Lobes and Robes
Welcome to Lobes and Robes.
Neuroscience for Everyone!
Advances in neuroscience have important implications for the development of policies designed to meet looming challenges in health care, aging, education, bioethics, child welfare, environmental, and national security. Furthermore, addiction, violent crime, dementia, and obesity pose threats to our well-being that are unlikely to be addressed effectively without the translation of sound behavioral and neuroscience into effective public policy and law. Lobes and Robes, a new podcast developed by the Department of Neuroscience in cooperation with the School of Public Affairs and the Washington College of Law, brings scientists and policymakers together to address some of the most pressing problems of our time.
Lobes and Robes is produced by the American University’s Center for Neuroscience and Behavior in conjunction with the School of Public Affairs and the Washington College of Law. Conversations are led by Colin Saldanha, Director of the Center for Neuroscience & Behavior, and Gustavo Ribeiro, Professor at Washington College of Law.
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Episodes
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
This episode features Professor of Law Dr. Lewis Grossman, an expert on food and drug law and legal history, in conversation with Dr. Davidson and Dr. Carle to explore the policy implications of neuroscience research on the Western diet and obesity. The discussion with Dr. Grossman focuses on various potential policy options for labeling, limiting, and/or “nudging” approaches to lower consumption of harmful foods. More about Dr. Grossman and his work, including a new book, Choose Your Own Medicine, can be found here: https://www.wcl.american.edu/community/faculty/profile/lgrossman/bio/
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Professor Susan Carle of the Washington College of Law and AU Distinguished Professor of Neuroscience, Dr. Terry Davidson, discuss Davidson’s research on the connections between a diet high in saturated fats and sugars, sometimes called the Western diet, and deficits in learning and memory tasks, as well as in the regulation of food intake. Dr. Davidson discusses the implications of his findings for understanding obesity and behavioral excess, such as drug abuse. Might there be common brain mech…