About the Guest: Dr. Moses Chao is a professor at the New York University School of Medicine. His lab studies how the environment, neuronal activity, inflammation, injury and disease affect the nervous system. Episode Summary: Nick talks to Moses Chao, PhD about topics related to his new book, "Peripheral: How Your Nervous System Predicts and Protects Against Disease." Topics include: how the peripheral nervous system differs from the central nervous system; the enteric nervous system & gut health; pain sensation; exercise & neuroplasticity; neurodegenerative disease; and more.
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