Your Brain On… podcast

By world-renowned neurologists, researchers, and public health advocates Drs. Dean and Ayesha Sherzai, a podcast about the neuroscience of everything.

Life’s everyday experiences, explained through a neuroscientific lens, with science-based stories, interviews, anecdotes, and brain health facts.

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Your Brain On…

Your Brain On… Coffee

September 18, 2024 No Comments

In this podcast, we discuss the effects of coffee on the brain (good and bad) and delve into the history of the world’s most-purchased drink.

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Each episode of Your Brain On… discusses a different “something.”

Per the original expression, that “something” might be a chemical substance (Your Brain On… Sugar) or a diagnosable condition (Your Brain On… ADHD)—but it could also be a structural change (Your Brain On… Lobotomies), a social phenomenon (Your Brain On… Football), or some kind of personal experience (Your Brain On… Dreams). Basically, if anything affects the way you think, feel, or behave, there could be an episode of Your Brain On… about it! 

So if you want to become a smarter, wiser version of yourself, scroll down to browse our published episodes and start listening!  It can only help that the brain—and by extension, people—are endlessly fascinating. 

Meet your hosts

Dr. Ayesha Sherzai

Dr. Ayesha Sherzai is a neurologist and co-director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Program at Loma Linda University, where she leads the Lifestyle Program for the Prevention of Neurological Diseases. She completed a dual training in Preventative Medicine and Neurology at Loma Linda University, and a fellowship in Vascular Neurology and Epidemiology at Columbia University. She is also a trained plant-based culinary artist.

Dr. Dean Sherzai

Dr. Dean Sherzai is co-director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Program at Loma Linda University. Dean trained in Neurology at Georgetown University School of Medicine, and completed fellowships in neurodegenerative diseases and dementia at the National Institutes of Health and UC San Diego. He also holds a PhD in Healthcare Leadership with a focus on community health from Andrews University.