Susana Martinez-Conde gives her understanding of perception, brains, reality, memory, experience, music, aesthetics, and language from her experience as Laboratory Director of SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Susana Martinez-Conde is a Spanish-American neuroscientist and science writer. She is a professor of ophthalmology, neurology, physiology, and pharmacology at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center, where she directs the Laboratory of Integrative Neuroscience. She directed laboratories previously at the Barrow Neurological Institute and University College London. Her research bridges perceptual, cognitive, and oculomotor neuroscience. She is best known for her studies on illusions, eye movements and perception, neurological disorders, and attentional misdirection in stage magic.
Songlines
Songlines are the Aboriginal walking routes that crossed the country, linking important sites and locations
Our Fascinating Cosmic Journey
The atoms that make up your body underwent a fascinating cosmic journey before ending up in your body
#121 From Science to Spirit
An anthology episode with late SAND speaker Dr. Elisabet Sahtouris (1936-2024).
Water as the Archetype of Consciousness and Life
Water is the basis of life. In fact, we say that life itself is what is sustained by water, we know that our bodies are made of the greater part of water, and also the Earth, the greater part of the Earth is made of water.
Generative AI’s Environmental Impact
Rapid development and deployment of powerful generative AI models comes with environmental consequences, including increased electricity demand and water consumption
3000-year-old Solutions to Modern Problems
Diné musician, scholar, and cultural historian Lyla June outlines a series of timeless human success stories focusing on Native American food and land management techniques and strategies.
Indigenous Kuikuro People’s ‘Dark Earth’
Indigenous people may have created the Amazon’s ‘dark earth’ on purpose