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BS 169 is an exploration of glial cells with R Douglas Fields, author of The Other Brain: The Scientific and Medical Breakthroughs That Will Heal Our Brains and Revolutionize Our Health. Glial cells outnumber the neurons in our nervous system, but until the last few years they were thought to merely support cells. Dr. Fields takes us through the discovery that they have their own signaling methods and are much more important than we ever imagined.This interview first aired in 2010, but Dr. Fields reviewed the original transcript and mad...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - March 13, 2020 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Brain Research Glial Cells Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts
"Cognitive Gadgets" with Cecilia Heyes (BS 168
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BS 168 is an interview with psychologist Cecilia Heyes from Oxford University in the UK. We talk about her fascinating book "Cognitive Gadgets: The Cultural Evolution of Thinking." Our focus is on exploring the evidence that several cognitive skills that appear to be unique to humans are learned from other people rather than being inherited genetically as is often assumed. Her proposal that language is a cognitive gadget NOT a cognitive instinct is controversial and has very important implications.Cognitive Gadgets...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - February 28, 2020 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Brain Evolution Cognitive Science Interviews Language learning Podcast Show Notes Psychology Source Type: podcasts
Stanislas Dehaene on "How We Learn" (BS 167)
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BS 167 is an interview with Stanislas Dehaene about his new book How We Learn: Why Brains Learn Better Than Any Machine . . . for Now. According to neuroscientist Dehaene neuroscience has revealed that human babies are incredible "learning machines" whose abilities exceed those of the best current artificial intelligence. We explore why this is so and how this information could be used to help learners (and teachers) of all ages.
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Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - February 14, 2020 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Brain Plasticity Cognitive Science Development Interviews learning Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts
Stephen Macknik works on Prosthetic Vision (BS 166)
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This week neuroscientist Stephen Macknik returns on Brain Science 166 to discuss an exciting new approach to prosthetic vision. Unlike traditional approaches electrodes are not required. He explains how this work is based on recent discoveries in vision research along with techniques like optogenetics.Episode 166 is more technical than usual but Dr. Macknik makes his work accessible to all listeners.
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Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - January 24, 2020 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Brain Research Cognitive Science Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Vision Source Type: podcasts
Neuroscience and Magic (BS 165)
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BS 165 is an encore presentation of an interview with neuroscientists Stephen L. Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde. We talk about their international bestseller "Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals about Our Everyday Deceptions." Macknik and Martinez-Conde study vision, but several years ago they had the innovative idea of collaborating with magicians to explore how their use of both visual and cognitive illusions reveals secrets about how our brains work.This may sound esoteric, but it has practical consequences...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - January 10, 2020 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Brain Research Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts
13 Years of Brain Science with Dr. Ginger Campbell (BS 164
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I am releasing this month’s episode of Brain Science a week early so that you can enjoy it during your Holiday travels. It is our 13th Annual Review episode. I share highlights from the episodes released in 2019 (153-163) plus some personal reflections on the recent 4-part series about Consciousness.I also announced that in 2020 Brain Science will come out twice a month, on the 2nd and 4th Friday. Although the Brain Science Podcast was produced every other week during its first two years, it has been a monthly show for the last 10+ years. I ho...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - December 20, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Source Type: podcasts
Christof Koch on the Neuroscience of Consciousness (BS 163)
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Christof Koch returns to Brain Science for the 3rd time and in BS 163 he shares his new book The Feeling of Life Itself: Why Consciousness Is Widespread but Can't Be Computed. He tells us why he doesn't think the Neural Correlates of Consciousness (NCC) are enough to explain subjective experience and he gives us a brief overview of the Integrated Information Theory (IIT) of Consciousness.
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Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - November 22, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Consciousness Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Philosophy of Mind Source Type: podcasts
"Rethinking Consciousness" with Michael Graziano (BS 162)
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How does the brain generate subjective experience? This is what philosophers of mind have called Qualia and neuroscientist Michael Graziano proposes a fascinating answer In his new book Rethinking Consciousness: A Scientific Theory of Subjective Experience. In BS 162 explains how his Attention Schema Theory compliments several current theories of Consciousness by answering this critical question.His theory had two critical components: one is that whatever circuitry the brain uses to attribute consciousness to others, is also u...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - October 25, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Consciousness Interviews Neuroscience Philosophy of Mind Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts
Joseph Ledoux (BS 161)
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In his new book The Deep History of Ourselves: The Four-Billion-Year Story of How We Got Conscious Brains respected neuroscientist Joseph Ledoux reaches two controversial conclusions. He say that emotion evolved after consciousness and that emotions are not the product of natural selection. We explore these ideas and much more in this month’s episode of Brain Science (BS 161). This is the second in our four part series about the neuroscience of consciousness.We also discuss why the term “Limbic System” has become outdated and should be avoided.Wh...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - September 27, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Source Type: podcasts
What is Consciousness? (BS 160)
Discussion of Self Comes To Mind by Antonio Damasio (BSP 90)Click here for additional episodes about consciousness.Announcements:Please complete a brief audience survey.Send email to brainsciencepodcast@gmail.com or post voice feedback at http://speakpipe.com/docartemis.To win an Amazon gift certificate: post a review of Brain Science in iTunes and send me a screenshot.Learn about Premium Content at http://brainsciencepodcast.com/donationsLearn about Dr. Campbell's new coaching efforts at http://brainsciencepodcast.com/coachingSign up for the free Brain Science Newsletter to get show notes automatically every month.Check o...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - August 23, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Brain Research Cognitive Science Consciousness Emotion Mind and Body Neuroscience Philosophy of Mind Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts
Kevin Mitchell, author "Innate" (BS 159)
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Every parent knows that each child is born with an unique personality. In his new book Innate: How the Wiring of Our Brains Shapes Who We Are. Dr. Kevin Mitchell writes “We are different from each other in large part because of the way our brains get wired before we are born.” (page 7) A key idea is that much of much of our behavior is innate but this is only partly due to genetics. Events during brain development are equally important.Listen to BS 159 now to learn more about what science is revealing about this fascinating topic. (PS: we also ta...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - July 26, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Development Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Psychology Source Type: podcasts
Kevin Mitchell, author "Innate" (BS 159)
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Every parent knows that each child is born with an unique personality. In his new book Innate: How the Wiring of Our Brains Shapes Who We Are. Dr. Kevin Mitchell writes “We are different from each other in large part because of the way our brains get wired before we are born.” (page 7) A key idea is that much of much of our behavior is innate but this is only partly due to genetics. Events during brain development are equally important.Listen to BS 159 now to learn more about what science is revealing about this fascinating topic. (PS: we also ta...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - July 26, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Development Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Psychology Source Type: podcasts
Philosopher Patricia Churchland talks about Conscience
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This month marks the return of popular Brain Science guest Dr. Patricia Churchland (BS 55 and BS 81). We talk about her new book, Conscience: The Origins of Moral Intuition. This book is a great combination of up to date neuroscience and critical thinking. It is recommended for listeners of all backgrounds.
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Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - June 28, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Neuroscience Philosophy of Mind Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts
Philosopher Patricia Churchland talks about Conscience
Patricia Churchland with FarleyPhoto by Chris Johnson
This month marks the return of popular Brain Science guest Dr. Patricia Churchland (BS 55 and BS 81). We talk about her new book, Conscience: The Origins of Moral Intuition. This book is a great combination of up to date neuroscience and critical thinking. It is recommended for listeners of all backgrounds.
How to get this episode:FREE: audio mp3 (click to stream, right click to download)Coming soon: Episode transcriptPremium Subscribers have unlimited access to ALL old episodes and transcripts, as well as extra content for...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - June 28, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Neuroscience Philosophy of Mind Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts
"Remembering" with Donald MacKay (BS 157)
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This month’s episode of Brain Science features Dr. Donald MacKay, author of Remembering: What 50 Years of Research with Famous Amnesia Patient H.M. Can Teach Us about Memory and How It Works. H.M. may have been the most studied patient in history, but MacKay's work uncovers some surprising discoveries about the role of the hippocampus in language, as well as important implications for the aging brain.
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Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - May 24, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Cognitive Science Interviews Language Memory Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts
