Rae Silver
Neuroscientist and professor known for foundational work on the suprachiasmatic nucleus and circadian biology, including landmark SCN transplant experiments and discoveries about diffusible signaling and neurovascular communication.
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Mar 6, 2026 • 1h 2min
Rae Silver - the master circadian clock. Performance Around the Clock episode 41.
Rae Silver, Columbia neuroscientist famous for SCN transplant experiments, reveals how the brain’s master clock works. Short stories cover her shift from birds to hamsters, definitive SCN transplant proofs, the discovery of portal vessels and diffusible signaling, links to glymphatic clearance and neurodegeneration, and the promise of chronotherapy and lifestyle timing.
