Vidita Vaidya, neuroscientist and professor at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, talks about her love for the life sciences, biology & neuroscience, nature vs. nurture, her grandfather's stories of the Indian Independence movement, how the human brain develops, how early life stress affects brain development, how anti-depressants like Prozac work, the history of serotonin, what happens when we take a psychedelic and how psychedelics can treat stress and anxiety.

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TIMELINE

0:00 Introduction

1:39 Falling in Love With Life Sciences, Biology & Neuroscience

6:48 Nature vs. Nurture

10:51 Stories of the Freedom Struggle

15:08 How Does The Human Brain Develop?

22:10 What is Early Life Stress & Trauma?

27:07 How Does Early Life Stress & Trauma Affect Brain Development?

34:54 What is Serotonin?

40:08 How Do Anti-Depressants Work?

45:40 What Happens Inside Your Brain When You Take A Psychedelic?

50:40 How Psychedelics Can Treat Stress

52:06 The Ban on Psychedelics in India

55:39 Consciousness

1:01:35 God

1:04:39 Lego Interpretation

1:05:15 Inspirations, Mysteries, Legacy & Meaning of Life

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