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(00:00) - Intro
(03:04) - Animal Brain vs. Human Brain
(09:25) - Live, Dead & Preserved Brains
(12:59) - What Neuroscientists Have Learned About the Human Brain
(19:06) - Why Did Albert Einstein's Brain Weigh More?
(22:16) - What Is Grey Matter?
(26:02) - Does Alcohol Affect Grey Matter?
(30:38) - Do Women Have a Larger Hippocampus Than Men?
(33:25) - Does Sugar Affect the Brain Like Alcohol?
(35:35) - How Animal Studies Help Us Understand the Brain
(44:17) - Memory Formation
(1:53:45) - What Is Anxiety?
(2:04:54) - Can Family Cause Chronic Social Stress?
(2:06:50) - Where Is Anxiety First Felt in the Body?
(2:20:25) - Why Do High Performers Break Down in Their 30s or 40s?
(2:27:53) - How Do Drugs Help the Brain Grow?
(2:33:43) - Why Do People Enjoy Drugs Despite Reckless Use?
(2:37:20) - Why Shouldn't You Take Psychedelics Recommended by Friends?
(2:46:33) - What Does a Happy Brain Look Like?
(2:50:28) - BTS
(2:51:13) - Outro

In today’s episode, we sit down with Vidita Vaidya, Neuroscientist and Senior Professor at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Mumbai, to understand the most complex object we know, the human brain.

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