Neuroverse

Carolina Soares and Clara Lenherr

A podcast about neuroscience, philosophy and everything inbetween! Hosted by Clara and Carolina, two young neuroscientists. For business enquiries please email neuroverse.cc@gmail.com Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Website: https://neuroversepod.com Merchandise: https://neuroversepod.teemill.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=-w2l8EvODnu0XwZmJR_X9g Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neuroverse_pod/?igshid=ZjE2NGZiNDQ%3D&__coig_restricted=1 Help us improve our podcast by giving us feedback! https://forms.gle/PuEMC1BCWXdAqCRQA

  1. 5 days ago

    115. Wild Minds: Mapping Bat Cognition in the Wild (with Dr. Saikat Ray)

    In today's episode of Wild Minds, our latest mini-series about cognitive ecology, we are joined by Dr Saikat Ray, a neuroscientist who researches how the brain represents space and social interactions under naturalistic conditions. Saikat is one of the pioneering scientists to perform electrophysiological recordings of brain activity in animals freely moving in the wild, specifically freely-flying bats. In the episode, we discuss how the brain represents space both in the lab and in the wild, hear about Saikat's experiences working with wild bats on a remote island off of Tanzania, and learn about the value of doing wild neuroscience for contributing to our understanding of the brain. Dr. Saikat Ray completed a BSc in electrical engineering followed by a PhD in neuroscience at the Humboldt University of Berlin where he researched the development and organisation of the medial entorhinal cortex, a brain area important for spatial navigation and memory. He is currently a postdoctoral fellow in Nachum Ulanovsky's lab at the Weizmann Institute of Science. --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://neuroversepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast directory ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Support us!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Bluesky: @neuroversepod.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/neuroversepod.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/PuEMC1BCWXdAqCRQA⁠⁠

    54 min
  2. 7 May

    113. Wild Minds: The Purpose of Play in Animals and in Science (with Professor Nacho Sanguinetti)

    Welcome to the first episode of Wild Minds, our new mini-series exploring cognitive diversity and natural behaviour through conversations with leading researchers working at the intersection of ecology, evolution, and neuroscience. In this episode, we are joined by Nacho Sanguinetti, Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and head of the Cognitive Neuroethology Lab. His research focuses on the neuroscience of play behaviour and flexible cognition, primarily in rodents studied within more naturalistic contexts. We speak with Nacho about the innovative experimental paradigms he has helped develop to study play in rodents, how playful behaviour varies across species, and what these differences reveal about the function and evolution of play. We also discuss the remarkable biological diversity of rodents and how this diversity can be leveraged to advance our neuroscientific understanding of cognition. Nacho is originally from Uruguay, where he first obtained a Bachelors in Biochemistry and Masters in Neuroscience from La Universidad de la República and began working on weakly electric fish. He went on to obtain a PhD in the neurobiology of spatial navigation and play in rats, in the lab of Michael Brecht Lab at Humboldt University, Berlin. Subsequently, he completed a postdoc at Harvard University with Hopi Hoekstra and Nao Uchida, where he developed tools and approaches to study comparative play and natural behavior. --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Check out our website for resources and more information Find all episodes at our podcast directory Buy us a coffee to support us! Bluesky: @neuroversepod.bsky.social Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod  Help us improve our podcast by giving us feedback!

    55 min
  3. 9 Apr

    112. Tools for Looking into the Brain: Neuronal Excitability and Communication in Ageing and Neurodegenerative Disorders (with Dr Paula Pousinha)

    Join us for another episode in our Tools for Looking into the Brain series, where we learn about methods used to understand the nervous system from experts in the field. This week we are joined by Dr Paula Pousinha, a neuroscientist and associate professor at Université Côte d’Azur who researches the neurobiological mechanisms that underlie brain ageing and neurodegenerative diseases. Paula tells us how we can use rodent models to understand the neural mechanisms that lead up to Alzheimer's disease, and in particular how neuronal firing and physiological properties gradually change alongside changes in synapses and connectivity. We also discuss bridging the gap between single neurons and cognition, what defines excitability, how similar approaches can be used to tackle several neurodegenerative disorders, and how this knowledge can shape future therapies to treat neurodegenerative disorders. Dr. Paula Pousinha is a neuroscientist and Associate Professor of Physiology at Université Côte d’Azur in Nice, France. Paula earned a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Lisbon, then completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the lab of Hélène Marie at the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology in France where she investigated how synaptic plasticity and neuronal activity change during ageing and contribute to cognitive decline. Her lab's current research focuses on the synaptic and circuit mechanisms that underlie brain ageing and neurodegenerative diseases, particularly Alzheimer’s disease.  This episode is part of our Tools for Looking into the Brain series which is sponsored by Scientifica, leaders in electrophysiological equipment and expertise. This series is dedicated to creating engaging and informative content exploring various techniques used by researchers in neuroscience. Find out more ⁠here⁠. --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://neuroversepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast directory ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Support us!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Bluesky: @neuroversepod.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/neuroversepod.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/PuEMC1BCWXdAqCRQA⁠⁠

    43 min
  4. 19 Mar

    111. Migraines - Causes & Treatments (with Dr Anna Andreou)

    In today's episode we are celebrating women's day by highlighting a condition that primarily affects women- migraines. We are joined by Dr. Anna Andreou, who leads the Headache Research Laboratory at King's College London and focuses on the neurobiology of primary and secondary headaches, and the development of novel therapies. In this episode, we delve into what makes migraines different to headaches, what are the major causes and the neurobiological mechanisms behind them, and what sort of therapies exist and what novel therapies are being developed currently? Tune in if you would like to learn more! ---- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://neuroversepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast directory ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Support us!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Merchandise: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://neuroversepod.teemill.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter: @neuroverse_pod ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/PuEMC1BCWXdAqCRQA⁠⁠⁠⁠

    35 min
  5. 19 Feb

    110. Neuroverse 4 year Anniversary Q&A

    Today we celebrate Neuroverse being 4! In this episode Carolina and Clara asked each other random questions ranging from neuroscience to personal. Tune in for a more uncut episode and learn more about your hosts! We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://neuroversepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast directory ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Support us!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Merchandise: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://neuroversepod.teemill.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter: @neuroverse_pod ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/PuEMC1BCWXdAqCRQA⁠⁠⁠⁠

    1hr 3min
  6. 15 Jan

    109. The Philosophy of Touch

    Welcome to the first episode of 2026! In usual Neuroverse tradition the first episode is a "Philosophy of..." - touch! Touch provides a very interesting array of information to the body that is at times completely novel but can also overlap with the other senses. Physical touch has an interesting bidirectionally to it, enabling both autonomy and an intricate link to our sense of self, something not seen as clearly with our other senses. Tune in to this episode to hear about what makes touch unique, and how it plays a powerful role in mind-body awareness and shaping our social worlds. We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://neuroversepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast directory ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Support us!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Merchandise: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://neuroversepod.teemill.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter: @neuroverse_pod ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/PuEMC1BCWXdAqCRQA⁠⁠⁠⁠

    37 min
  7. 31/12/2025

    108. 2025 Reviewed (Off the Record)

    Enjoy our last episode of 2025! In Neuroverse fashion, the last episode of the year is "Off the Record". In this episode we chat and reminisce about our favourite episodes from the past year, what inspired us, what episodes left a lasting impression and our plans for 2026. --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://neuroversepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast directory ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/neuroverse9⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Support us!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Merchandise: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://neuroversepod.teemill.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter: @neuroverse_pod ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=KvAEuwGNKFQ9IPKlL7NTEg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Instagram: @Neuroverse_pod  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/neuroverse_pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Help us improve our podcast by giving us some feedback!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/PuEMC1BCWXdAqCRQA⁠⁠⁠⁠

    35 min

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A podcast about neuroscience, philosophy and everything inbetween! Hosted by Clara and Carolina, two young neuroscientists. For business enquiries please email neuroverse.cc@gmail.com Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Website: https://neuroversepod.com Merchandise: https://neuroversepod.teemill.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=-w2l8EvODnu0XwZmJR_X9g Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neuroverse_pod/?igshid=ZjE2NGZiNDQ%3D&__coig_restricted=1 Help us improve our podcast by giving us feedback! https://forms.gle/PuEMC1BCWXdAqCRQA