Below are episodes of the NeuroBeacon Podcast  & my companion Blog
(NeuroBeacon Podcast also available on Spotify and Apple Podcast)
Professor George Perry on Evolutionary Mismatch Theory
In this episode we speak with Anthropology Professor George Perry of Penn State University about his research work on Evolutionary Mismatch Theory in a wide ranging discussion covering this theory and its implications on modern human health. Here is a link to Professor Perry's work at Penn State: https://anth.la.psu.edu/people/ghp3/
Sarah Frances on Social Determinants of Health
Sarah Frances is my latest guest on the NeuroBeacon podcast, and we discuss her work at Columbia University involving Social Determinants of Health including her work on this area in concussions and how Social Determinants can impact this condition. Sarah is a medical student at McGill University and has completed a Master of Public Health degree at Columbia University, with dual Bachelor of Science undergraduate degrees in neuroscience and public health.
Kate Falla on Spatial Context Discrimination
Kate Falla, undergraduate at Columbia University, speaks to us about her neuroscience research on Spatial Context Discrimination, performed in the lab of Professor Attila Losonczy, at Columbia University and the Zuckerman Institute.
Ms. Isabel Garcia on Social Reflections from Literature
Ms. GarcĂa is an AP Spanish Literature teacher who analyzes the significance of Spanish literary movements at an in-depth level. We discuss how different genres of Spanish literature have impacted Spanish culture and the fundamental truths that famous works reveal about society and human psychology.
The NeuroBeacon Blog
By Danielle Steinbach
By Danielle Steinbach
“I just can’t understand it”...
“I’m too dumb for this”...
“I’m not as good as everyone else is at this”...
“I wish I could be as smart as her and as talented as him”...
These are things we’ve all thought to ourselves one time or another. In moments of frustration, the ten...