Episode 29 -- Nick C. Spitzer, PhD

Published: March 5, 2009, 9:36 p.m.

Thursday, March 5, 2009

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Nick  Spitzer (Professor & Co-director, Kavli Institute for Brain and  Mind at UCSD) discusses stimulus-driven neurotransmitter specification  in the dopamine system, and how calcium, electrical activity and  experience can rewire the brain.

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Duration: 55 minutes

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Discussants:(in alphabetical order)

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Carlos Paladini (Asst Prof, UTSA)

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Gary Gaufo (Asst Prof, UTSA)

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Salma Quraishi (Asst Prof, UTSA)

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Fidel Santamaria (Asst Prof, UTSA

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Charles Wilson (Prof, UTSA)

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acknowledgement: JM Tepper for original music.