Neuroscience of Learning & Memory Student Podcasts

Here you will find podcasts by Hunter Biology and Psychology students covering talks given by neuroscientists at institutions across New York City in the Spring of 2026. Each 5-7 min podcast covers a different topic. Taken together, they give a snapshot of current trends in the neuroscience of Learning & Memory.

*We thank the Radio and Podcast Producer Hannah Fisher for generously sharing science podcasting tips with us. 


New Frontiers in Alzheimers Research

Podcast based on the work of Joel Blanchard (Icahn School of Medicine) by Laiba Mahmood (Hunter College, CUNY)


Defining Touch

Podcast based on the work of David Ginty (Harvard University) by Sansu Tun (Hunter College, CUNY)


Shaping Memory with the Immune System

Podcast based on the work of Scott Russo (Icahn School of Medicine) by Joshua Shoykhet (Hunter College, CUNY)


Fear and Signaling by Serotonin

Podcast about the work of Nesha Burghardt (Hunter College, CUNY) by Daria Vasilchenko (Hunter College, CUNY)


Can we Predict Satiety?

Podcast based on the work of Zachary Knight (UCSF) by Yana Kheyman (Hunter College, CUNY)


Do Oscillations Make Memories?

Podcast based on the work of Nanthia Suthana (Duke University) by Moshe Adonolem (Hunter College, CUNY)


Depression Remastered

Podcast based on the work of Marina Picciotto (Yale University) by Derek Dong (Hunter College, CUNY)


Vision is Guessing the Invisible

Podcast based on the work of Hillel Adesnik (UC Berkeley) by Benjamin Chen (Hunter College, CUNY)


How to Implement Change in Health Care

Podcast based on the work of Amy Kilbourne (University of Michigan) by Kalyssa Insdorf (Hunter College, CUNY)


The Broken Barrier – a Secret Ingredient in Alzheimers

Podcast based on the work of Caghan Kizil (Columbia University) by Jenifer Fayzieva (Hunter College, CUNY)