Brainwired. How the brain changes, and how people heal.
Conversations with the scientists working on it, hosted by neurologist Dr. Burton Tabaac.
Series 01 / 12 episodes
A series of long-form conversations about trauma, addiction, consciousness, and the science of how a brain can change.
Wired, and Rewired
White-matter tracts are the brain's long-distance cables. Pick a moment from the show to hear it, and watch the wiring it describes.
- Left to right
- Front to back
- Up and down
Illustration modeled on diffusion MRI tractography, not a real patient scan. You can drag to turn it.
About
Dr. Burton Tabaac
Host. Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
- Board-Certified Neurologist
- Johns Hopkins Cerebrovascular Fellowship
- Governor-Appointed, Nevada Psychedelic Medicines Working Group
- Investigator, OPTIMISTmain Stroke Trial
(The Lancet, 2025) - Fellow, American Heart Association
Brainwired is a long-form conversation series about how the brain changes and how people heal. Its host is a stroke neurologist who asks a clinician's questions every time: what the evidence shows, who it helps, and what can go wrong.
- Disclosure
- Clinical development team, Rose Hill Life Sciences (psilocybin). Noted on every episode.
Published Work
Peer-reviewed articles, 2008 to 2026.
- 40peer-reviewed articles
- 298citations
- 12h-index
- 14as first author
Episodes
Work with us
Partner with Brainwired
Sponsorship
Aligned, science-first brands only. No dosing, sourcing or cure claims.
Research and Clinical Organizations
Explainers, live conversations and episode series built around your work.
Suggest a Guest
Scientists, clinicians and people with lived experience we should be talking to.
Why book Burton?
A board-certified neurologist who knows how brains recover.
Stroke, brain injury and plasticity, and an honest read of the evidence on psychedelic medicine, from someone who treats patients and publishes the research.
Signature talking points
How brains recover
What happens after a stroke or brain injury, and what decides who gets better.
For hospitals, rehab teams and the public
Psychedelics and the injured brain
What the research shows so far, where it falls short, and what clinicians should watch for.
For medical conferences and grand rounds
Psychedelic medicine for clinicians
Drawn from his ten-part peer-reviewed primer for primary care.
For CME, health systems and universities
Policy, plainly
What lawmakers and health leaders need to know before psychedelic medicine reaches their state.
For policy forums and health leaders
“That was the best analogy I have ever heard on the brain pathways and the snowfall.”
Assemblywoman Danielle GallantNevada Legislature, Joint Interim Standing Committee on the Judiciary, January 19, 2024Read the committee minutes
Burton’s appearances
Nevada Coalition for Psychedelic MedicinesPsychedelics and chronic pain: emerging clinical perspectives- Nevada SenateIn-person testimony on SJR 10, research barriers
Nevada Psychedelic Policy SummitScience panel, with UNLV neuroscientist Dr. Dustin Hines
Psychedelic ConversationsPsychedelic neurology: critical periods and stroke recovery
PACT SymposiumAn exploration into psychedelics as medicine
Nevada LegislatureInvited presenter, Joint Interim Standing Committee on the Judiciary
TEDxUCLAMental health meets psychedelics
Nevada Legislative Building Photo:
Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Formats
- Keynotes, panels, grand rounds, fireside conversations and podcast guest spots
- For
- Medical conferences, health systems, universities, psychedelic companies, policy forums and industry events
Get in touch
Want to book Burton, or create something with us?
Tell us about your event, idea or guest. Replies come from Burton's team.
- Keynotes, panels and podcasts
- Research and brand partnerships
- Guest suggestions welcome