Congratulations to Rishik and Ashmita for winning the Brainstorm Jeopardy game! In this episode, Kristina and Tolu are joined by Nigerian Neuroscience researchers Dr. Ibukun Akinrinade and Dr. Mahmoud Maina. They discuss the issues that create barriers for neuroscience research in Nigeria. The issues include funding, lack of internal collaboration, outdated equipment, lack of graduate school opportunities, and more. They also talk about their involvement with TReND in Africa, an organization which helps to support African researchers and students. The term of the episode is Brain Drain. BC Trivia Question: What was one of the findings from our episode with Dr. Regan Gurung? Society for Neuroscience in Africa (SONA): https://sonafrica.org/ TReND in Africa: https://trendinafrica.org/ Article by Ibukun and Mahmoud: Maina, M. B., Ahmad, U., Ibrahim, H. A., Hamidu, S. K., Nasr, F. E., Salihu, A. T., ... & Baden, T. (2021). Two decades of neuroscience publication trends in africa. Nature Communications, 12(1), 1-10. Email: [email protected] Instagram: @thebraincorepodcast Twitter: @thebraincorepod Subscriber form! - http://eepurl.com/hHVqWf