Mayim Bialik Answers 50 of the Most Googled Neuroscience Questions | WIRED

Actress and neuroscientist Mayim Bialik answers 50 of the most googled questions about neuroscience. How does a stroke affect the nervous system? How does the nervous system and endocrine system work together? How does it help the body maintain homeostasis? What's the number one most asked question about neuroscience? Watch to find out!
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[@mcvenne8935]

I love that she doesn't know everything. That's how all scientist are like. They admit they don't know and seek the information if they need it.

[@andrewbufalo1675]

She knows a lot but not all, and she admits it

[@fxaman]

That’s how you know if the person is really smart. Smart person never needs to act like they know everything.

[@itzjustalyssamarie]

Same with doctors! A lot of doctors literally need to look up stuff all the time too

[@mcvenne8935]

@@itzjustalyssamarie Exactly. They always update their knowledge and try to better themselves. :)

[@Dawg476]

Turns out she knows nothing.

[@mayukhabommaraju5068]

I think people should remember that even if we get a degree in something, we don’t have to know all the questions about it, and I like that she wasn’t afraid to show that inaccuracy. Love this woman 😍

[@ungracefulgrace02]

For everyone who is confused about why she’s talking about neuroscience when she’s “just an actress”: Mayim Bialik has a degree in neuroscience and a PhD in neuroscience too! She’s not just an actress, she’s a highly-educated scientist and a super talented woman in general! 💛

[@fleshtaffy]

It was proven she's just reading a script actually

[@rachelw1076]

@@fleshtaffy There's so much pain under there!

[@wishwise0]

@@fleshtaffy Where was it proven?

[@fleshtaffy]

@@rachelw1076 I LOVE YOU RACHEL

[@pedrosegundo8109]

@@fleshtaffy nope

[@sarahpayne6146]

12:22 her little sympathetic “aww”😂😂😂

[@paulajoycecabading6796]

It makes me rethink about my choices in my life. Like why dafuq didn't I pursue Neuroscience *sobs*

[@8yuhg]

Migraine are caused by sensations of the surrounding tissues in the brain like the meninges and blood vessels. Sometime stress can increase b/p or pulse which expand vessel walls and meninges. This sends a signal to the brain and its perceived as pain which are some neurotransmitters like serotonin, glutamate and ACTH/Cortisol. The word ‘stress’ isn’t always referred to as a worried state of mind. Stress can be a physical state of the body, like reading or pore posture. The muscles can get fatigued which causes a referred pain pattern via cranial nerves, to different parts of the head.

[@leahosullivan1057]

I want mayim to be my science teacher... But also my mom 🤣

[@jasonridenour76]

how are the complexes of psychosexual development resolved before fixation develops; how is fixation avoided? Can great trauma caused to the developed mind (such as asphyxiation, drug overdoses, ptsd, etc...) cause the brain to in essence “start over” in its development resulting in a late life psychosexual redevelopment?

[@wholesomehoorpari1971]

So amy is amy in real life? I just wanna say I luv tbbt

[@ArtemisDaBich]

The answers that are edited in are so useless. They make it seem as if Mayim is taking a quiz and simplifies so many of her actual answers. I'm assuming the editor just added the first search result answer for the question..

[@shandrabrooks6431]

I learned so much of this in my anatomy and physiology classes in college.

[@FayeALLDay]

Love her!!!!!! She so fun! 👍🏼😁

[@Binkx1982]

I love it when smart people don't know ALL the answers. It makes them seem more human.

[@thedustwillsettle]

She sold me on Neuroscience.

[@bonumonu5534]

but whats with the sound...

[@thekingofcool2105]

My neuro system sending signals that I've already seen this video

[@amy3971]

You’ve not; wired have about four of these videos with her now.

[@elizabethgutierez5614]

Well I feel dumb now...

[@keirarichards5067]

It makes me happy that she isn't just talking about being an actor but about her academic practices

[@calebkuti7897]

😀👍

[@JollyWanker]

Yeah, if only she wasn't an anti-vaxxer. On a number of occasions she spoke in a way that could be tl;dr'd as "vaccines bad", and she only backpedaled on twitter after receiving a massive backlash. Her parenting practices are also extremely questionable.

[@zaramilton1480]

Nihilistic Shitlord that makes me sad, the second i hear someone who i enjoy watching and has an amazing educational background that they’re an anti-vaxxer I’m just filled with disappointment and disbelief

[@TheaDragonSpirit]

@@JollyWanker She isn't an anti-vaxxer, she is against mandatory vaccination. Nothing wrong with that. There is situations in which vaccines can cause harm to people, and if you look at their medical history it would be wrong to give them a vaccine. Simply put, not everyone can take vaccines, and to force everyone to have vaccines would cause some people to become seriously ill, the whole point of vaccines is to prevent people becoming ill, which defeats the purpose of vaccines. Vaccines should always be a choice, and those that take a vaccine or get surgery or do any medical procedure, should research and be informed on what could go wrong, the pros and cons. When people ignore the cons, and have this blind faith in something, they cause problems in society, by having black and white thinking.

[@JollyWanker]

@@TheaDragonSpirit I'm not reading your novel why mandatory vaccination is bad, Karen. Vaccination is and *should* be mandatory. Vaccines save lives. If vaccination wasn't mandatory, we would have kids paralysed due to polio, and even more measles outbreaks than we have now. More infertile boys because they had mumps. Unless your kid has a severe reaction to a vaccine or they are immunocompromised, there is literally *NO* reason why you shouldn't vaccinate

[@bohemiia]

Can we get a podcast or a show hosted by Mayim Bialik where she talks about science?

[@yumim.4432]

she’s about to start one, she will talk about mental health topics ☺️

[@moinmerchant1651]

@@yumim.4432 Honestly? Best news Ive heard today

[@yumim.4432]

Moin Merchant yes, you can sign up to know when she launches it ☺️ It’s on Bialikbreakdown.com

[@j.3722]

She also has a youtube channel 😊

[@fleshtaffy]

@@moinmerchant1651 things will get better my friend. Hang in there 👊

[@hb0x]

This is the reason she always sounded more credible on Big Bang. She's a real scientist.

[@MariaSantos-cm2bb]

@@DJKinney she has a phd in neuroscience so yeah... a real scientist

[@rikittu]

@@DJKinney imagine being you. So pathetic.

[@ANTHONYL-ed5to]

DJ Kinney if u think that get a PHD is equal to go to school, yeah she went to school....

[@fleshtaffy]

She really had me convinced in the show and this interview. Her acting is on another level.

[@kates7819]

Johnwel Enciso they know that, i think you misread what they said. they said “she doesn’t JUST have a doctorate” aka that is not the only thing she has done/has achieved etc

[@Earth2Stephen]

I feel like it would be fun to speak with her about literally anything. She seems like a super friendly and genuine person.

[@parnz187]

Check out her youtube channel, its fantastic. She talks about life, parenting, being Jewish, being an actress and all in between.

[@angelusvastator1297]

I'd love to have a classmate like her omg.

[@dennishu1833]

7:14 “ I could list all the people that give me migraines and none of them are the names of neurotransmitters”

[@sadeyescreations1702]

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@alzheimersproof8211]

Lol

[@NS-ut6gy]

Trippy. I read this the same time she said it.

[@janaloff]

🤣

[@saffrons12]

Dr. Bialik, my 5 year old son thinks you’re the smartest person in the world-he looks up to you so much. He talks of being a scientist on the daily. Thank you for being a great role model to all of us out there driven to study, discover, and enlighten! Science! 👆🦾

[@sadeyescreations1702]

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@ale3xandria]

This is the cutest thing I’ve read in a really long time ❤️💕

[@Thenoobestgirl]

Cute! :)

[@horrormaven]

I just really love her energy and personality. She actually makes me more interested in neuroscience.

[@mahmoudshalabi8613]

I was doing online school, but this is more important

[@rushanvellani8375]

moodiesawesome it isn’t, go study 😂

[@emileehoerl98]

Look at all the people who agree tho... like me 😂

[@nikolateslaize]

this one is like an online school course, you are right. But don't go down the rabbit hole of youtube :D

[@bail997]

@@emileehoerl98 LOL so if a lot of people agree about something it must be true? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@huhhwuhh]

you know you're a pro in your field when you can answer 50 major open-ended questions in a row

[@notamberlee]

it’s amazes me that she was actually ABLE to answer these questions. her intelligence is extremely underrated!

[@namenotavailable9989]

She has a PhD in neuroscience. I'm not sure why you are amazed.

[@shabdaacharya7712]

@@namenotavailable9989 no , i think Amber thinks , without not in practice for long time...she still can answer

[@fleshtaffy]

Clearly she is just reading a script, this isn't real.

[@rachelw1076]

@@fleshtaffy Have you considered journalling to find the root of these insecurities?

[@fleshtaffy]

@@rachelw1076 Hey quit youtube stalking me ya creep lmao

[@ennanitsua]

It makes a lot of sense that Mayim is both an actor and neuroscientist considering that both are so centered around motivations and their results. Also "I could talk about this for days" please do! I will listen!

[@WretchedNightmare]

Glutamate is NOT in charge of learning. Her answer that you can’t boil learning down to a neurotransmitter is correct.

[@benjespina]

THIS. That sounded like an endorsement for quack supplements.

[@gurusik]

LTP? Im not saying glutamate is the only one but thats probably the reasoning behind the answer

[@blahajthefriendlyshark556]

hiya, fellow neuroscientist here. you can’t really boil down questions like that to one specific neurotransmitter, but glutamate’s main function is in memory and learning, and it’s probably more involved in those processes than any other neurotransmitter :)

[@jah8875]

@@blahajthefriendlyshark556 DA? Attention, salience, reward, motivation?

[@hannalowercase5928]

@@blahajthefriendlyshark556 may i ask you what undergraduate programa did you do prior to specializing in neuroscience?

[@almed23]

More like, The internet quizzes Mayim Bialik about Neuroscience

[@silentgrove7670]

Now we can Bialik things instead of googling them :P

[@ayushiverma8080]

She is intelligent, beautiful and an incredible actor. She is a mom too. I mean what a great woman.

[@fleshtaffy]

She's a 3.5/10 let's be honest

[@rachelw1076]

@@fleshtaffy When did the world first let you down?

[@ayushiverma8080]

@@fleshtaffy who gave you the authoriry to rate people?

[@fleshtaffy]

@@ayushiverma8080 Don't judge my opinion hun.

[@lijohnyoutube101]

Derek T I feel sad for you. She knows several languages, starred in a hit sitcom as a teen, plays multiple instruments, can act, has written well selling books, is a mother, and has multiple degrees including a doctorate in neuroscience and she’s pretty attractive. Seriously have you even accomplished half of what she has achieved in life??

[@amandah3731]

I understood about 1% of that but I just love her energy and personality.

[@shabytin]

Okay Wired. Release all the Mayim Bialik content you have right there. We need more!

[@hospitalgal101]

Mayim: Cannibis effects the nervous system by binding to cannabinoid receptors duh... Me:... Yeah... duh...

[@lijohnyoutube101]

This is pretty common knowledge

[@hospitalgal101]

Lisa Eichler-Johnson...right...

[@lijohnyoutube101]

Naomi McIlvaine Do you not have a lot of science people in your life? I have multiple science degrees most people in our social circle have at least one science degree. I am used to hanging with well read and well educated people. This is not rocket science trajectory calculations it’s fairly well know basic info like almost all middle schoolers can explain mitosis vrs meiosis etc

[@hospitalgal101]

Lisa Eichler-Johnson My dude. You said you have multiple science degrees, so it makes sense this is common knowledge to you. Don’t assume everyone knows what you do when you say you have multiple science degrees and hang out with scientists in your social circle.

[@drakemark4270]

Lisa Eichler-Johnson With your grotesque language ineptitude, I‘m extremely doubtful of there being any credibility or truth in all of what you have just shared. Besides, why would a self-proclaimed intellectual feel the need to take to KZbin to undermine someone else’s intelligence and boast his/her ‘multiple science degrees’? Rather meet with one of your supposed ‘science buddies’ to discuss your superiority complexes and apparent social inabilities. Maybe they can understand you and look past your language impediments. Shut up, dear! You are not fooling anybody - you’re just making a fool of yourself.

[@9111Anna]

I understood like 20% of it.. but it was just fun to listen to and now I know things that I have no idea what I will do with!

[@flare2874]

I strive to be this casual yet informative when talking about anything of expertise. I mean, she can just go all PhD in neuroscience on us but she kept it layman, without making us feel dumb. When she don't know, she kept it honest too. Such a humble person ✨

[@Seanonyoutube]

WIRED, get this woman a better mic!

[@Chyja]

And lighting that's not reflecting all the time

[@mrsme1993]

@@Chyja omg thanks. it drives me crazy that there are like 5 different lights reflecting in her glasses.

[@LiveFreeOrDieDH]

Listening to Mayim Bialik talk about caffeine and it's effect on the central nervous system, while consuming my morning coffee, is having a delightful affect on my neurotransmitters! 😁

[@thetenyaiida]

i love neuroscience, is this a sign for me to self study it fr now (??)

[@deepitpatil]

go head! it's super interesting

[@juliapdanderson3891]

Yes

[@mojojojo5372]

It's a lot to learn, but heck yes!!

[@fleshtaffy]

Let's see if you make it past the Wikipedia page first

[@thetenyaiida]

@@fleshtaffy i have several much reliable textbooks and encyclopedias around the house than wikipedia

[@robinmkimanzi]

Everyone talking about neuroscience Me thinking how cool her dress is

[@kimmyisgreen2929]

Kozuki Oden somebody had to say it

[@stewartsmalls2024]

This needs a “Neuroscientist Explains concept at 5 different levels” take! 🤓

[@ArcusLibri]

I love how Mayim remains so friendly and personable while explaining really complicated things💛

[@midnight.ramen.]

“I don’t remember!! A lot.” Love it 😂

[@ms.sondra]

She seems like a lot of fun to talk about science, her kids are going to love her when it comes to science projects!

[@fleshtaffy]

Do you really think she should breed

[@rachelw1076]

@@fleshtaffySomeone made you think you didn't deserve love, didn't they?

[@smilekatysmile]

@@fleshtaffy well she has two kids sooo

[@fleshtaffy]

@@rachelw1076 How do you report someone for stalking on KZbin lmao you are obsessed lady

[@MsJman22]

I could listen to her talk for hourss! Please do more of these

[@justzay7416]

*She is so real, humble, beautiful and decent* 😍💓😍💓😍💓😍💓😍💓😍💓😍💓

[@hafizatulsufiahyaacob5186]

Me reading people comments:- They know she has a legit PhD in neuroscience right??like she's not just playing as scientist in big bang theory

[@zandresmith3409]

Mayim, I love how we can see the concentration on your face. That you close your eyes or look up. It is exactly how I react as a resident when answering difficult question asked by consultants. Love you. Blessings. DR Z

[@anne-droid7739]

8:33 The brain is the most important organ. How do we know this? The brain says so. ;)

[@jasonb9562]

“How do hallucinogens affect the central nervous system?” Is that you, Joe Rogan?

[@jamesbarnes5687]

I’ve been spending the last three days watching mayim bialik videos. I love hearing her talk. Her channel is wonderful and insightful.

[@caprisunna]

i wish she taught my neuroscience class, maybe i wouldnt have had to take it twice lol

[@QuotePilgrim]

Lol I heard "between three and four dozen" as between 3 and 48, but in hindsight it was obviously meant as between 36 and 48.

[@TiaHauserNYC]

I love learning about the nervous system. The brain is the most misunderstood organ in the body.

[@emzzme6844]

She seems very knowledgeable, she should've been on The Big Bang Theory.

[@FlyXtreme]

🤣

[@jessicachen]

She explains things in a fun and passionate way. I wish she could be my professor lol

[@bbibbibu]

please never stop having her answer questions

[@m.offord4836]

I could listen to her talk for ages ❤️

[@blakeblossoms2674]

I love how she cracked herself up answering that question about digestive/nervous system

[@noahfence6838]

I could listen to her talk about neuroscience forever lol

[@JacobHayden911]

Wonder how many more of these they're gonna upload. lol

[@shameelfaraz]

I won't complain if they keep it up

[@JacobHayden911]

@@shameelfaraz Me either, but it feels like they've uploaded this everyday for the past 3 days lmao

[@fleshtaffy]

They'll run out of these female actresses soon

[@rachelw1076]

@@fleshtaffy Who hurt you?

[@JacobHayden911]

@@rachelw1076 LOL

[@MartyD]

It’s _dope_ how complex the human brain is!

[@1YouWho4]

This is bringing back MCAT memories and I'm low-key cringing

[@djvelocity]

Awesome video but it *sounds like it’s taking place in a cathedral,* Wired has to calm down that reverb 😑🤦🏻‍♂️

[@dr.procrastinator9992]

I wonder what her PhD project was. Neuroendopsych sounds like an insanely awesome field to be doing research in.

[@ataelbizanti9998]

as a neuroscience student, I must say her ability to articulate her answers that way on the spot is phenomenal!!

[@nezziecakes8743]

“ANOTHER PhD” okay, queen ❤️

[@waahoup3243]

Wow I think that to get 49 out of 50 questions spot on is pretty remarkable. Obviously she has a PhD but a lot of these questions were more focused on the general topics of neuroscience and I feel like once scientist go into their own specific fields, it’s not that they forget the basics, but they focus more on the basics that affect their specific research. So kudos to her she’s awesome!

[@jankaduraciiik]

you did great! :D I will be choosing a subject for major studies this year...always wanted to try neurobiology, thought I wasnt good enough, because the nervous system itself is so incredibly complex...thanks to you, I kinda wanna try anyway

[@mumble3535]

It's always so cool to listen to an expert talk about a subject they really enjoy.

[@fxaman]

What I really love about her speech is that she’s really explaining things the way people can understand. She doesn’t just give you some scientific expression and move on to next question. That is not really that common among scientists :)

[@laundromatjones4337]

I love her. This is gold.

[@IndyMartiniVideos]

This was really fun to watch as a Neuroscience student, kinda like a test! 😅

[@kikinhugs11]

She is amazing. Her vernacularity makes her sooo friggin hot!

[@Polksalad615]

I need to know these things just for my own everyday life.

[@D4n1t0o]

Any practising neuroscientists wanna' review how she did?

[@moinmerchant1651]

Oh she absolutely nailed those questions. Although I'm a budding pharmacist and not a neuroscientist, all of the top most asked questions are not that difficult, and also overlap with my field, because as madam Bialik said, most diseases have a neurological reason for them and to treat those diseases with drugs, we pharmacists also need to know what causes them.

[@D4n1t0o]

@John Vivolo Well, yeah, but as she said in another Wired video, she ain't a practising scientist and it's easy to forget stuff.

[@gregk8246]

It's not live. You would hope anyone with any reasonably related undergrad degree could do this if given a day to prepare

[@moinmerchant1651]

Just to be clear I am not doubting Miss Bialik's potential one bit. Im pretty sure she earned her doctorate in Neurology and is way more knowldegable than I am in that subject. My point was the questions that are frequently googled are easy to answer. Im sure if she wanted to, she could go into the depths of the topic. But the problem with that would be, the video would get too technical and also difficult to understand for peeps with no background in Science.

[@shoeshinerr]

Of course it's very easy to go into the more technical and complex aspects of the questions asked here, since many of them are broad, overarching questions that have ongoing research being performed to try to answer them. I think she did really well simplifying her answers! I'd think that any AP biology student or undergrad who has taken an introductory biology course could understand and recognize a lot of the terms being thrown around.

[@Erin49694]

i literally just want to watch videos of mayim bialik answering neuroscience questions all day

[@deyvismejia7529]

oh my-- flashback to my endocrinology course ;-;

[@clintpotts5799]

She’s so smart! I understood all her answers as I took tons of biology in becoming a nurse.

[@JessScreams]

It's always so comforting and refreshing when an expert admits that they don't know everything within their field!!

[@stellar2435]

I love neuroscience it’s so fun and relevant

[@AngelTorres-pm9yl]

Holy crap! This has been the most informative video of my lifetime! I think I need to get into that field. Thanks for the knowledge!

[@shoresy6927]

If she was younger I'd love to be an equal life partner with her.

[@krystalemyth7839]

my brain when I saw the thumbnail: watch it, you're gonna love it me watching: my god! I love it! I love her! my brain after watching: told yah

[@anapaularcabral]

Mayim makes me want to switch majors

[@itpaynesme]

Yes!!

[@alexliger1893]

Do it!

[@kenzieford3612]

11:34 This was a question a few weeks ago on my grade 12 university biology exam. My answer was, “‘Cause without it you die and then there’s nothing to stasis homeo”. Full marks 😎. I love my teacher so much.

[@emilysmith2965]

I love how people are like “which neurotransmitter does this” and she’s like “fam it’s all of them”

[@DS-rl6sp]

You are so impressive! I wish I knew half of this knowledge! :) stay safe, be well!

[@El_oh7199]

We tend to assume that actors are only that one thing, but so often they've got skills and intelligence related to totally different fields

[@sweetsmiles1081]

What was the subject of your doctorate thesis?

[@Julia-gn1np]

When she was explaining about why neurotransmitters are important I started to realized I am a person listening about neuroscience in another language that is not my mothertongue and still being all involved. Amazing.

[@hannalowercase5928]

br?

[@alicia8643]

My mind trying to comprehend what she’s talking about…well that’s gone forever. So long. 🤯👋

[@eternalsunshineofthespotlessme]

You can just keep these coming, Wired. Mayim Bialik content is all I need now.

[@cherylseybert5669]

Hi 🙋‍♀️ this is a really nice 👍🏻

[@Porn05Mouth]

Her delivery is so engaging. I could watch this for hours even though I don’t give af about neuroscience.

[@maryrosekent8223]

Mayim, I went through a period of several years of migraines, and it turned out to be my endocrine system was out of whack; once I was put on two thyroid medications and my thyroid got happy, the migraines stopped. It could be just me, but I’d add bad endocrine support to the list of possible reasons.

[@robynrob2012]

She’s super smart and funny, too! Loved her on Blossom and BBT.

[@SharpDesign]

I didn't know "Blossom" is a genius.

[@spirals73]

I want to learn more about nerve pathology. I have lots of nerve issues that are annoying and yet fascinating. I don't like feeling like there's a needle stuck in my eye but it makes for a not boring existence in this body.