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Embodied Cognition with Evan Thompson (BS 198)
Evan Thompson (click to play, R click to download This month's episode of Brain Science is a free encore playing of my interview with Evan Thompson about his book Mind in Life: Biology, Phenomenology, and the Sciences of Mind. We discuss how the enactive approach to embodied cognition offers potential clues to the mystery of how the brain can generate Consciousness. A free episode transcript is also available.The embodied cognition movement is an approach within cognitive neuroscience that includes philosophers, neuroscientists, psychologists and computer scientists. The key idea is that...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - July 22, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Encore Episode Books Embodiment Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts

"Neuroscience for Dummies" with Frank Amthor (BS 197)
click to play (right click to download) This month's episode of Brain Science features an encore playing of my interview with Dr. Frank Amthor, author of Neuroscience for Dummies and Neurobiology for Dummies. It is a great episode for newbies and will be a good review for longtime listeners.This is a FREE sample of my Premium content and the episode transcript is also FREE. Enjoy Brain Science where ever you listen to AudioSpotify, Pandora, Audible, YouTube and many moreHow to get this episode: Free audio mp3 Free Episode transcript FREE: audio mp3 (click to...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - June 22, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes For Newbies Source Type: podcasts

Consciousness with Hakwan Lau (BS 196)
Hakwan Lau (Click to play; Right click to download audio This month's episode of Brain Science is an interview with Hakwan Lau, author of In Consciousness we Trust: The Cognitive Neuroscience of Subjective Experience. Lau talks about shortcomings in current theories about how the brain generates consciousness, but he also introduces something he calls perceptual reality monitoring. Although this is a somewhat technical discussion it is accessible to listeners who are new to the neuroscience of consciousness. Enjoy Brain Science where ever you listen to AudioSpotify, Pandora,...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - May 27, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Consciousness Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts

Consciousness with Hakwan Lau (BS 196
Hakwan Lau (Click to play; Right click to download audio This month's episode of Brain Science is an interview with Hakwan Lau, author of In Consciousness we Trust: The Cognitive Neuroscience of Subjective Experience. Lau talks about shortcomings in current theories about how the brain generates consciousness, but he also introduces something he calls perceptual reality monitoring. Although this is a somewhat technical discussion it is accessible to listeners who are new to the neuroscience of consciousness. Enjoy Brain Science where ever you listen to AudioSpotify, Pandora,...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - May 27, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Consciousness Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts

Neuroscience of Emotion with David J Anderson (BS 195)
David J AndersonClick to play. Right click to download This month's episode of Brain Science (BS 195) is an interview with David J Anderson from Cal Tech. We talk about his new book The Nature of the Beast: How Emotions Guide US. We talk about how emotion CAN be studied in animals by using methods that focus on brain states rather than verbal descriptions. Dr. Anderson also explains why this experimental work is essential to developing more effective treatment of mental illnesses.This episode is a follow up to my discussion of The Neuroscience of Emotion: A New Synthe...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - April 22, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Brain Evolution Emotion Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts

BS 194 "The Grieving Brain" with Mary-Frances O'Connor
Mary-Frances O’Connor (Click to play interview or Right click to download audio.) The neuroscience of grief and grieving is a relatively new field, but one that offers practical discoveries for people of all backgrounds. This month we talk with Mary-Frances O’Connor, author of The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss.We talk about what has been learned from a variety of approaches, including both brain imaging and, surprisingly even from animal studies. We learn why it is so hard for our brains to accept the loss of a loved one and this work of...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - March 25, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: For Newbies Interviews Podcast Show Notes Books Source Type: podcasts

BS 194 "The Grieving Brain" with Mary-France O'Connor
Mary-Frances O’Connor (Click to play interview or Right click to download audio.) The neuroscience of grief and grieving is a relatively new field, but one that offers practical discoveries for people of all backgrounds. This month we talk with Mary-Frances O’Connor, author of The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How we Learn from Love and Loss.We talk about what has been learned from a variety of approaches, including both brain imaging and, surprisingly even from animal studies. We learn why it is so hard for our brains to accept the loss of a loved one and this work of...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - March 25, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: For Newbies Interviews Podcast Show Notes Books Source Type: podcasts

What does it mean to say "the Mind is Embodied?" BS 193
Join Dr. Campbell for her induction into the Podcast Hall of Fame on March 25 2022 In this month's episode of Brain Science I explore two big picture questions: What does it mean to claim that the Mind is "embodied?" and How does this change our understanding of our place in the world? The conversation was inspired by the book Out of the Cave: A Natural Philosophy of Mind and Knowing by Mark L Johnson and Donald M Tucker.This episode builds on several previous discussions of "embodied cognition" so it might be challenging to newer listeners. I have included a list of these earlier episod...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - February 25, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Embodiment Linquistics Philosophy of Mind Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts

BS 193 What does it mean to say "the Mind is Embodied?"
Join Dr. Campbell for her induction into the Podcast Hall of Fame on March 25 2022 In this month's episode of Brain Science I explore two big picture questions: What does it mean to claim that the Mind is "embodied?" and How does this change our understanding of our place in the world? The conversation was inspired by the book Out of the Cave: A Natural Philosophy of Mind and Knowing by Mark L Johnson and Donald M Tucker.This episode builds on several previous discussions of "embodied cognition" so it might be challenging to newer listeners. I have included a list of these earlier episod...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - February 25, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Embodiment Linquistics Philosophy of Mind Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts

BS 193 What doe it mean to say "the Mind is Embodied?"
Join Dr. Campbell for her induction into the Podcast Hall of Fame on March 25 2022 In this month's episode of Brain Science I explore two big picture questions: What does it mean to claim that the Mind is "embodied?" and How does this change our understanding of our place in the world? The conversation was inspired by the book Out of the Cave: A Natural Philosophy of Mind and Knowing by Mark L Johnson and Donald M Tucker.This episode builds on several previous discussions of "embodied cognition" so it might be challenging to newer listeners. I have included a list of these earlier episod...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - February 25, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Embodiment Linquistics Philosophy of Mind Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts

Nina Kraus Talks about Sound and the Brain (BS 192)
Nina kraus: click to play interview; right click to download mp3 This month's episode of Brain Science is an interview with Nina Kraus, author of "Of Sound Mind: How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World." Dr. Kraus has spent 30 years exploring how the brain processes sound. We explore why sound processing involves much more that just the auditory cortex as well how the sounds we experience change our brains, both for better and for worse. How to get this episode:FREE: audio mp3 (click to stream, right click to download)Episode Transcript:Click here for a free excerpt.Buy fo...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - January 28, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Hearing and Sound Books For Newbies Interviews Source Type: podcasts

Brain Science celebrates 15 years with Annual Review
Brain Science launched as the Brain Science Podcast in December 2006 and we are celebrating with our 15th annual review episode. BS 19 highlights the guests and key ideas we have shared in 2021. Interviews included return visits from Jeff Hawkins and David Eagleman. New guests including Anil Seth and Antonio Damasio, who both emphasized the importance of our bodies (not just our brains) in understanding Consciousness.Coming Soon! Free Episode Transcript Click to Stream. R Clic...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - December 22, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: For Newbies Embodiment Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts

David Badre explores Cognitive Control (BS 190)
David Badre (click to play, right click to download mp3) This month's episode of Brain Science features David Badre, author of On Task: How Our Brain Gets Things Done. He gives us an overview of recent research in the field of cognitive control, which has has actually overturned some popular assumptions about things like willpower. Our focus is on the practical implications of this research with an extra emphasis on the role of learning. Cognitive control is a learned skill, which is why Dr. Badre emphasized that children need a chance to develop this skill through experience. It is crit...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - November 24, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Cognitive Control Books Cognitive Science Brain Research Decision Making Language learning Memory Neuroscience teenage brain Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts

Antonio Damasio on "Feeling & Knowing" (BS 189)
Neurologist and best-selling author Antonio Damasio is one of our most requested guests. This month we finally had the opportunity to talk about his newest book Feeling & Knowing: Making Minds Conscious, which he explained is somewhat different from his previous efforts. His goal was to write something "briefer" and more accessible. Thus it is definitely a book that requires no background in neuroscience.The key theme is that feelings and emotions are foundational aspects of Consciousness. How to get this episode:FREE: audio mp3 (click to stream, right click to download)Episode Transcript:Click here for ...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - October 29, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Brain Research Consciousness Emotion Interviews Mind and Body Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts