115. Wild Minds: Mapping Bat Cognition in the Wild (with Dr. Saikat Ray)

In today's episode of Wild Minds, our latest mini-series about cognitive ecology, we are joined by Dr Saikat Ray, a neuroscientist who researches how the brain represents space and social interactions under naturalistic conditions. Saikat is one of the pioneering scientists to perform electrophysiological recordings of brain activity in animals freely moving in the wild, specifically freely-flying bats. In the episode, we discuss how the brain represents space both in the lab and in the wild, hear about Saikat's experiences working with wild bats on a remote island off of Tanzania, and learn about the value of doing wild neuroscience for contributing to our understanding of the brain.

Dr. Saikat Ray completed a BSc in electrical engineering followed by a PhD in neuroscience at the Humboldt University of Berlin where he researched the development and organisation of the medial entorhinal cortex, a brain area important for spatial navigation and memory. He is currently a postdoctoral fellow in Nachum Ulanovsky's lab at the Weizmann Institute of Science.

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