In this episode, we connect with Robert M. Sapolsky, a neuroendocrinology researcher and professor of biology, neurology, neurological sciences, and neurosurgery at Stanford University. In addition to this, he is also the author of Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst, Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers, A Primate's Memoir: A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life Among the Baboons, and the forthcoming Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will.  Robert has spent much of his time studying a population of wild baboons in Kenya. Through this research, he is focused on uncovering issues related to stress and neuronal degeneration – and understanding various gene therapy strategies for protecting susceptible neurons from disease…  Click play to learn more about: What stress does to your brain.  How social primates manage stress, and what it has to do with their social hierarchy.  What happens when the dominance hierarchy is stable.  The difference between being high-ranking and having strong social affiliations. You can find out more about Robert and his work here! Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/30PvU9C