Know Time #131: Neuroscience, Stress, Trauma, Depression & Psychedelics ft. Vidita Vaidya
Vidita Vaidya, neuroscientist and professor at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, talks about her love for the life sciences, biology & neuroscience, nature vs. nurture, her grandfather's stories of the Indian Independence movement, how the human brain develops, how early life stress affects brain development, how anti-depressants like Prozac work, the history of serotonin, what happens when we take a psychedelic and how psychedelics can treat stress and anxiety.
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TIMELINE
0:00 Introduction
1:39 Falling in Love With Life Sciences, Biology & Neuroscience
6:48 Nature vs. Nurture
10:51 Stories of the Freedom Struggle
15:08 How Does The Human Brain Develop?
22:10 What is Early Life Stress & Trauma?
27:07 How Does Early Life Stress & Trauma Affect Brain Development?
34:54 What is Serotonin?
40:08 How Do Anti-Depressants Work?
45:40 What Happens Inside Your Brain When You Take A Psychedelic?
50:40 How Psychedelics Can Treat Stress
52:06 The Ban on Psychedelics in India
55:39 Consciousness
1:01:35 God
1:04:39 Lego Interpretation
1:05:15 Inspirations, Mysteries, Legacy & Meaning of Life
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