Welcome back to Gray Matter Chatter!In this episode, Gracie dives headfirst into the weirdest, wildest, and most fascinating facts she’s learned as a neuroscience student. From memory-erasing surgeries and brain GPS systems to walking proteins and the eerie Capgras Delusion, this solo episode is packed with strange stories that reveal just how bizarre — and brilliant — the brain really is.You’ll learn about:The unforgettable story of Patient H.M.Corkin, S. (2002). What'snew with the amnesic patient H.M.? Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 3(2),153–160.How your brain maps space with place and grid cellshttps://kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2021.678725A mouse with a false memory (implanted with light!)https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/meet-two-scientists-who-implanted-false-memory-mouse-180953045/Mirror therapy and phantom limb painhttps://healthcare.utah.edu/the-scope/health-library/all/2025/02/how-mirror-therapy-can-reduce-phantom-limb-painThe unsettling world of Capgras Delusionhttps://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/capgras-syndromeKinesin: the motor protein that literally walkshttps://www.artofthecell.com/well-you-can-tell-by-the-way-i-use-my-walk/Why general anesthesia still stumps scientistshttps://www.sciencealert.com/for-over-150-years-how-general-anaesthesia-works-has-eluded-scientists-we-re-finally-getting-closeWhether you’re a fellow student, a science nerd, or just here for the brainy curiosities, this episode is for you.Want to learn more or get involved?Visit: ⁠utahsciencecommunicators.com⁠ Contact: ⁠[email protected]⁠ [email protected] podcast is independently produced and distributed by the host Gracie. Promotion is supported through Utah Science Communicators, a student-led group supported by the University of Utah. The opinions expressed are those of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the official views of Utah Science Communicators or the University of Utah.

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