#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