In April 2024, I attended the conference for the United States Association for the Study of Pain (USASP) in Seattle, Washington. This episode is the first in a series of interviews I conducted there, and features research on the role of skin cells in sickle cell and nerve pain, as well as risk and resilience factors that could contribute to prescription opioid misuse.
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Season 3, Episode 11: SfN Shorts Part 7
In this set of interviews from the Society for Neuroscience 2023 conference, we cover how sex differences and pain affect opioid use disorder, and the brain regions involved in social interactions.
Season 3, Episode 9: SfN Shorts Part 6
In this episode, we cover deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease patients, how music therapy can help people with Alzheimers, and how opioids affect sleep and memory.
Season 3, Episode 8: SfN Shorts Part 5
In this episode, we cover how opioids affect breathing and how we can use asthma medication to improve overdose reversal; a promising new treatment for one of the symptoms of spinal cord injury; and how our brains coordinate movements differently after a stroke.
Season 3, Episode 4: SfN Shorts Part 2
Last month, I attended the Society for Neuroscience conference in Washington, DC and interviewed neuroscientists from across the world about their research. This is the second in a multi-part series called “SfN Shorts” that features these brief (5-10 minute) discussions. You can find Part 1 here. I hope that these interviews showcase just how broad…
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