From the Ozarks to the Forefront of Neuroscience with Dr. Marc Breedlove

In this episode, Tone sits down with renowned neuroscientist Dr. Marc Breedlove, whose groundbreaking research helped uncover the spinal nucleus of the bulbocavernosus (SNB) in motor neurons of rats, a discovery that reshaped our understanding of how hormones sculpt the nervous system. From a childhood in the Ozarks to earning his undergraduate degree at Yale, his PhD from UCLA, and building an influential career at UC Berkeley and Michigan State University, Dr. Breedlove opens up about the pivotal moments that sparked his love for neuroscience, the curiosity that led to his studies on sexual differentiation in the brain, and the controversial yet compelling findings that showed, on average, lesbian women tend to have digit ratios more similar to heterosexual men, pointing to the influence of prenatal hormones on sexual orientation. This conversation is bold, nuanced, and packed with insight on how biology, identity, and the brain intersect. 🧠For Context, This episode was recorded on Dec. 10, 2024,