Marta Pratelli researches the downstream effects of environment and experience on brain health and the risk of developing psychiatric illness. In addition to insights from her own research, in this interview she offers her perspective on the role of collaboration and chance in scientific breakthroughs as well as areas of mental health research, such as epigenetics, that have potential for future outcomes.
This interview is a complement to SfN’s podcast series History of SfN: 50th Anniversary. Guests on the podcast were asked to nominate individuals whose careers are making positive cultural or scientific impacts that will shape the next 50 years of neuroscience. Marta Pratelli was nominated by Nick Spitzer, Atkinson Family Chair Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences at University of California, San Diego.
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