Jul 10, 2026
Candace Pert discovered the opioid receptor, created a drug to stop AIDS in the brain, and identified stress as a cause of disease. She also inadvertently unleashed the overdose epidemic, got kicked out of the NIH, and was denied credit for much of her work.
Largely forgotten, Pert was a trailblazing yet mercurial...
Jun 26, 2026
New parents - especially moms - experience profound changes in the brain when they are expecting and welcoming a new baby. Health journalist Chelsea Conaboy explains how the caricature of "mommy brain" and its cognitive fog has it all wrong - parenthood actually has a neuroprotective effect, as the brain adapts...
Jun 12, 2026
Where in the brain is that little something that makes top performers feel so confident in their ability? Can that confidence be developed in someone who is naturally more timid? Dr. Nate Zinsser, director of West Point’s Performance Psychology Program and author of The Confident Mind, explains how a sense of mastery...
May 28, 2026
We all do it - put things off, tell ourselves we'll start tomorrow, and somehow still miss the deadline. But chronic procrastination isn’t just a bad habit; it’s self-sabotaging behavior that can derail our goals, relationships, and even our health.
Psychologist Dr. Joseph Ferrari, a leading expert on...
May 15, 2026
Nancy Jarecki’s stroke could have reduced her to a statistic. But her determination, humor and style paved a different path to recovery.
For our Season Six Finale we are recognizing Stroke Awareness Month with a very special episode of This Is Your Brain.