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Neural Compass

Mark Jacobstein

Booking Overview

This is an expert interview show focused on mental health, behavioral health, psychiatry, healthcare innovation, and artificial intelligence, typically featuring prominent scientists, clinicians, healthcare executives, and policy leaders. Credible pitches include distinguished psychiatric researchers, addiction and behavioral-health experts, healthcare system executives, public-health officials, and AI or digital-health leaders; booking difficulty is high because recent guests include nationally recognized academics, former senior government officials, and major healthcare executives.

Metrics

Episodes: 30

Frequency: Every two weeks

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: < 100

Gender skew: Neutral

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 53 subscribers

Instagram: 892 followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

media@jiminihealth.com

team-jmh@fame.so

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Host

Mark Jacobstein - Co-founder of Jimini Health and host of Neural Compass.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Leading researchers, senior clinicians, prominent public-health or healthcare-policy officials, healthcare executives, and founders or investors working at the forefront of behavioral health, psychiatry, and healthcare technology.
Required Achievements:  
Leadership of major healthcare or public-health institutions, Faculty appointments at leading universities, Influential research in psychiatry, addiction, neuroscience, or behavioral health, Senior government healthcare or public-policy roles, Building or investing in healthcare technology companies

Recent Guest Discussions

Naoise Mac Giollabhui - Inflammation, Immune-system Effects On The Brain, Inflammatory Depression, And More Targeted Psychiatric Treatment.

Keith Humphreys - The Historic Decline In Overdose Deaths, Drug-supply Dynamics, Public Policy, And Addiction Treatment.

Andy Slavitt - Healthcare Delivery, Consumer Adoption Of Artificial Intelligence In Medicine, And Technology-driven Healthcare Reform.

Recent Topics

Health, Mental Health, Psychiatry, Behavioral Science, Artificial Intelligence

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Neural Compass
:

Repetition Doesn’t Make You Learn Faster, Spacing Does

October 07, 2026

The number of repetitions has zero influence on overall learning when spaced out over a fixed period. This gap in our scientific understanding has limited how we design everything from educational curricula to AI training protocols. The guest on this episode, Prof. Vijay Mohan K. Namboodiri, leads a research lab at UCSF where he investigates the biological implementation of learning algorithms and dopamine signaling.

Your Brain Hates Unpredictability

September 23, 2026

Psychedelics may increase apparent disorder in the brain, but beneath that disorder, Adeel Razi’s research found structured brain trajectories shaped by the quality and context of the experience. Those trajectories were also associated with changes in mindset the following day. Razi leads computational neuroscience research at Monash University, where his work combines brain modeling, machine learning, psychedelics, and biologically inspired AI.

Your Immune System Might Be Causing Your Depression

September 11, 2026

Think about the last time you were really sick. You didn't want to eat, you stayed in bed, you lost interest in everything. That's your immune system talking to your brain. For roughly one in four people with depression, that circuit never fully turns off. Dr. Naoise Mac Giollabhui, Director of Research on Inflammatory Depression at Harvard Medical School and Mass General, joins Neural Compass to explain what chronic inflammation is doing to the brain — and why treating it could change psychi...

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Frequently asked questions

Here's some frequently asked questions for
Neural Compass
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How do I get in touch with Neural Compass?

Neural Compass is hosted by Mark Jacobstein. Its publicly listed emails are media@jiminihealth.com and team-jmh@fame.so. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for Neural Compass?

The publicly listed emails for Neural Compass: media@jiminihealth.com and team-jmh@fame.so.

How many listeners does Neural Compass have?

Podseeker estimates Neural Compass reaches fewer than 100 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Neural Compass?

Neural Compass typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Leading researchers, senior clinicians, prominent public-health or healthcare-policy officials, healthcare executives, and founders or investors working at the forefront of behavioral health, psychiatry, and healthcare technology. Common among recent guests: Leadership of major healthcare or public-health institutions; Faculty appointments at leading universities; Influential research in psychiatry, addiction, neuroscience, or behavioral health. Recent guests include Naoise Mac Giollabhui, Keith Humphreys, and Andy Slavitt.

How hard is it to get booked on Neural Compass?

High. It mostly books established leaders in its field.

What topics does Neural Compass cover?

Recent episodes cover Health, Mental Health, Psychiatry, Behavioral Science, and Artificial Intelligence. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

media@jiminihealth.com

team-jmh@fame.so

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