Brain & Life American Academy of Neurology

In this week’s episode, Brain & Life podcast co-host Dr. Katy Peters is joined by Dacher Keltner, founding director of the Greater Good Science Center, professor of psychology at the University of California, and author of Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life. They discuss how the feeling of awe can affect your life and share what experiences they have had that left them feeling awestruck. Dacher Keltner also shares about the work they do at the Greater Good Science Center to study the science of a meaningful life.
 
Additional Resources
Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life
Greater Good Science Center
How Does Nature Affect Brain Health?
How are Mental Health and Brain Health Connected?
Manage Pain with Mindfulness
 
Other Brain & Life Podcast Episodes on These Topics
The Secrets of Synesthesia with Dr. Joel Salinas
 
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Guests: Dacher Keltner @greatergoodsc
Hosts: Dr. Daniel Correa @neurodrcorrea; Dr. Katy Peters @KatyPetersMDPhD

In this week’s episode Brain & Life Podcast co-hosts Dr. Daniel Correa and Dr. Katy Peters answer some listener-submitted questions. Then, Dr. Faye Begeti, neurologist, neuroscientist, and author speaks with Dr. Peters. They discuss how our phone usage and digital habits can have an impact on our brain health. Dr. Begeti also shares about her recent book, The Phone Fix: The Brain-Focused Guide to Building Healthy Digital Habits and Breaking Bad Ones.
 
Additional Resources
The Phone Fix: The Brain-Focused Guide to Building Healthy Digital Habits and Breaking Bad Ones
Shining a Light on Myasthenia Gravis: How a Blogger Raises Visibility
7 Ways to Protect Your Digital Privacy
How to Ease Social Isolation During the Pandemic
 
Other Brain & Life Podcast Episodes on These Topics
Making the Years Count with Brooke Eby, Influencer Living with ALS
“Roll with Cole & Charisma" On Building a Life Together as an Interabled Couple
Gavin McHugh is Building an Acting Career and a Community with Cerebral Palsy
 
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Guests: Faye Begeti @the_brain_doctor
Hosts: Dr. Daniel Correa @neurodrcorrea; Dr. Katy Peters @KatyPetersMDPhD

In this week’s episode Brain & Life Podcast co-host Dr. Katy Peters is joined by Tish Hevel, founder and CEO of The Brain Donor Project. Tish discusses her father’s journey with Lewy Body dementia, the importance of brain donation, and how braindonorproject.org makes the process easier for everyone considering this option. Dr. Peters is then joined by Dr. Ann McKee, board-certified neurologist and neuropathologist at Boston University and founder of the UNITE (VA-BU-CLF) brain bank. Dr. McKee explains how brain banks work, how to become a donor, and the types of things that can be learned from studying brains.
 
Additional Resources
The Brain Donor Project
UNITE Brain Bank
These Sisters Help Families Donate Brains to Science
Repetitive Head Impacts Sustained Through Contact Sports Linked to Lewy Body Disease
How Sports Neurologists Protect Football Players’ Brains
 
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U.S. Soccer Legend Briana Scurry on Concussion and Mental Health
 
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Guests: Tish Hevel @braindonorproject; Dr. Ann McKee @bu_cte
Hosts: Dr. Daniel Correa @neurodrcorrea; Dr. Katy Peters @KatyPetersMDPhD

In this week’s episode, Brain & Life Podcast hosts Dr. Daniel Correa and Dr. Katy Peters discuss some of their favorite articles in the most recent edition of Brain & Life Magazine. They discuss how creativity can therapeutic, tips for making salon visits more accessible, ping-pong for Parkinson’s patients, and more. If you would like to read these articles, be sure to subscribe to Brain & Life Magazine for free!
 
Brain & Life Articles Mentioned
Writing about her traumatic brain injury helps this author make sense of her recovery
Four Tips to Make Salon Visits Easier for People with Neurologic Conditions and Disabilities
The Perks of Ping-Pong for People with Parkinson's
When Is It Time to Stop Driving Because of a Neurologic Condition?
An Artist Paints Her Migraine Aura to Help Communicate What Symptoms Feel Like
 
Other Brain & Life Podcast Episodes on These Topics
Julia Easterlin on Being a Performer with Migraine
Healing the Traumatized Brain with Dr. Sandeep Vaishnavi
Colorful Healing: Artist Laura Bundesen's Vestibular Neuronitis Journey
Mulling over Migraines with Photographer Bill Wadman
 
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Hosts: Dr. Daniel Correa @neurodrcorrea; Dr. Katy Peters @KatyPetersMDPhD

In this week’s episode, influencer Brooke Eby joins Brain & Life co-host Dr. Katy Peters. Brooke discusses her experience living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and why she chooses to share it with the world on social media. Then, Dr. Peters is joined by Dr. Richard Bedlack, Stewart, Hughes, and Wendt Distinguished Professor of ALS at Duke and director of the Duke ALS Clinic. He explains ALS and what hopeful research is on the horizon.
 
Additional Resources
What is ALS?
Activist Ady Barkan and Actor Bradley Whitford Works to Reform Health Care
A Marathoner on a Quest to End ALS
Inside Nanci Ryder’s Battle with ALS
 
Other Brain & Life Podcast Episodes on These Topics
Finding Strength in ALS Advocacy with Podcaster Lorri Carrey
The Campaign to Cure ALS with Brian Wallach and Sandra Abrevaya
Hop on a Cure for ALS with John Driskell Hopkins
 
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Guests: Brooke Eby @limpbroozkit
Hosts: Dr. Daniel Correa @neurodrcorrea; Dr. Katy Peters @KatyPetersMDPhD

In this week's episode, a guest host joins Brain & Life podcast! Dr. Bhooma Aravamuthan, Assistant Professor of Neurology, pediatric movement disorders specialist, and neuroscientist studying dystonia in cerebral palsy (CP), speaks with child actor Gavin McHugh about how CP affects his acting career, the connections he has built with his fans on social media, and what terms like "disabled" and "special needs" mean to him. His mother, Lisa McHugh, also shares about Gavin's many talents and what she wishes people knew about CP. Then, Dr. Aravamuthan speaks with Brain & Life co-host Dr. Daniel Correa about what cerebral palsy is, what patients can expect in their lifetime, and the power of finding a community.
 
Additional Resources
What is Cerebral Palsy?
How Parents Advocate for Their Children with Rare Diseases
Biking Gives Freedom to a Teen with Cerebral Palsy
Becky Dilworth Skied and Raised a Family Despite Cerebral Palsy
The ABCs of Advocacy
 
Other Brain & Life Podcast Episodes on These Topics
RJ Mitte on Living Confidently with Cerebral Palsy
Josh Blue Uses Humor to Ease the Stigma Around Cerebral Palsy
 
We want to hear from you!
Have a question or want to hear a topic featured on the Brain & Life Podcast?
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Social Media:  
Guests: Gavin McHugh @iamgavinmchugh; Dr. Bhooma Aravamuthan @drbhooma
Hosts: Dr. Daniel Correa @neurodrcorrea; Dr. Katy Peters @KatyPetersMDPhD