Dr. Kimon Bekelis and Jason Wallen discuss intracranial atherosclerosis with world expert Dr. Miklos Marosfoi. They discuss signs and symptoms of the disease, possible treatments and how to prevent a catastrophic stroke.Von Dr Kimon Bekelis

Watch Dr. Kimon Bekelis and Jason Wallen discuss the fascinating world of neuroscience and brain health. In this month's episode we are joined by Dr. Symeon Missios, a tumor neurosurgeon, to explore brain tumors. We focus on risk factors, prevention and treatment options including awake brain surgery, stereotactic radiosurgery, and the newest genet…

Watch Dr. Kimon Bekelis and Jason Wallen discuss how they built the premier destination for stroke and brain aneurysm care on Long Island. They reminisce on how they started this program in a hospital without stroke certification and how by changing the culture and achieving superior results they were able to establish the strongest team of dedicat…

Watch Dr. Kimon Bekelis and Jason Wallen discuss the fascinating world of neuroscience and brain health. In this month's episode we are joined by Dr. David D'Agate, a preventative cardiologist, to explore the link between diet and brain health. We focus on risk factors and prevention and focus on specific diets including the MIND diet, the paleo an…

In this month's episode we explore Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH) or pseudo tumor, a very common cause of headaches. We focus on risk factors, prevention and treatment options including shunting and venous stenting.Von Dr Kimon Bekelis

Dive into the fascinating world of brain health with our latest episode of "Brain Buzz" as we unravel the mysteries surrounding Arteriovenous Malformations (AVMs). Our host and expert neurosurgeon, Dr. Kimon Bekelis, and our co-host and dedicated patient advocate, Jason Wallen, discuss why AVMs are one of the most common causes of brain bleeds in c…

Join us in this insightful episode of "Brain Buzz" as we delve deep into the world of carotid artery disease, one of the major reversible causes of stroke. Dr. Kimon Bekelis, our host and expert neurosurgeon, and Jason Wallen, our co-host and passionate patient advocate, team up with Dr. Javaad Ahmad, a renowned neuro intensivist at the Stroke and …

In this episode of Brain Buzz, your hosts Dr. Kimon Bekelis, a renowned neurosurgeon specializing in endovascular neurosurgery, and Jason Wallen, a passionate patient advocate, shed light on the world of brain aneurysms. They delve into the intricacies of brain aneurysms, discussing what they are, potential risks, identifying signs, and exploring t…

Episode 1 Notes: Understanding StrokeHosts: Dr. Kimon Bekelis, Neurosurgeon Jason Wallen, Lead Technologist and Patient Advocate In this debut episode, hosts Dr. Kimon Bekelis and Jason Wallen kick off the podcast by diving into the topic of stroke. They define what a stroke is and explain the different types, ischemic and hemorrhagic. Dr. Bekelis …

We are finally releasing a long awaited episode with Dr. Jason Winters! If you are interested in what it looks like to be in sex therapy, how sex therapists interact with their clients, how Jason treats and assesses sex addiction, or any other sex therapy related inquiries… you found the perfect episode. The episode starts with Dr. Jason discussing…

On today's episode we are joined by Dr. Ashley Randall from Arizona State University and Gabe Leon (A PhD student from The University of Southern California). Ashley and Gabe are two researchers that recently published a paper examining how couples cope with COVID-19. In their paper they examined couples across a whopping 27 different countries to …

Dive into the grey areas of global development and youth peacebuilding with our long awaited guest, Alina Dixon. Alina is a PhD student at Queens University, in Kingston, Ontario. She is interested in troubling the western, liberal traditions of the dominant peacebuilding lexicon by examining how peacebuilding knowledge is constructed and maintaine…

Do single people really have it worse than couples??? Dr. Yuthika Girme joins Brain Buzz Podcast to talk about her work on Singlehood! Do people in relationship have better mental and physical health than single people? How many single people want to be single vs. want to be in relationships? We also talk about the unique gender differences that si…

Episode 76 has Dr. Eric Helms, host of Iron Culture, and research fellow for AUT at the Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand talks all things POWERlifting and bodybuilding! Eric fills us in on how what the differences are between powerlifting and bodybuilding. Today’s episodes includes conversation on how traditional strength sports ca…

Where were you from 4pm-10pm last Tuesday? Who did you speak with or see? Can anyone corroborate your whereabouts? True crime enthusiasts, science lovers, and crime psychology fans rejoice! Dr. Kureva Matuku is going to explain how to make the perfect alibi. On episode 75 we figure out what issues are related to providing ACCURATE alibis, the falli…

Shownotes: Check out Petra’s open access paper on how to reduce stigma: Gronholm, P. C., Nosé, M., Van Brakel, W. H., Eaton, J., Ebenso, B., Fiekert, K., ... & Thornicroft, G. (2021). Reducing stigma and discrimination associated with COVID-19: early stage pandemic rapid review and practical recommendations. Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences, 1…

If you enjoyed the content of today’s show, make sure to pick up John’s new book, “The Life Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit” wherever you buy books!Von Brain Buzz Podcast

Follow Dr. David Shiffman on Twitter @whysharksmatter and check out his “Save our seas” project here: https://saveourseas.com/project-leader/david-shiffman/. For David’s open access research on marine conservation and other topics visit: davidshiffmancv.comVon Brain Buzz Podcast

For more information Sir Graham Thornicoft’s research: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/graham-thornicroft Make sure to follow us on Twitter and instagram @brainbuzzpod and to follow us on Spotify/Apple podcast to get updates when new episodes are published! Cheers :)Von Brain Buzz Podcast

Do you or one of your good friends strongly believe the earth is flat? Do you believe the COVID-19 vaccines are tracking us? Are all politicians really lizard people? Our guests: Ricky Green and Mikey Biddlestone (two PhD students from the University of Kent) are researchers that investigate why people are more likely to believe in conspiracy theor…

Dr. Edward Slingerland from the University of British Columbia joins Brain Buzz to talk discuss his new book DRUNK! We talk about how alcohol and drinking may have shaped our modern civilization, impacted how we interact as humans, and why alcohol is so important to humans. What benefits does drinking really provide us as humans? Why would we conti…

Grab a cup of coffee, take a cold shower, do what you have to do to wake yourself up! In episode 68 we got Dr. Lauren Whitehurst in the studio to talk about her work on sleep and cognition. Are you curious about what the world record for hours spent awake is? Have you ever wondered what sleep stages we go through every night and what each stage doe…

Tiana Sharifi is the founder and owner of Sexual Exploitation Education, a British Columbia based organization dedicated to raising awareness and addressing service gaps around sexual exploitation in Canada. Tiana joins Kyle and Drake to discuss the prevalence and severity of sexual exploitation and human trafficking in Canada today. What constitut…

Gabe Brooks, a returning guest from the University of British Columbia joins us to talk about the phenomenon of online gaming “Lootboxes” and the possible implications they have on imbuing problematic gambling behaviours in children and adult gamers! Why do people spend money on online lootboxes and what populations are at risk? We also discuss the…

On today’s episode we are joined by Tessa Charlesworth, researcher at Harvard University, to talk about implicit attitudes and biases over time. Tessa shares with us how people change their minds in response to new experiences across the lifespan and how social attitudes and stereotypes shift over time in response to societal events. How do you mea…

On today’s episode we are joined by Ben Davis-Purcell, researcher at Carleton University, to talk about the study of the smallest things in the universe. Ben shares with us why studying particle physics is important to understanding the natural world and how particles interact to create everything in the known universe. How many fundamental particl…

On today’s episode we are joined by Dr. Gwendolyn Seidman, Associate Professor of Psychology and Department Chair at Albright College, to talk about presentations of relationships on social media and how the posts are related to relationship satisfaction. Gwen shares with us how patterns of social media use, and how the relationship is presented, c…

On today’s episode we sit down to chat with Ryan Dwyer, graduate student in the Social Cognition and Emotion Lab at the University of British Columbia, to talk about phones and happiness. Ryan shares with us how phone use impacts our social and emotional relationships, and why it might be important to put your phone down. How do you define happines…

In episode 61 we are joined by Dr. Chris Barry, Professor of Psychology at Washington State University, to chat about how adolescent’s self-perceptions impact their social media use. Chris shares how selfies and “posies” are related to an individual’s self-esteem and narcissism, and what that means for how they interact with social media. We talk a…

On today’s episode we are joined by Dr. Gary Lewandowski, Professor of Psychology at Monmouth University, to chat about his new book Stronger than You Think: The 10 Blind Spots That Undermine Your Relationship... and How to See Past Them. Gary shares with us some of the signs of healthy relationships, how to strengthen them, and some of the best wa…

Today we are joined by Dr. Anna Radke, Director of the Reward and Addictive Disorders Lab and Assistant Professor of Psychology at Miami University, to talk about sex differences in alcohol consumption. Anna shares with us how they use mice to understand how males and females differ in alcohol consumption behaviour and what that might mean for huma…

Today we are joined by Dr. Seth Pollak, Letters and Science Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Professor of Anthropology, Pediatrics, Neuroscience, and Public Affairs, and Laboratory Director of the Child Emotion Lab at the Waisman Centre at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, to talk about emotions. Seth shares with us how humans develop th…

In today’s episode we are joined by Dr. Kaitlyn Goldsmith, Registered Psychologist and Lecturer at the University of British Columbia, to talk about long distance relationships. Kaitlyn shares with us why sexual satisfaction and well-being, including body image, mindfulness, and sexual communication, makes for lasting and meaningful romantic relati…

In today’s episode we are joined by Dr. Gary Lewandowski, Professor of Psychology at Monmouth University, to talk about relationships, break-ups, and self-expansion. Gary explains why the ending of a relationship is not always a bad thing and instead can lead to self-growth and rediscover of the self. How long does it take to get over a breakup? Wh…

In today’s episode we are joined by Dr. Tom Griffiths, Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science at Princeton University, to talk about the mathematical principles behind human cognition. Tom shares with us how mathematical models are used to understand cognition, and how these can be applied in computer science to machine learning to create mo…

In today’s episode we are joined by A Month in Neurodegenerative Disease Research’s Sarah Louadi and Elyn Rowe to talk about neurodegenerative research, Alzheimer’s Disease, and AMiNDR Podcast. Elyn shares with us how heart health is related to Alzheimer’s Disease, and how good cholesterol might help identify, prevent, and treat Alzheimer’s Disease…

In episode 52: Superbug Slayer we are joined by Associate Dean of Global Health Sciences and Harold Simon Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, Dr. Steffanie Strathdee, to chat about superbugs and how to treat them. In this episode Steffanie shares with us the incredible story of how s…

On episode 51 we are joined by Dr. Jiaying Zhao from the University of British Columbia to talk about how direct cash transfers can reduce homelessness and improve wellbeing in people experiencing homelessness. Jiaying shares with us how providing homeless people with $7500 aided them in finding employment, improved their cognitive function, allevi…

Brain Buzz Podcast makes research and science accessible to everyone. Every episode is on a new topic with a new expert guest. Follow Drake and Kyle as they interview research experts on each new episode. New topics every episode make sure that you will have something to mention at the watercooler or next cocktail party that is backed by researcher…

In Episode 50 we are joined by Dr. Alyssa Croft from the University of Arizona to chat about gender roles and social identities. Alyssa shares with us how asymmetrically changing gender roles have broad implications for gender equality. How are gender roles changing? What is the ‘second shift’ and why are gender stereotypes still common when it com…

episode 49 ( AKA Season Four!) In Part II, Kyle revisits Episode Two of Season One to provide an update on his research.Von Brain Buzz Podcast

Welcome to episode 48 (season 4 episode 1) Drake provides an update on his research since that very first episode of Brain Buzz.Von Brain Buzz Podcast

In the final instalment of Season Three we are joined by Alex Missick from the University of British Columbia’s School of Journalism for a very special episode. Alex turns the tables on your hosts and has them sharing the origin story of Brain Buzz as well as how creating, producing, and publishing the podcast has changed their perspective on resea…

In Episode 46 we are joined by Dr. Ted Beauchaine from The Ohio State University to talk about hyperactivity and impulsivity in individuals with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Ted shares with us the neural underpinnings of and development of behavioral impulsivity, emotion dysregulation, and intentional self-injury in children, ad…

In Episode 45 we are joined by Dr. Eric Landrum from Boise State University and inaugural Co-Editor of APA’s journal Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology to talk about teaching, the role of educators in preparing students for life after graduation, and the value of a degree in psychology. In this wide ranging episode, Eric shares with…

In Episode 44 we are joined by Dr. Ashley Randall and Kai Kline from Arizona State University’s Couples Coping with Stress Lab to talk about relationships and stress. Ashley shares with us how stress impacts our romantic relationships and how our romantic partnerships can help alleviate feelings of stress. We learn how three dimensions of stress, t…

In Episode 43 we are joined by Todd Kamensek from the Neuroscience of Vision and Action Laboratory at the University of British Columbia to chat about how social motivation influences facial perception abilities in adults with autism. Todd shares with us how repeated exposure to social stimuli increases our expertise at being able to identify socia…

In Episode 42 we are joined by Dr. Alexandra Crosswell from the Center for Health and Community in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco to discuss how the mind and body are connected and how that connection influences our wellbeing. Alexandra shares with us how stress influences our biological functioning and why s…

In Episode 41 we are joined by Dr. Jordan Axt, director of the McGill Intergroup Cognition Lab to talk about the application of social cognitive processes in an intergroup context. Jordan shares with us how our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours are shaped by the distinction between “us” and “them,” and how these are manifest implicitly and explici…

In Episode 40 we are joined by Dr. Cheryl Harasymchuk from the Positive Activities in Intimate Relationships Lab at Carleton University to chat about how play and positivity can stave off boredom in long term intimate relationships. Cheryl shares with us how the leisure activities we participate in with our partner can improve relationship satisfac…