Dr. Martin Picard: The Power of Mitochondria, The Future of Medicine & More

How should medicine look like a hundred years from now? How can mitochondrial psychobiology help us get there?

In this interview, Dr. Martin Picard shares his wisdom on, and the contagious excitement stemming from, his cutting-edge mitochondrial research.

- Rishi Kumar, UMD ‘27

Interview on October 31, 2023

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:52 Dr. Picard's interest in mitochondria
2:11 Seeing mitochondria under a microscope
3:45 Outdated analogy
6:09 Integrated dynamic approach to mitochondria
9:13 Mental and metabolic health
12:19 Real-life implications of mitochondrial DNA
15:56 Harnessing the placebo effect/emotions and mitochondria
20:21 Restoring mitochondrial function
23:54 Maternal inheritance of mitochondrial dysfunction diseases
26:27 Transforming the future of medicine

--------- REFERENCES ---------
What Powers The Mind-Body Connection? | Martin Picard | TEDxCambridge
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Mitochondrial PsychoBiology Lab
http://www.picardlab.org/publications...