Cannabis as Medicine with Jerzy Szaflarski
Description
Knowing Neurons interviews Dr. Jerzy Szaflarski, an epileptologist and epilepsy researcher at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Jerzy has been a leader in cannabidiol (CBD) research for epilepsy, and played a major role in getting Alabama’s Medical Marijuana bill passed last year. We chat about all things cannabis and epilepsy – from how CBD works to what the future of cannabis-based treatments looks like.
Abbreviations used in the episode:
fMRI - functional magnetic resonance imaging
EEG - electroencephalography
CBD - cannabidiol
Written and produced by Ayushe Sharma, Chaoqun Yin, Danny Kusko and Elizabeth Burnette.
Music Used:
"Bleeping Demo" by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7012-bleeping-demo
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0
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"Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0
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"Study and Relax" by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5764-study-and-relax
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
United States
