A podcast about the nervous system.
This Week in Neuroscience
Claim This Podcastby Vincent Racaniello
4.7(120 reviews)
72 episodes
Updated Bi-weekly
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A podcast about the nervous system.
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Publishing Since
10/26/2019
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Recent Episodes
June 1, 2026
TWiN 72: What cesarean babies miss
Hosts Vincent Racaniello, Vivianne Morrison, and Tim Cheung interview experts on how vaginal microbiota transfer improves neurodevelopment in cesarean-born mice.
April 29, 2026
TWiN 71: Psychedelics rewire the brain from within
<p>TWiN explains the finding that activation of intracellular, not plasma membrane, serotonin 2A receptors is responsible for the plasticity-promoting and antidepressant-like properties of psychedelic compounds.</p> <p>Hosts: <a title="" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello</a>, Vivianne Morrison, and Tim Cheung</p> <p>Subscribe (free): <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-neuroscience/id1485118950"> Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly90d2luMS5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://twin1.libsyn.com/rss">RSS</a></p> <h3 id="links-for-this-episode" class="wp-block-heading">Links for this episode</h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://discord.gg/xA4JX7AeeU">MicrobeTV Discord Server</a></li> <li>Psychedelics rewire the brain <a title="" href= "https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adf0435">from within</a> (Science)</li> <li>Psychedelics elicit their effects by <a title="" href= "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-10061-7">Gi signaling</a> (Nature)</li> <li><a title="" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_LSD">History of LSD</a> (Wikipedia)</li> <li>Timestamps by <a title="" href= "https://ramseylab.vercel.app/">Jolene Ramsey</a>. Thanks!</li> </ul> <p>Music is by <a href="http://www.ronaldjenkees.com/">Ronald Jenkees</a></p> <p>Send your neuroscience questions and comments to twin@microbe.tv</p>
March 17, 2026
TWiN 70: Unraveling the axon wrap
Vincent Racaniello, Vivianne Morrison, and Tim Cheung interview a scientist about a ubiquitin ligase's role in regulating axon sheathing by Schwann cells.
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