Welcome to forth episode of TONTS. Season 5 Matrescence Festival edition, join us as we look back through our Melbourne festival from March 2025.

In this episode you will hear the first talk given by Dr Winnie Orchard, a cognitive neuroscientist, who specialises in understanding how pregnancy and caregiving reshape the brain and mind, she is leading efforts to create a standardized measure for recording and reporting reproductive health history across the lifespan.

Winnie earned her PhD in Neuroscience from Monash University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Yale University, where she studied maternal brain function and cognition. Her research has been featured in journals such as Trends in Cognitive Science and Nature, and media outlets like TIME Magazine and New Scientist.

Beyond her research, she is a passionate science communicator who believes that scientific discovery should be accessible to all.

For more from Claire you can head to: https://www.clairetonti.com/ or her instagram @clairetonti

For more from Lizzy you can head to: https://www.lizzyhumber.com/ or her instagram @lizzyhumber

And to keep up to date with past and upcoming Matrescence festivals you can follow @matrescencefestival on instagram or go to https://www.matrescencefestival.co.uk

Original theme music: Free by Claire Tonti

Editing: Maisie JG

Social Media: Surabhi Pradhan

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