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title: "Episode 3: Of Mice and Brain Lasers with Kennedy McCullough"
description: In Episode 3 we chat with Kennedy McCullough, learn about the neurological behind-the-scenes with young folks who are exposed to early life trauma and adversity and experimental approaches to studying fear in mice.
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# [Episode 3: Of Mice and Brain Lasers with Kennedy McCullough](https://www.researchthis.us/episodes/episode-3-of-mice-and-and-brain-lasers-with-kennedy-mccullough)

 Written by [Research This Team](https://www.researchthis.us/episodes/author/research-this-team) | May 17, 2020 2:29:55 PM

In Episode 3 we chat with Kennedy McCullough, learn about the neurological behind-the-scenes with young folks who are exposed to early life trauma and adversity, experimental approaches to studying fear in mice, and wax philosophical on the burgeoning COVID-19 epidemic.

Quotes and topics below:

- "You can turn on cells by shooting lasers at them now!"
- "Part of science is a series of anti-climax to expectations, back to anti-climax" ;)
- "How can neuroscience inform judicial decision-making?"

Here's more about the [California Council](https://ccst.us/) that Kennedy references.

Kerry Ressler's Ted Talk "[The neuroscience of emotion: Kerry Ressler at TEDxPeachtree 2012](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9LjXHtLvlY)"

More on [Green Fluorescent Proteins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_fluorescent_protein) here!

 

 

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