{"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 - Episode 23: Scanning the Eye for Signs of Multiple Sclerosis | Dr. Barbara Giesser and Dr. Howard Krauss","slug":"spotlight-replay-episode-23-scanning-the-eye-for-signs-of-multiple-sclerosis-dr-barbara-giesser-and-dr-howard-krauss","published_at":"2026-07-01T18:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/think-neuro-580182/spotlight-replay-episode-23-scanning-the-eye-for-signs-of-multiple-sclerosis-dr-barbara-giesser-and-dr-howard-krauss","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/think-neuro-580182","url":"https://think-neuro.simplecast.com/episodes/spotlight-replay-episode-23-scanning-the-eye-for-signs-of-multiple-sclerosis-dr-barbara-giesser-and-dr-howard-krauss-ReerlDlW","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/246e2048-b7c8-40c8-856d-ea424a97d9e9/72cbe8bb-0e0e-4d60-859b-58af149d2035/episodes/audio/group/6d9ae6e8-ae7f-48d7-bcca-824f75e871eb/group-item/3df114d4-f9b4-478a-8773-83cb27784bf0/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=9_mrbLRD","summary":"July is Healthy Vision Month, and the National Eye Institute—part of the National Institutes of Health—reminds us to take care of our eyes, by eating a healthy diet and exercising, and also by understanding the connection between our vision and other diseases. Multiple sclerosis, or MS, is one of those diseases. Dr. Barbara Giesser, who specializes in treating patients with MS at Pacific Neuroscience Institute, says that often times, a sudden loss of vision is the first indication that a person might have MS. Dr. Howard Krauss, one of the founders of Pacific Neuroscience Institute and a neuro ophthalmologist, notes that 40 percent of the brain’s activity is related to vision—so it makes sense that a disease of the brain like MS would have such a big impact on vision. We’re revisiting this conversation between these two doctors who have partnered in ways that can detect MS very early in the process, and to monitor the optic nerve to see how well MS treatments are working. Let’s listen in!","meta_description":"July is Healthy Vision Month, and the National Eye Institute—part of the National Institutes of Health—reminds us to take care of our eyes, by eating a he…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2344,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/think-neuro-580182/episodes/spotlight-replay-episode-23-scanning-the-eye-for-signs-of-multiple-sclerosis-dr-barbara-giesser-and-dr-howard-krauss/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-episode-23-scanning-the-eye-for-signs-of-multiple-sclerosis-dr-barbara-giesser-and-dr-howard-krauss.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}