Carnegie Mellon University

GO STEM Show - Episode 9 - Neuroscience

Guests Include

Dr. Natalie McGuier - Assistant Teaching Professor in Biological Sciences 

Alice Russell - Senior in Neuroscience and Architecture

Sophia Shan - Junior in Computational Neuroscience with a minor in Machine Learning

Anmol Surpur - Senior in Biology

EPISODE 9 - HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2:10 Mrs. Simmer’s class who sent in the questions! Thank you all!
  • 2:16 Meet Dr. McGuier
  • 4:19 Meet Alice Russell
  • 6:36 Meet Sophia Shan
  • 7:51 Meet Anmol Surpur
  • 9:21 Why is neuroscience important?
  • 12:34 How did you get interested in neuroscience?
  • 14:27 Dr. McGuier answers what does a neuroscientist do and what responsibilities do they have?
  • 18:09 Why is it important to study the brain and how it works?
  • 21:01 What kind of diseases or disorders might a neuroscientist study?
  • 23:11 Do neuroscientists study the differences between girls’ and boys’ brains?
  • 26:35 If my brain is always growing, how do you ever understand it?
  • 28:46 Some advice for Mrs. Simmer’s new fifth graders!

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