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Christine talks about her research on a transcription factor that is important for normal muscle development. She also talks about some exciting research that is currently going on in the field of regenerative medicine.

Dr. Basbaum, who has been studying pain since he was a teenager, changes the way we think about pain, especially chronic pain. He shares with us the groundbreaking direction his lab is taking to solve the problem of chronic pain.

Dr. Loren Frank explains what a memory is, and shares with us his results from a recent experiment.

David walks us through an exciting research project that he has recently been fired up about: Understanding blood flow in the brain by mapping all of the blood vessels in the brain.

Jason explains how the visual and auditory systems are "mapped" onto the brain, and his interest in a special brain region known as the superior colliculus.

Andy tells us about his decade long, and still ongoing, obsession with one question: How do the eyes wire up with the brain?

David tells about his quest to study and understand the genetics behind axon guidance and the formation of the neuromuscular junction.

In this week's installment, Dr. Ulrike Heberlein explains her basic research strategy in her quest to identify the genetic influence of alcohol and drug addiction by using the "lowly fruit fly". She has recently been elected to the National Academy of Sciences for her scientific achievements.

Dr. Mike Shadlen tells us about his research which focuses on how we make decisions. He also goes into how the cells in our brain keep time and a little on his life as a jazz musician and a neuroscientist.

Dr. Ben Cheyette started his research career by working on the Wnt signaling pathway, a network of proteins that regulate cell-to-cell interactions during embryogenesis. We focus here on a critical protein in that pathway, called "Dapper". Visit www.CarryTheOneRadio.com for details.

The cells in our nose that help us smell are very peculiar. For one, each cell only expresses a single gene out of the 1000 possible "olfactory receptor genes". Dr. Stavros Lomvardas explains his work in finding out how the other 999 genes are repressed, and how a single cell can express exactly one gene. Near the end, he mentions a funny childhood story about how he was thrown into the world of science. More information at www.carrytheoneradio.com

Dr, Patricia Janak helps us understand why some drug addicts might still crave drugs even after going clean. Her research points to critical brain regions that are necessary for a relapse to occur. Find out more at www.CarryTheOneRadio.com

Dr. Takaki Komiyama, a post-doctoral fellow at Janelia Farms, describes his recent work in understanding how the brain codes for flexible behaviors (such as learning to play tennis). More information @ www.carrytheoneradio.com

Dr. Ptacek, an HHMI investigator and professor at UCSF, studies genes at the human level. In this episode, he discusses how a patient that complained of waking up too early, a true morning lark, has lead to the discovery of genes that are responsible for this strange trait.

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Sam Pleasure helps us understand the development of the brain.

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