{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Mercurial Genius of Candace Pert ","description":"Candace Pert discovered the opioid receptor, created a drug to stop AIDS in the brain, and identified stress as a cause of disease.&amp;nbsp; She also inadvertently unleashed the overdose epidemic, got kicked out of the NIH, and was denied credit for much of her work. &amp;nbsp;Largely forgotten, Pert was a trailblazing yet mercurial neuroscientist. Emmy award winning writer and producer Pamela Ryckman shines a light on Pert\u2019s breakthroughs and her fascinating legacy on the podcast. &amp;nbsp; For a transcript and more information about this episode use this link:&amp;nbsp; https:\/\/bit.ly\/4vuMoiG &amp;nbsp; For more about our guest\u2019s book:&amp;nbsp;  https:\/\/www.hachettebookgroup.com\/contributor\/pamela-ryckman\/ ","author_name":"This Is Your Brain With Dr. Phil Stieg","author_url":"https:\/\/thisisyourbrain.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41808205\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/000000\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/203371270"}