Episode 80: How do scientists study the brain?

<p>In this episode... Dr Bahijja Raimi-Abraham asks the question "How do scientists study the brain?" with guest Professor Alysson Renato Muotri who is a professor at the Departments of Pediatrics and Cellular &amp; Molecular Medicine at UC San Diego.&nbsp;</p> <p><em><strong>This episode is sponsored by The Black Dementia Company https://theblackdementiacompany.com/&nbsp;</strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>Products also available </strong></em><em><strong>at </strong></em><a href="https://shop.alzheimers.org.uk/index.php?route=product/isearch&amp;search=black%20dementia%20company&amp;description=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><strong>shop.alzheimers.org.uk</strong></em></a></p> <p><strong>Additional Information:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Episode 25: </strong><a href="https://www.mondaysciencepodcast.com/listen/episode/199a8f00/episode-25-can-lab-grown-brain-cells-tissue-or-organs-become-conscious"><strong>Can lab grown brain cells, tissue or organs become conscious?</strong></a><strong> - https://www.mondaysciencepodcast.com/listen/episode/199a8f00/episode-25-can-lab-grown-brain-cells-tissue-or-organs-become-conscious&nbsp;</strong></li> <li><strong>Wired Article "It’s time for Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri to swear" - https://www.wired.co.uk/article/alexa-google-assistant-siri-swearing</strong>&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>Episode image credit: <a href="http://www.unsplash.com/" target="_blank">www.unsplash.com</a></p> <p>Subscribe, follow, comment and get in touch!</p> <p>Submit your questions or send your voice note questions (up to 30 seconds) here.</p> <p>e. <a href="mailto:info@mondaysciencepodcast.com" target="_blank">info@mondaysciencepodcast.com</a></p> <p><em><strong>Guest Bio: </strong></em>He is also the Director of the Stem Cell Program and Archealization Center. Dr. Muotri earned a BSc in Biological Sciences from the State University of Campinas in 1995 and a Ph.D. in Genetics in 2001 from University of Sao Paulo, in Brazil. He moved to the Salk Institute as Pew Latin America Fel