{"podcast":{"title":"Think Neuro","slug":"think-neuro-580182","podcast_index_feed_id":580182,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/9_mrbLRD","website_url":"https://think-neuro.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/02505544-248a-4a04-b6f7-0cb72662b7b0/ed6bf1c0-516d-482f-9f69-77a0723faf87/3000x3000/pni-thinkneuro-maingraphic-2025-r1.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Pacific Neuroscience Institute","episode_count":312,"summary":"The Think Neuro podcast from Pacific Neuroscience Institute takes you into the clinic, operating room and laboratory with doctors and surgeons who are tackling the most challenging brain diseases and disorders. You’ll go deep into the brain and beyond, exploring the neurological processes and structures that control our health, hormones, behaviors, movements, moods, and emotions. You’ll learn about new therapies that are giving hope for sufferers of the most challenging diseases, and you’ll hear about some habits you can develop to keep your brain in good working order for years to come. We’ll show you why patients from around the world are coming to Pacific Neuroscience Institute for novel treatments that are in many instances, available at few other institutions. pacificneuro.org | (310) 582-7640 Think Neuro’s has two co-hosts, Anthony Effinger and Dan Fost. Anthony Effinger is an award-winning journalist who is fascinated with neuroscience and the workings of the brain. Anthony spent 24 years at Bloomberg News, where he covered money and finance, with deep forays into science and health. In 2006, the Association of Health Care Journalists awarded him first prize for Playing the…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T08:20:57.446589+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/think-neuro-580182"},"episode":{"title":"Spotlight Replay: 34. Treating the Wonder that is the Voice Box | Dr. Omid Mehdizadeh","slug":"spotlight-replay-34-treating-the-wonder-that-is-the-voice-box-dr-omid-mehdizadeh","published_at":"2026-04-08T18:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/think-neuro-580182/spotlight-replay-34-treating-the-wonder-that-is-the-voice-box-dr-omid-mehdizadeh","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/think-neuro-580182","url":"https://think-neuro.simplecast.com/episodes/spotlight-replay-34-treating-the-wonder-that-is-the-voice-box-dr-omid-mehdizadeh-uS9NE1gh","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/246e2048-b7c8-40c8-856d-ea424a97d9e9/72cbe8bb-0e0e-4d60-859b-58af149d2035/episodes/audio/group/9575c58e-ea0b-4af2-bdb3-a3813873db22/group-item/8514c4db-8e6d-4cae-84f7-b6a64beac5a3/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=9_mrbLRD","summary":"Two slender muscles carry out some of the most important—and taken-for-granted—tasks in our lives. These muscles make up what we have come to call our “voice box,” and they not only produce the sounds that we make—they also close on cue to protect our lungs as we swallow. In this Spotlight Replay, we revisit a conversation with Dr. Omid Mehdizadeh, who treats voice and swallow disorders, in which he helps us appreciate the vital role of this unsung hero, our voice box. Let’s listen in!","meta_description":"Two slender muscles carry out some of the most important—and taken-for-granted—tasks in our lives. These muscles make up what we have come to call our “vo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3017,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/think-neuro-580182/episodes/spotlight-replay-34-treating-the-wonder-that-is-the-voice-box-dr-omid-mehdizadeh/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/think-neuro-580182/spotlight-replay-34-treating-the-wonder-that-is-the-voice-box-dr-omid-mehdizadeh.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}