Episode 3:

Featuring Asya Rolls, Neuroimmunologist

In this episode we get curious about our immunity and how our emotions and thoughts affect our physical health. It makes sense that if we are stressed our bodies are less able to fight off disease but today we dive into the science behind that and discuss the research of the placebo effect which pays attention to a more holistic point of view within the medical trials.

To join me in this virtual conversation from Israel, is Asya Rolls, who is an Israeli psychoneuroimmunologist and International Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator. She’s also a Professor at the Immunology and Center of Neuroscience at Technion within the Israel Institute of Technology.

This episode is sponsored by Future Insight E.V

OUR GUEST BIO:

Prof. ASYA. ROLLS studies the physiological mechanisms whereby emotions and thoughts affect physical health.

She is at the Rappaport Medical School, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology. She is the recipient of two ERC grants from the European Research Council, a member of the FENS-Kavli Network of Excellence (2014-2017), and an International Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)-Wellcome investigator (2018-2023).

HELPFUL LINKS:

www.curiousfutureinsight.org

www.make-science-not-war.org

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/your-brain-could-be-controlling-how-sick-you-get-and-how-you-recover/

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/could-brain-stimulation-slow-cancer/

CREDITS:

The BE CURIOUS PODCAST is brought to you by ECODA MEDIA

Host: Louise Houghton

Production by: Deviants Media

Producer: Louise Houghton

Assistant Producer: Marta Wagner

Assistant Producer: Ralph Cortez

Motion Graphics: Josh Dage