Neurologist Joel Salinas experiences a rare form of synesthesia that causes him to feel the emotional and physical experiences of others. He joins us to talk about using this sixth sense to help patients.
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A Conversation With Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin joins us to talk about her path to becoming an advocate – and about how we can better understand autistic people we know in our own lives.
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The Impact Of Early Life Trauma
Daniel Keating joins us to talk about how experiencing trauma at an early age can set us up for a stressful life.
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Making Mental Health Care Accessible
Dr. Vikram Patel joins us to talk about how we can expand access to mental health services by empowering non-specialized healthcare workers to deliver them.
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Breaking Bad Habits
Dr. Judson Brewer joins us to talk about how we can regain control of our impulses.
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Life In The Perpetual Now
Michael Lemonick joins us to talk about the story of Lonnie Sue Johnson who contracted encephalitis in 2007. The disease left her with almost no memories and no ability to form new ones.
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The Health Of Newcomers
Wendy Parmet joins us to talk about how a healthy immigrant population contributes to a nation’s overall health.
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The Teenage Brain
Adriana Galván of the UCLA Brain Research Institute joins us to talk about how the teen mind develops.
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Tackling Concussions
Dr. Munro Cullum and Dr. Hunt Batjer join us to talk about what they have learned from tracking concussions among middle- and high-school athletes in Texas.
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Modern Death
Dr. Haider Warraich of Duke University Medical Center joins us to talk about how technological advances are giving scientists a better understanding of how we die.
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The Anti-Vaccination Movement
Peter J. Hotez joins us to talk about how the anti-vaccination movement is gaining ground nationwide, which he wrote about recently in The New York Times.
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An Investigation Of Compulsive Behavior
Sharon Begley joins us to talk about the relationship between compulsive behaviors and anxiety, which she writes about in “Can’t. Just. Stop.: An Investigation of Compulsion”
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