Dr. Karl Deisseroth: Understanding & Healing the Mind
from Huberman Lab
by Scicomm Media
Published: Mon Jun 28 2021
Show Notes
Dr. Karl Deisseroth, MD, PhD, is a clinical psychiatrist and scientist who directs a bioengineering research laboratory at Stanford University School of Medicine. His work aims to understand and develop treatments for disorders of the mind such as depression, attention deficit disorders (ADHD & ADD), autism, schizophrenia, anxiety, eating disorders, borderline personality and obsessive-compulsive disorder. We discuss his experience treating his patients and his laboratory’s mission to find and develop cures for mental disease and tools for probing how the brain works.
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Timestamps
Introduction
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Using Language to Understand the Mind
Blood Tests For Mental Disease
The Largest Challenges Facing Treatment of Mental Health
Predicting Depression & Suicide
Drugs That Work for Brain Illness
What Would A Cure For the Broken Mind Look Like?
Channelopsins: Tools For Understanding & Treating the Mind
Curing Blindness with Channelopsins
Why Karl Became a Scientist
Vagus Nerve In Depression
Challenges To Overcome for Treating Mental Illness with Channelopsins
Using the Dialogue with Patients to Guide Treatment
How Our Eyes Reveal Our Mental Health
Controlling Structures Deep In the Brain
The Most Effective Drugs Often Have the Most Side Effects
Do Psychiatrists Take the Drugs They Prescribe
Moving From Experimental Tools To Novel Treatments
Brain-Machine Interfaces & Neuralink
ADHD & Dr. Deisseroth’s Approach To Focusing His Mind
How Dr. Deisseroth Balances A Career In Medicine, Science & Family
New Ways of Exploring Brains: CLARITY
What Is Special About the Human Brain?
Psychedelics
MDMA
Dr. Deisseroth’s New Book “Projections: A Story of Emotions”
Connecting with Dr. Deisseroth on Twitter