Episode 3: Of Mice and Brain Lasers with Kennedy McCullough

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 that Kennedy references.

Kerry Ressler's Ted Talk "The neuroscience of emotion: Kerry Ressler at TEDxPeachtree 2012"

More on Green Fluorescent Proteins here!