In this episode, we chat with Ya’el, a 5th-year PhD student in Harvard’s Program in Neurosceince Program. She shares how her childhood curiosity, from repairing broken VCRs to questioning the brain's mysteries, led her to a career in neuroscience. We explore her research on how class one drug affect cerebral spinal fluid signaling in the womb, her unexpected pivot to studying psychedelics, and her personal drive to understand brain fog. Along the way, Ya’el reflects on the importance of work-life balance, the support systems that shaped her success, and the lessons she’s learned from setbacks in the lab.
