What is the "normal" temperature of the human brain, and why might it not always be 37°C?

In this episode of BrainCast, we had the privilege of speaking with Dr. Nina Rzechorzek, a clinician specialising in human brain temperature and neural circadian rhythms, previously at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge and now working with AstraZeneca.

Tune in for a fascinating talk as Nina shares her experience researching and studying within the fields of neurobiology and physiology and gives insights into her groundbreaking research on sleep cycles, circadian rhythms, and much more!

For further reading:

Rzechorzek, N.M. et al. (2024) ‘Circadian clocks in human cerebral organoids’, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) [Preprint]. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.02.20.580978.

This episode was recorded in 2024; Dr Rzechorzek is currently interim Coordinator of the Precision Health Strategic ResearchInitiative, based at the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Cambridge'