Episodes 14
Avg. Duration 17m
Activity Highly Active
Since Dec 2018
Latest Episode Mar 2025

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Brain Bites is the bite-size neuroscience podcast of the ASCEND program (Advancing STEM Community Engagement through Neuroscience) where we explore the depths of your brain in a fun, digestible format. Brain Bites is written and produced by Dan Nemeth and Christian Holt. Theme Music by Max Hentosh Find us on Facebook and Instagram at ascendneuroscience and on twitter @ascendneuroscience. Feel free to send us questions and comments on social media or email us at [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you!

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Recent Episodes

Your mood and microbes: An interview with Dr. John Cryan, PhD

Mar 17, 2025 17m

Dr. John Cryan is a world leader in researching how your all of the microbes in your gut can influence your thoughts and feelings! Dr. Dan Nemeth and Christian Holt chat with Dr. Cryan about the…

How immune cells can cause brain disease - Multiple Sclerosis w/ Mireia Guerau-de-Arellano, PhD

Aug 13, 2024 16m

Dr. Dan Nemeth sits down with Mireia Guerau-de-Arellano, PhD to talk about how intricate your immune system is and how, when it goes wrong, can lead to a serious disease called Multiple Sclerosis. …

Why Crows are SUPER SMART!! w/ Dr. John Marzluff

Mar 14, 2023 19m

Dr. Nemeth and Sam McGovern chat with crow behavior expert, Dr. John Marzluff, about why and how our neighborhood crow friends are so gosh darn smart! We discuss the neuroscience behind crow behavior!

Neuroscience of Addiction with Dr. Judith Grisel

Jun 13, 2022 16m

Parental Warning: This episode contains themes and discussions of drug use, addiction, and its concequences. Dr. Dan and Dr. Lorena talk with NYT-bestselling author and world leading addiciton…

Neuroscience of Illusions with Dr. Stephen Macknik- Full Interview

Mar 31, 2022 42m

You may have gotten a taste of how your brain can trick you in our Illusions episode! Here is a full-feature release of the entire interview we had with Dr. Macknik! Hope you enjoy!

Episode 9 - Music and Memory

Oct 16, 2021 13m

Our special guest, Mia Amato, tells Dan and Dr. Lorena Areal all about how our brains perceive music and how music is connected to our memory!!

S2E1 Neuroscience of Illusions!

Nov 10, 2020 19m

Danny and new co-host, Dr. Lorena Areal, dive into the wild world of illusions and how your brain processes sensory information! We interview a world expert neuroscientist specialized in visual…

S1E7 Episode 7 - Memory and ....Flies?

Feb 03, 2020 20m

Melissa and Danny delve into how memory is formed and how neuroscientists can study memory formation. How did scientists find this out and how are flies involved?

Episode 6: Happy BRAINSgiving!

Nov 28, 2019 15m

Melissa and Danny wish you a Happy Thanksgiving by deciphering the age old myth about Thanksgiving: Does the tryptophan in turkey really make you sleepy? We also talk about how gratitude and Black…

S1E5 Episode 5: Fear, BRAINS! and Zombies!

Oct 31, 2019 19m

Melissa and Danny discuss the neuroscience of Halloween! Such as how you get scared, if Zombies are plausible, and why eating human brains is bad!

S1E4 The Senses, Pt. 2

Oct 30, 2019 27m

This time we talk about the senses of hearing, sight, and touch. Our hearing changes over our lives, as evidenced by the high-pitched sounds that adults can't hear. We also talk about how our eyes…

S1E3 The Senses pt. 1

Sep 26, 2019 25m

Join us as we explore the senses of taste and smell! How do our chemical senses work? Can our senses change or trick us? We interview Dr. Tricia Meredith from Florida Atlantic University about her…

S1E2 Brain Power

Feb 13, 2019 17m

Our brain cells, called neurons, communicate with other neurons and cells in the body by sending electrical signals. Today we talk about how that electrical communication works and how it differs…

S1E1 Comparing Brain Sizes

Dec 17, 2018 12m

When it comes to brains, is bigger always better? In this episode, we discuss the differences between brains across the animal kingdom. In general, bigger brains mean smarter animals. However, we…

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