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WashU scientist talks neurons on educational podcast

“Craneo,” billed as the “#1 educational Spanish language podcast for kids across Latin America, Spain and among U.S. Hispanics,” recently featured Allison Martinez Mejia, a biomedical engineering PhD candidate at Washington University in St. Louis. Martinez Mejia is also a member of the McDonnell International Scholars Academy.

“Cráneo: Ciencia para niños curiosos,” or, translated, “Skull: Science for Curious Children” featured Martinez Mejia in a recent episode, “Neuronas: Las Mensajeras de tu cerebro.”

“Neurons are the little workers that make everything in our bodies work, from walking to laughing!” the episode description explained.

Visit cumbrekids.org to listen.

Originally published on The Source.