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#191 - Revolutionizing our understanding of mental illness with optogenetics | Karl Deisseroth M.D., Ph.D.

2022/1/17

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#191 - Revolutionizing our understanding of mental illness with optogenetics | Karl Deisseroth M.D., Ph.D.

The Peter Attia Drive

Chapters

Karl’s journey through medical school and interest in the brain?

A profound medical school experience that changed Karl’s career path to psychiatry?

Karl’s commitment to research and challenges overcome early in his career?

The state of psychiatry and mental health therapies in 2004?

Neuroscience 101: fundamentals of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology?

Traditional techniques for identifying brain regions involved in specific behaviors?

Intro to optogenetics and how to get a gene into a neuron?

How viruses helped make optogenetics possible?

How optogenetics was used to investigate the effects of dopamine neurons?

Appreciating the power of optogenetics?

Investigating and treating anxiety with optogenetics?

Autism and autism-related anxiety, and the potential of optogenetics in treating autism?

Optogenetics as a powerful tool for the discovery and creation of medical treatments?

Karl’s inspiration to write his book, Projections?

Mania and bipolar disorder: evolutionary basis, symptoms, and the high prevalence in North America?

Depression: evolutionary basis and insights from optogenetics?

The effects of trauma early in life?

Shownotes Transcript

#191 - Revolutionizing our understanding of mental illness with optogenetics | Karl Deisseroth M.D., Ph.D. 02:29:23 Share

The Peter Attia Drive

Chapters

Karl’s journey through medical school and interest in the brain?

A profound medical school experience that changed Karl’s career path to psychiatry?

Karl’s commitment to research and challenges overcome early in his career?

The state of psychiatry and mental health therapies in 2004?

Neuroscience 101: fundamentals of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology?

Traditional techniques for identifying brain regions involved in specific behaviors?

Intro to optogenetics and how to get a gene into a neuron?

How viruses helped make optogenetics possible?

How optogenetics was used to investigate the effects of dopamine neurons?

Appreciating the power of optogenetics?

Investigating and treating anxiety with optogenetics?

Autism and autism-related anxiety, and the potential of optogenetics in treating autism?

Optogenetics as a powerful tool for the discovery and creation of medical treatments?

Karl’s inspiration to write his book, Projections?

Mania and bipolar disorder: evolutionary basis, symptoms, and the high prevalence in North America?

Depression: evolutionary basis and insights from optogenetics?

The effects of trauma early in life?

Shownotes Transcript

#191 - Revolutionizing our understanding of mental illness with optogenetics | Karl Deisseroth M.D., Ph.D.