Shaping Psychology: A book review
‘Shaping Psychology: Perspectives on Legacy, Controversy and the Future of the Field’ is a book by Tomasz Witkowiski and aims to do a review of the field of psychology by interviewing prominent psychologists that have had a seminal influence on the field. The 15 interviewees included in the book include such diverse stalwarts as Daniel Kahneman (behavioral psychology), Naom Chomsky (linguistics) and Michael Posner (neuroscience of attention etc).
The fact that the list included some of my favorite people like Joseph LeDoux (a mutual friend on twitter/FB), Roy Baumeister (whose master class on self control I...
Source: The Mouse Trap - April 11, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: sandygautam Tags: Book review psychology Source Type: podcasts
Iris Berent author of "The Blind Storyteller" (BS 182
Iris Berent (click to play, right click to download)
This month's episode of Brain Science features Iris Berent, PhD, author of "The Blind Storyteller: How We Reason About Human Nature." We explore how our deeply entrenched biases toward dualism and essentialism impact our attitudes toward neuroscience and toward problems like mental illness.
Dualism reflects our intuition that Mind is something non-physical and gives us a bias against the possibility of innate ideas, while Essentialism reflects the opposite intuition that living things possess a special innate physical essence.One ...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - March 26, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Brain Research Cognitive Science Development Interviews Language Mind and Body Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Psychology Source Type: podcasts
Iris Berent author of "The Blind Storyteller" (BS 182)
Iris Berent (click to play, right click to download)
This month's episode of Brain Science features Iris Berent, PhD, author of "The Blind Storyteller: How We Reason About Human Nature." We explore how our deeply entrenched biases toward dualism and essentialism impact our attitudes toward neuroscience and toward problems like mental illness.
Dualism reflects our intuition that Mind is something non-physical and gives us a bias against the possibility of innate ideas, while Essentialism reflects the opposite intuition that living things possess a special innate physical essence.O...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - March 26, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Brain Research Cognitive Science Development Interviews Language Mind and Body Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Psychology Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 734: Weiss hath no furin like a virus scorned
Susan Weiss returns to TWiV to discuss coronavirus entry into cells and the role of spike protein cleavage by proteases, why lab escaped hypotheses for SARS-CoV-2 are unlikely, and modulation of innate immune responses during infection. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Alan Dove, Brianne Barker, and Amy Rosenfeld Guest: Susan Weiss Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode CoV pathogenesis in CNS (J Neuro Pharm) SARS-CoV-2 induces dsRNA-mediated innate responses (bioRxiv) Screen of FDA-approved drugs (J Viral) Letters read on TWiV 735 Timestamps by ...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - March 21, 2021 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Sir Simon Baron-Cohen talks about "The Pattern Seekers" (BS 181)
Sir Simon Baron-Cohen (photo by Brian Harris) Click to play audio or right click to download mp3
This month's episode of Brain Science features Sir Simon Baron-Cohen, one of the world's leading researchers on the neuroscience of autism. We discuss his latest book "The Pattern Seekers: How Autism Drives Human Invention." This book reminds us that many different kinds of science can enrich our lives and our understanding of what it means to be human.Sir Baron-Cohen explores the overlap between the human ability to invent and experiment and the condition that is currentl...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - February 26, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Autism Books Brain Evolution Cognitive Science Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts
Sir Simon Baron-Cohen (BS 181) talks about "The Pattern Seekers"
Sir Simon Baron-Cohen (photo by Brian Harris) Click to play audio or right click to download mp3
This month's episode of Brain Science features Sir Simon Baron-Cohen, one of the world's leading researchers on the neuroscience of autism. We discuss his latest book "The Pattern Seekers: How Autism Drives Human Invention." This book reminds us that many different kinds of science can enrich our lives and our understanding of what it means to be human.Sir Baron-Cohen explores the overlap between the human ability to invent and experiment and the condition that is currentl...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - February 26, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Autism Books Brain Evolution Cognitive Science Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts
How a spinal device could relieve a neglected effect of cord injury
A neuroprosthetic device restores blood-pressure control after spinal-cord injury, and identifying the neurons that help us understand others’ beliefs.In this episode:00:47 A neuroprosthetic restores the body’s baroreflexA common problem for people who have experienced spinal-cord injury is the inability to maintain their blood pressure, which can have serious, long-term health consequences. Now, however, researchers have developed a device that may restore this ability, by stimulating the neural circuits involved in the so-called baroreflex.Research Article: Squair et al.News and Views: Neuroprosthetic device maintain...
Source: Nature Podcast - January 27, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
How a spinal device could relieve a neglected effect of cord injury
A neuroprosthetic device restores blood-pressure control after spinal-cord injury, and identifying the neurons that help us understand others’ beliefs.In this episode:00:47 A neuroprosthetic restores the body’s baroreflexA common problem for people who have experienced spinal-cord injury is the inability to maintain their blood pressure, which can have serious, long-term health consequences. Now, however, researchers have developed a device that may restore this ability, by stimulating the neural circuits involved in the so-called baroreflex.Research Article: Squair et al.News and Views: Neuroprosthetic device maintain...
Source: Nature Podcast - January 27, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Bruce Goldstein on "The Mind" (BS 180)
E Bruce Goldstein (click to play audio, Right click to download mp3)
This month's episode of Brain Science is an interview with neuroscientists E. Bruce Goldstein, author of "The Mind: Consciousness, Prediction, and the Brain." We review some key ideas about how the brain creates the Mind, the important role of unconscious processes and prediction. It is a great starter episode for new listeners and a concise review for longtime fans.
How to get this episode:FREE: audio mp3 (click to stream, right click to download)Buy episode transcript for $3.50. (Click here if you are a Premium s...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - January 22, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Brain Research Cognitive Science Consciousness Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts
Listening is the first part of research
The BMJ has long campaigned for better patient and public participation in research, making the case that it leads to better outcomes for patients and for society - but an article published in the Christmas edition of The BMJ goes further than that - and talks about the insights that participants in research provide- insights that the academic team would never be able to have themselves.
In this podcast, Seb Crutch a professor of neuropsychology, and Martin Rossor, national director for dementia research - who have been involved in neurological research as academics, and also by Valerie Mansfield, who’s a member of a p...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - January 5, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
