rigorous Science

Pathways to Enhance Rigor: A Collection of Conversations - February 26, 2021 05:05 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Although there are many hurdles to enhancing rigor in neuroscience, one fact is clear: implementing rigorous research practices today will enhance the credibility of the field tomorrow. Wrap up this series with Emily Sena, Eric Nestler, and Walter Koroshetz as they discuss the rewards to conduct...

The History of Society for Neuroscience: 50th Anniversary

Pathways to Enhance Rigor: A Collection of Conversations - October 10, 2019 04:09 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
A limited series podcast highlighting the stories from the 50-year history of the Society for Neuroscience, the world’s largest organization of scientists and physicians devoted to understanding the brain and nervous system. We’ll discuss the significant moments, trailblazing ideas, and historic...

How Neuroscience Began: Bernice Grafstein on the Disciplines That Formed a New Field

Pathways to Enhance Rigor: A Collection of Conversations - October 10, 2019 04:08 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Where would neuroscience be if, rather than sharing scientific knowledge as part of a broader field, disciplines like neurophysiology, neurochemistry, and neuropharmacology still pursued specialized interests? In this episode, Bernice Grafstein, Vincent and Brooke Astor Distinguished Professo...

January 1981, Vol. 1, No. 1: Marina Picciotto on the History of JNeurosci

Pathways to Enhance Rigor: A Collection of Conversations - October 10, 2019 04:07 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
In this episode, Marina Picciotto, Charles B.G. Murphy Professor of Psychiatry at Yale University and the editor-in-chief of JNeurosci, notes how the journal has evolved in its nearly 40 years to mirror the changing ways in which research is shared. Throughout this narration of the history of...

Going Global (and Digital): Mickey Goldberg on the Expansion of SfN

Pathways to Enhance Rigor: A Collection of Conversations - October 10, 2019 04:06 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
In its 50 years, the Society for Neuroscience has become an international society representing the interests of scientists from diverse backgrounds across the globe. In this episode of History of SfN: 50th Anniversary, Mickey Goldberg, David Mahoney Professor of Brain and Behavior at Columbia...

Fire Together, Wire Together: Carla Shatz on Scientific Breakthroughs

Pathways to Enhance Rigor: A Collection of Conversations - October 10, 2019 04:05 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Highlighting scientific breakthroughs and achievements over the past 50 years, this episode features Carla Shatz, David Starr Jordan Director of Stanford Bio-X, an interdisciplinary biosciences institute, Sapp Family Provostial Professor of Biology and Neurology at Stanford University, and a pas...

Positioned to Lead: William Martin on Global Advocacy

Pathways to Enhance Rigor: A Collection of Conversations - October 10, 2019 04:04 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Much of science advocacy is local by nature, but it also has tremendous potential to bring neuroscientists together on a global scale. In this episode, Bill Martin, the president and chief operating officer of Blackthorn Therapeutics, traces the evolution of SfN’s role in global advocacy effo...

Both Plastic and Robust: Eve Marder on Annual Meeting Programming

Pathways to Enhance Rigor: A Collection of Conversations - October 10, 2019 04:03 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
“In some ways, SfN as an organization parallels the adult nervous system: It must be both plastic and robust,” writes Eve Marder in her chapter of SfN’s History of Neuroscience in Autobiography, Volume 10. In this episode, Marder, Victor and Gwendolyn Beinfield Professor of Neuroscience at Br...

Neuroscience for the People: Nick Spitzer on Education and Outreach

Pathways to Enhance Rigor: A Collection of Conversations - October 10, 2019 04:02 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
SfN’s public-facing website BrainFacts.org serves to educate and inspire site visitors. Since its launch in 2013, it has reflected creative additions including the 3D Brain and been used by scientists and nonscientists across the globe. In this episode, Nick Spitzer, Atkinson Family Chair Dis...

Building Community Through Service: Bianca Jones Marlin on Volunteer Leadership

Pathways to Enhance Rigor: A Collection of Conversations - October 10, 2019 04:01 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
When Bianca Jones-Marlin started saying “yes” to service opportunities, she started giving to and building her community. “That's the way that the community grows,” she says, “but also it brings me joy. It makes me happy to know that the work that I do, my voice and my presence, will help influe...