6:54 - How does the brain work? 

8:45 - What is the brain's texture? 

11:41 - How does the brain control your body? 

13:57 - What are brains made of? 

16:00 - How does the brain help the body fight viruses? 

17:08 - How does the coronavirus affect the brain? 

18:20 - How does the brain recognize sounds and scents? 

22:15 - Can the brain be rewired? 

23:56 - How are brains so smart? What does it mean to be smart? Are smart people's brains different? 

26:25 - How was the first brain made? What was the earliest creature to have a brain? 

29:04 - How many wrinkles does a human brain have? How many neurons does a human brain have? 

29:56 - What do glial cells do? 

31:04 - Does the brain start off as a neuron? 

32:21 - Are we born with our neurological pathways? 

34:33 - What is the definition of a thought? 

35:37 - Why do we sleep and dream?

37:35 - Can we lose and grow neurons? 

39:33 - How does forgetting work? Can you unlearn something? 

40:12 - How does your brain send messages to more than one part of the body at a time? 

41:00 - Are elephants and dolphins smarter than us? 

42:00 - Do all animals have the same number of neurons?

Brain illnesses section (43:04) 

43:21 - How many brain illnesses do you know of? 

43:56 - What is ALS? 

44:13 - What is Parkinson's? 

44:38 - What's Alzheimer's? 

44:58 - What's epilepsy? 

45:18 - What's multiple sclerosis? 

45:42 - What's schizophrenia? 

46:14 - What's autism? 

46:45 - What's addiction? 

47:06 - What are anxiety and depression?  

48:19 - Can neurons die? 

48:27 - When you get older does your brain stay the same size? 

48:50 - Can you run out of memory space? 

51:12 - How does post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affect the brain? 

53:15 - Why do some people get brain cancer? What is brain cancer?  

54:36 - What is a concussion? Is it possible to lose your memory from a concussion? Why? 56:12 - Can brain cancer spread to other parts of the body? 

56:47 - What's happening in your brain when you have sleep paralysis? 

57:53 - What's up with people being awake during brain surgery?

Chat with NYC Council Member Vanessa Gibson (59:19) 

1:00:56 - What is your job as a council member? 

1:01:59 - Do you ever think about science when doing your work? How does science come into play in your job? 

1:02:52 - What mental health resources are available to the community right now? 

1:04:30 - How can people reach out to you if they have any questions?