Dr. Annie Ciernia

In this special episode of Stories of WiN, Dr. Nancy Padilla shares essential tips on how to make the most of your Society for Neuroscience (SfN) annual meeting experience.

This episode features Nancy’s interview with Vidhya who studies energy supply and demand in the brain

This episode features Meenakshi’s interview with Ev who studies the neuroscience of language. Dr. Ev Fedorenko grew up in a time of transition in Russia, at the end of the Soviet Union. Despite financial challenges and the rapid political changes in the region, her parents worked diligently to provide a stable environment in which Ev could prioritize her education. In this environment, Ev found a passion for languages. While she studied, her mother mandated that everyone else in the house walk on tiptoes to preserve Ev’s focus. This love for languages has persisted ever since; Ev is now an associate professor of neuroscience in the Brain and Cognitive Sciences Department at MIT, where she studies the neuroscience of language.

This episode features Nancy’s interview with Kajana who studies the cerebro-spinal networks driving breathing and movement

This episode features Meenakshi’s interview with Gül who studies how psychedelics influence social development and neuroplasticity

This episode features Nancy’s interview with Barbara who studies the neurological basis of substance-use disorders

This episode features Megan’s interview with Brielle who studies the circuit mechanisms of attention dysfunction

This episode features Rianne’s interview with Annie who studies epigenomic regulation of memory and social behaviors.

This episode features Margarida’s interview with Angelina who studies neurodevelopmental disorders in low-resource communities

This episode features Nancy’s interview with Carmen who studies the neuroanatomy and molecular mechanisms of addiction and reward