Podcasts

Is your brain better than others? What is it about your brain that makes you... you? How do you stay yourself over the years, even as you learn new things? Can you train your brain to become more intelligent? Are dogs more intelligent than cats? In The Big Questions of Neuroscience, you find answers to all these questions, narrated by Prof. Herculano-Houzel herself.

TED Radio Hour: What makes the human brain unique?

Rationally Speaking: What made the human brain special?

STEM Talk: A new understanding of how our brains became remarkable

The Zeppos Report: Suzana Herculano-Houzel

Engelsberg Ideas Podcast:
​Why 16 billion cortical neurons are not enough

Brain Science:
Counting Neurons with Dr. Suzana Herculano-Houzel

People Behind the Science:
Sizing up species' brains to understand nervous system diversity and development