#274 – Karl Deisseroth: Depression, Schizophrenia, and Psychiatry

Karl Deisseroth is a professor of bioengineering, psychiatry, and behavioral sciences at Stanford University. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – BiOptimizers : http://www.magbreakthrough.com/lex to get 10% off – BetterHelp : https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off – Notion : https://notion.com/startups to get up to $1000 off team plan – Blinkist : https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium – Magic Spoon : https://magicspoon.com/lex and use code LEX to get $5 off EPISODE LINKS: Karl’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/karldeisseroth Karl’s Website: https://web.stanford.edu/group/dlab Projections (book): https://amzn.to/3NKmdiJ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (06:58) – Mental disorders (15:31) – Intelligence (18:10) – James Joyce (26:47) – Writing (30:11) – Projections (33:46) – Translation (36:17) – Poetry (45:00) – Love (50:34) – Psychiatry (53:46) – Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung (1:02:30) – Data in cells (1:06:33) – Optogenetics (1:22:01) – Neuralink (1:34:49) – Psychedelics (1:41:13) – Depression (1:56:38) – Talk therapy and psychoanalysis (2:00:19) – Good Will Hunting (2:10:55) – Darkest moments (2:12:26) – Suicide (2:29:31) – Autism (2:49:09) – Schizophrenia (3:00:18) – Why we cry (3:07:30) – Consciousness (3:22:01) – Mortality (3:23:41) – Meaning of life