Brain Science: 17th Annual Review Episode (BS 214)
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BS 214 is our 17th Annual Review episode where host Dr. Ginger Campbell highlights the key ideas we explored in 2023.
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Kevin Mitchell argues for FREE WILL in BS 213
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BS 213 features neuroscientist Kevin Mitchell talking about his new book Free Agents: How Evolution Gave Us Free Will.
Read MoreThomas Metzinger on "The Ego Tunnel" (BS 212)
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BS 212 is a free encore presentation of an interview with Thomas Metzinger, author of The Ego Tunnel. We focus on Consciousness as a biological process created by the interaction of the brain, body, and external world.
Read MoreMolecular Biologist Seth Grant (BS 211)
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This episode of Brain Science features the return of molecular biologist Seth Grant. We continue our discussion of the surprising complexity and diversity of the synapse.
Read MoreBasics of Neurotransmitters (BS 210)
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BS 210 is an in-depth introduction to neurotransmitters with an emphasis on the essential role played by receptors.
Read More"The Entangled Brain" with Luiz Pessoa (BS 209)
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BS 210 features neuroscientist Luiz Pessoa talking about his latest book The Entangled Brain: How Perception, Cognition, and Emotion Are Woven Together.
Read More"Foolproof" with Sander van der Linden (BS 208)
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This is episode is an interview Sander van der Linden author of Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity.
Read More"The Cognitive-Emotional Brain" with Luiz Pessoa (BS 207)
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BS 207 is an encore presentation of an interview with Luiz Pessoa about his book The Cognitive-Emotional Brain: From Interactions to Integration.
Read MorePlant Intelligence with Paco Calvo (BS 206)
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BS 206 is an interview with Paco Calvo, author of Planta Sapiens: The New Science of Plant Intelligence.
Read MoreMolecular Biologist Guy Caldwell (pt2: BS 205)
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BS 205 is a follow-up interview with molecular biologist Dr. Guy Caldwell we learn more about how the tools of molecular biology are used to unravel questions in neurobiology and provide hope for better treatments for problems like Parkinson's Disease.
Read MoreMolecular Biologist Guy Caldwell (BS 204)
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This month's episode is an encore presentation of an interview with Dr. Guy Caldwell from the University of Alabama. Dr. Caldwell explains how tools from molecular biology make it possible to use the famous C. Elegans roundworm to improve our understanding of neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's disease.
Read MoreHighlights from Brain Science in 2022 (BS 203)
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This is our 16th Annual Review episode where we look back at the highlights from 2022. It’s also a great way for newbies to learn about Brain Science.
Read MoreIs Meditation a "Mind Science?" with Evan Thompson (BS 202)
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This month’s episode of Brain Science is an interview with Dr. Evan Thompson. We explore the claim that meditation is a mind science. Thompson shares his scientific and philosophical objections to this popular claim.
Read MoreHow a Human Brain is Built (BS 201 with Bill Harris)
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BS 201 is an interview with Bill Harris, author of Zero to Birth: How the Human Brain Is Built. Some of the recent discoveries may surprise you.
Read MoreBS 200 Embodied Cognition in Education and Learning
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BS 200 is an interview with the editors of Movement Matters: How Embodied Cognition Informs Teaching and Learning. It is a continuation of our exploration of how embodied cognition challenges dualist approaches to the Mind.
Read MoreEmotion and Culture with Batja Mesquita (BS 199)
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BS 199 is an interview with Batja Mesquita, author of "Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions."
Read MoreEmbodied Cognition with Evan Thompson (BS 198)
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Brain Science #198 features a encore presentation of an interview with Evan Thompson, author of Mind in Life and other pioneering works about Embodied Cognition.
Read More"Neuroscience for Dummies" with Frank Amthor (BS 197)
/Brain Science #197 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.
Read MoreConsciousness with Hakwan Lau (BS 196)
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BS 196 features Hakwan Lau author of In Consciousness we Trust: The Cognitive Neuroscience of Subjective Experience.
Read MoreNeuroscience of Emotion with David J Anderson (BS 195)
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Brain Science 195 is an interview with David J Anderson 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. He also explains why this experimental work is essential to developing more effective treatment of mental illnesses.
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