Summer Announcements about Brain Science Podcast
Dennis Smith and Ginger Campbell (taken ~2000)
Because of my husband's recent unexpected death, I will not be posting a new episode of the Brain Science Podcast until sometime next month. However, I have posted a brief audio announcement. This includes the content of Books and Ideas #58, which shares some memories of our life together.
Right Click to download mp3 to play later.Announcements
New logo for Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD
Donations in honor of Dennis G Smith (1946-2015) are going to German Shepherd Rescue of Central Alabama.B...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - August 30, 2015 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts
"How Do you Feel?" with Dr. Bud Craig
AD (Bud) Craig (click photo to play interview)
Dr. AD (Bud) Craig has spent his career as a functional neuroanatomist tracing the path of the interoceptive (homeostatic) signals from both the skin and deep tissues to the insular cortex. After over 30 years in the field he has published a comprehensive description of his work called How Do You Feel?: An Interoceptive Moment with Your Neurobiological Self. In BSP 121 we talk about some of his key discoveries. Although the book is must-read for students and scientists, the goal of our discussion was to make this material accessible to listeners of ...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - July 28, 2015 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Limbic System Body maps Brain Anatomy Brain Research Consciousness Embodiment Emotion Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts
More on CI Therapy with Ed Taub (BSP 120)
Ed Taub, PhD: Click image to play interview
I have just posted the second half of my recent interview with Dr. Ed Taub the pioneer of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CI Therapy), which is a revolutionary approach to rehabilitation for stroke and other central nervous system injuries. In BSP 119 Dr. Taub explained the principles behind CI Therapy, which is probably the first rehab technique that explicitly harnesses brain plasticity. In BSP 120 we explore the crucial role of learned non-use (lose it or lose it) and how CI Therapy overcomes this obstacle to recovery.We also talked about how Dr. Taub and...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - July 2, 2015 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Brain Plasticity Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Interviews Source Type: podcasts
Dr. Ed Taub revolutionizes Stroke Rehab (BSP 119)
Ginger Campbell, Md and Edward Taub, Phd (click image to play audio)
I first talked with with Dr. Edward Taub the inventor of Constraint Induced (CI) Movement Therapy back in early 2008 (BSP 28). CI Therapy is a revolutionary rehabilitation method based on the principles of brain plasticity. Evidence supporting its effectiveness has mounted since we last talked. Unfortunately, because it is so different from traditional physical therapy, it requires special training and it is still not covered by many major insurance companies. The Veteran's Administration recognizes it as the preferred treatment for Traum...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - May 25, 2015 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Brain Plasticity Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Stroke Rehabilitation Source Type: podcasts
Brain Anatomy Revealed (BSP 118)
Episode 118 of the Brain Science Podcast gives listeners a worldwind tour of neuroanatomy based on Beyond the Zonules of Zinn: A Fantastic Journey Through Your Brain (2008) by David Bainbridge. The book is a wonderful introduction to brain anatomy that makes this challenging topic accessible to people of all backgrounds. If you are new to neuroanatomy it will give you a new appreciation of how the brain's structure helps us understand how it works. More experienced readers/listeners will enjoy this well-organized review that puts brain anatomy into its evolutionary context.
How to get this episode:FREE: audio m...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - April 29, 2015 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Brain Anatomy Brain Evolution Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts
BSP 117: Michael Gazzaniga "Father"of Cognitive Neuroscience
Dr. Michael Gazzinga (click photo to listen to his interview)
Pioneering neuroscientist Dr. Michael Gazzaniga has written many wonderful books that share neuroscience with a general audience. In his latest book Tales from Both Sides of the Brain: A Life in Neuroscience he looks back on his 50+ year career from a uniquely personally vantage point. He shares the people and collaborations that have enriched his life and when I interviewed him for BSP 117 he said “My pitch to the young person is that there is nothing on this planet that compares to the pleasures of scientific discovery.â...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - March 22, 2015 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Brain Research Cognitive Science Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Psychology Source Type: podcasts
BSP 116: Norman Doidge on Brain Plasticity
This month psychiatrist Norman Doidge returns to the Brain Science Podcast to discuss his new book The Brain's Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers, which is a follow-up to his best-seller The Brain That Changes Itself (BSP 26). In this interview Dr. Doidge and I focus on the underlying principles of brain plasticity and their clinical implications. Although brain plasticity is well-established in the research community it has not yet fully penetrated clinical medicine where old views, which seen the brain as largely fixed in adulthood, make it difficult for new approaches...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - February 23, 2015 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Source Type: podcasts
BSP 115: Eastern Philosophy and Western Neuroscience
Discussion Forum at http://brainscienceforum.com. You can also post to our fan pages on Facebook or Google+. I am looking for help with these community pages so please email me at brainsciencepodcast@gmail.com if you are interested. (Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell)
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - January 30, 2015 Category: Neurologists Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Consciousness Embodiment Interviews Meditation and the Brain Mind and Body Philosophy of Mind Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts
Brain Science Podcast Celebrates 8 Years of Neuroscience
Ginger CampbeLL, host of the Brain Science Podcast (L>R: Greta, Rusty, & Jake)
The first episode of the Brain Science Podcast appeared on December 5, 2006, which makes it one of the longest running shows in any genre, not just science or medicine. I am especially proud of the fact that we have reached listeners in 219 different countries. BSP 114 is our 8th annual review episode and as a part of our year-end celebration all previous annual review episodes have been added to the FREE feed that also includes our most recent 25 episodes.The goal of our annual review episode is to highlight some of...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - December 22, 2014 Category: Neurologists Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Addiction Brain Plasticity Consciousness Emotion Exercise and Play Mirror Neurons Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts
"Neuroplasticity and Healing" (BSP 113)
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The Dalai Lama's first visit to Alabama included several large public gatherings but I was invited to attend "Neuroplasticity and Healing," which was the scientific symposium he hosted at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). The featured neuroscientists were Dr. Edward Taub and Dr. Michael Merzenich. The moderator was Dr. Norman Doidge.The Dalai Lama has a long-standing interest in science and he told the rapt audience that his four areas of interest are cosmology, physics, neurobiology, and psychology.He is very interested in neuroplasticity and his visit to Alabama was actu...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - December 1, 2014 Category: Neurologists Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Neuroscience Psychology Philosophy of Mind Reading and the Brain Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts
The Dalai Lama explores Neuroplasticity (BSP 113)
The scientific highlight of the Dalai Lama's first visit to Alabama was an invitation-only event called "Neuroplasticity and Healing," which was held at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). BSP 113 features exclusive coverage of that event.Click here to play the audio. Right click to download the mp3 file.
The episode transcript and full show notes will be posted next week. (Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell)
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - November 27, 2014 Category: Neurologists Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Aging and the Brain Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts
What Do Mirror Neurons Really Do? (BSP 112)
Greg Hickok, PhD (Click on photo to hear his interview)
Ever since their chance discovery back in 1992 mirror neurons have captured the imagination of both scientists and nonscientists, but their actual role remains mostly speculative. In The Myth of Mirror Neurons: The Real Neuroscience of Communication and Cognition Dr. Gregory Hickok (UC-Irvine) explains why the most popular theory is probably wrong. He also provides a fascinating account of how science is really done and the sobering lesson that scientists can fall prey to the same cognitive biases (and tendencies toward laziness) that plague all h...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - October 16, 2014 Category: Neurologists Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Language Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts
Exercise Promotes Brain Plasticity (BSP 111)
John Ratey, MDClick picture to hear interview
According to psychiatrist Dr. John Ratey the best way to improve brain plasticity is by exercise. I spoke to him shortly after he published his best-seller Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain (2008). He commented that even compared to drugs "Exercise is the champ."Download BSP 111
Since then Dr. Ratey has been traveling the world promoting the value of exercise for people of all ages, but his main focus has been on young people and on trying to restore and invigorate physical education programs in the schools. In Spark he provid...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - September 2, 2014 Category: Neurologists Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Aging and the Brain Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) Brain Evolution Brain Plasticity Brain Research Exercise and Play Neuroscience Neurotransmitters Podcast Show Notes Interviews Source Type: podcasts
