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BSP 75 The Secret LIves of the Brain Episode 75 is an interview with David Eagleman, author of "Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain."
For detailed show notes and episode transcripts go to http://brainsciencepodcast.com.
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BSP Summer UpdateThe next full episode of the Brain Science Podcast will be out next week. This short podcast contains useful information for all listeners. There is specific information for new listeners and also information about how to use http://brainsciencepodcast.com to learn more about each episode.
To listen to Dr. Campbell's talk "Why Neuroscience Matters" be sure to subscribe to Books and Ideas in iTunes or download the talk at http://booksandideas.com/.
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BSP 74 Brain Networks with Olaf SpornEpisode 74 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with Dr. Olaf Sporns, author of Networks of the Brain, which is a comprehensive introduction to the application of Network Theory to Neuroscience. Network Theory is an important tool for dealing with the massive amounts of data being generated by our current technology. We discuss basic concepts and also explore some of the interesting discoveries that are being generated by this approach.
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BSP 73: Embodied Cognition with Lawrence ShapiroEpisode 73 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with Dr. Lawrence Shapiro from the Department of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Shapiro is the author of Embodied Cognition, which is an introduction to an approach that some researchers feel is a challenge to more established approaches to cognitive science that focus on representation and computation.
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Extra: Dr. Paul Offit returns to Books and Ideas
I have added Episode 40 of my Books and Ideas podcast into the feed for the Brain Science Podcast because this interview contains valuable public health infomation. Please feel free to share this epiosde with others.
For complete show notes and episode transcripts go to http://virginiacampbellmd.com.
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BSP 72 Magic and the Brain
Episode 72 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with neuroscientists Stephen L. Macknik and Susana Martinez-Cond, co-authors of "Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals about Our Everyday Deceptions."
For complete show notes and episode transcripts go to http://brainsciencepodcast.com/.
Send Dr. Campbell feedback at gincampbell at mac dot com or leave voice mail at 205-202-0663.
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BSP Announcement for UK Listeners
Dr. Campbell is traveling to London, UK May 10-14, 2011. Listen to this brief announcement to learn more.
Write to gincampbell at mac dot com if 1. you want to come, 2. you would like to help sponsor or organize an event, or 3. you have advice for how to enjoy her first trip to London.
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Podcast Awards AnnouncementPlease vote for the Brain Science Podcast as the best Science Podcast in the 2010 People's Choice Podcast Awards at http://podcastawards.com. You can vote daily until December 15.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
BSP 71: Year 4 Review
This is our my annual review episode. I share the highlights from BSP 65-70. Since we are nearing the 4th anniversary of the first episode of the Brain Science Podcast, I also reflect on how the show has impacted me personally. This episode contains a special announcement for UK listeners.
For detailed show notes and episode transcripts please go to http://brainsciencepodcast.com/.
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BSP 70: Pop Psychology Myths with Dr. Scott Lilienfeld
Episode 70 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with psychologist and author Scott Lilienfeld. This interview was recorded live at Dragon*Con in Atlanta, Georgia on September 3, 2010. We discuss why even experts fall prey to popular myths, especially in the field of psychology. Dr. Lilienfeld has a long-standing interest in promoting scientific rigor in his field and his recent book "50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology: Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Hu ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
BSP Summer AnnouncementsThe Brain Science Podcast is on summer break. The next new episode will come out in September 2010. This brief podcast contains suggestions for new listeners as well as information about upcoming live appearances by the show's creator and host Ginger Campbell, MD. It concludes with some details about the updated version of our iPhone application.Details show notes and episode transcripts are available at http://brainsciencepodcast.com.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
68-BSP: Glial Cells with R. Douglas FieldsBrain Science Podcast 69 is an interview with R Douglas Fields, PhD, author of "The Other Brain: From Dementia to Schizophrenia, How New Discoveries about the Brain Are Revolutionizing Medicine and Science." Glial cells are the non-neuronal cells of the nervous system. This interview explores the recent discovery that glial cells are able to monitor and influence signaling between neurons. For detailed show notes and episode transcripts go to http://brainsciencepodcast.com.Send email to Dr. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
BSP 68: Alzheimer's Disease with Dr. Peter WhitehouseEpisode 68 of the Brain Science Podcast (BSP 68) is an interview with Dr. Peter Whitehouse, author of "The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis." For detailed show notes and episode transcripts go to http://brainsciencepodcast.com.Send feedback to Dr. Campbell at gincampbell at mac dot com.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
BSP 67: Thomas Metzinger explores ConsciousnessBrain Science Podcast 67 is an interview with German philosopher Thomas Metzinger, author of The Ego Tunnel: The Science of the Mind and the Myth of the Self and Being No One. Dr. Metzinger argues that any credible model for how the brain generates the mind must incorporate unusual human experiences, such as so-called out of body experiences (OBE), and psychiatric conditions. In this interview we explore how OBE and virtual reality experiments shed light on how the brain generates the sense ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
BSP 67: Thomas Metzinger explores Consciousness
Brain Science Podcast 67 is an interview with German philosopher Thomas Metzinger, author of The Ego Tunnel: The Science of the Mind and the Myth of the Self and Being No One. Dr. Metzinger argues that any credible model for how the brain generates the mind must incorporate unusual human experiences, such as so-called out of body experiences (OBE), and psychiatric conditions. In this interview we explore how OBE and virtual reality experiments shed light on how the brain ge ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Announcements for March 2010
The next free episode of the Brain Science Podcast will appear on March 10, 2010.
Today's short podcast includes some advice for new listeners and information about the new premium versions of the Brain Science Podcast, which are available at http://brainsciencepodcast.com.
Episode 67 is now available both as a CD and as MP3 download. From now on new episodes will appear as premium content at the beginning of the month, while the free podcast ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Announcements for March 2010The next free episode of the Brain Science Podcast will appear on March 10, 2010.
Today's short podcast includes some advice for new listeners and information about the new premium versions of the Brain Science Podcast, which are available at http://brainsciencepodcast.com.
Episode 67 is now available both as a CD and as MP3 download. From now on new episodes will appear as premium content at the beginning of the month, while the free podcast will continue to come out the second week of the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
BSP 66: Randy Gallistel on Memory and Computation
Episode 66 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with Randy Gallistel, PhD, co-author (with Adam Philip King) of "Memory and the Computational Brain: Why Cognitive Science will Transform Neuroscience." We discuss why read/write memory is an essential element of computation with an emphasis on the animal experiments that support the claim that brains must possess read/write memory. This is significant because current models, such as neural nets, DO NOT incorporate rea ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
BSP 66: Randy Gallistel on Memory and ComputationEpisode 66 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with Randy Gallistel, PhD, co-author (with Adam Philip King) of "Memory and the Computational Brain: Why Cognitive Science will Transform Neuroscience." We discuss why read/write memory is an essential element of computation with an emphasis on the animal experiments that support the claim that brains must possess read/write memory. This is significant because current models, such as neural nets, DO NOT incorporate read/write memory in ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Extra: Books and Ideas #34: Bruce Hood
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Episode 34 of Books and Ideas is an interview with Bruce Hood, author of "SuperSense: Why We Believe in the Unbelievable." Dr. Hood is a developmental psychologist with a long-standing interest in why people believe weird things. In "Supersense" he argues that innate cognitive structures (how we think without being taught) give people a natural tendency toward belief in the supernatural. Our intuitive sense of how the world works is often at o ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Extra: Books and Ideas #34: Bruce Hood Extra Content:
Episode 34 of Books and Ideas is an interview with Bruce Hood, author of "SuperSense: Why We Believe in the Unbelievable." Dr. Hood is a developmental psychologist with a long-standing interest in why people believe weird things. In "Supersense" he argues that innate cognitive structures (how we think without being taught) give people a natural tendency toward belief in the supernatural. Our intuitive sense of how the world works is often at odds with the findings of moder ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
BSP 65: Affective Neuroscience with Jaak PankseppEpisode 65 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with Jaak Panksepp, PhD, author of "Affective Neuroscience: The Foundations of Human and Animal Emotions."For links, complete show notes and episode transcripts go to http://brainsciencepodcast.com.Send Dr. Campbell feedback at gincampbell at mac dot com.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
BSP 65: Affective Neuroscience with Jaak PankseppEpisode 65 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with Jaak Panksepp, PhD, author of "Affective Neuroscience: The Foundations of Human and Animal Emotions."For links, complete show notes and episode transcripts go to http://brainsciencepodcast.com.Send Dr. Campbell feedback at gincampbell at mac dot com.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
BSP 64: Year 3 Annual ReviewEpisode 64 of the Brain Science Podcast is our 3rd annual review episode. We take a look back at some of the main ideas from the episodes released in 2009 and also a look forward to 2010.Show notes and episode transcripts are available at http://brainsciencepodcast.com. This month's show notes include a list of all the guests interview and all the books discussed in 2009.Send feedback to gincampbell at mac dot com or call our voicemail line at 206-984-0358. You can also join our Discussion ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
BSP 64: Year 3 Annual ReviewEpisode 64 of the Brain Science Podcast is our 3rd annual review episode. We take a look back at some of the main ideas from the episodes released in 2009 and also a look forward to 2010.Show notes and episode transcripts are available at http://brainsciencepodcast.com. This month's show notes include a list of all the guests interview and all the books discussed in 2009.Send feedback to gincampbell at mac dot com. You can also join our Discussion Forum at http://brainscienceforum.com or jo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
BSP-63: David Bainbridge on the Teenage BrainEpisode 63 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with David Bainbridge, author of "Teenagers: A Natural History." We focus on how the brain changes during the teenage years and why this is so important on both the personal and the species level.Show notes and episode transcripts are available at the main Brain Science Podcast website at http://brainsciencepodcast.com.Send email to Dr. Campbell at gincampbell at mac dot com or leave voice mail at 206-984-0358.Be sure to visi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
BSP-63: David Bainbridge on the Teenage BrainEpisode 63 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with David Bainbridge, author of "Teenagers: A Natural History." We focus on how the brain changes during the teenage years and why this is so important on both the personal and the species level.Show notes and episode transcripts are available at the main Brain Science Podcast website at http://brainsciencepodcast.com.Send email to Dr. Campbell at gincampbell at mac dot com or leave voice mail at 206-984-0358.Be sure to visi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
H1N1 Flu VaccineThis is a brief public service announcement from SCIENCEPODCASTERS.ORG. Vincent Rancaniello, PhD from This Week in Virology and Marc Pelletier, PhD from This Week in Biotech talk about the new H1N1 Infuenza vaccine.It is safe and effective. I will get it myself and recommend it to all my patients.Please share this announcement with others.To learn more go to http://flu.gov or http://cdc.gov/h1n1.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
H1N1 Flu VaccineThis is a brief public service announcement from SCIENCEPODCASTERS.ORG. Vincent Rancaniello, PhD from This Week in Virology and Marc Pelletier, PhD from This Week in Biotech talk about the new H1N1 Infuenza vaccine.It is safe and effective. I will get it myself and recommend it to all my patients.Please share this announcement with others.To learn more go to http://flu.gov or http://cdc.gov/h1n1.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
BSP-62: Warren Brown, "Did My Neurons Make Me Do It?"Episode 62 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with Dr. Warren Brown, co-author of "Did My Neurons Make Me Do It?: Philosophical and Neurobiological Perspectives on Moral Responsibility and Free Will," which was discussed back in Episode 53.Complete show notes, links, and episode transcripts are available at http://brainsciencepodcast.com.Send feedback to Dr. Campbell at gincampbell at mac dot com.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
BSP-60: Dr Warren Brown Episode 62 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with Dr. Warren Brown, co-author of "Did My Neurons Make Me Do It?: Philosophical and Neurobiological Perspectives on Moral Responsibility and Free Will," which was discussed back in Episode 53.Complete show notes, links, and episode transcripts are available at http://brainsciencepodcast.com.Send feedback to Dr. Campbell at gincampbell at mac dot com.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
BSP-61 Allen Institute for Brain ResearchEpisode 61 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with Allan Jones, PhD, Chief Science Officer for the Allen Institute for Brain Research in Seattle, Washington. The Allen Institute is an independent non-profit medical research organization that is best know for its mapping of the mouse brain. Its current projects include creating a map of the human brain which will show what genes are active at any given location in the adult human brain. In this interview we discuss these projects, ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
BSP-61 Allen Institute for Brain ResearchEpisode 61 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with Allan Jones, PhD, Chief Science Officer for the Allen Institute for Brain Research in Seattle, Washington. The Allen Institute is an independent non-profit medical research organization that is best know for its mapping of the mouse brain. Its current projects include creating a map of the human brain which will show what genes are active at any given location in the adult human brain. In this interview we discuss these projects, ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
BSP-60: "PLAY" with Dr. Stuart BrownIn Episode 60 of the Brain Science Podcast Ginger Campbell, MD interviews Dr. Stuart Brown, author of "Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul." Our focus is on the importance of play for normal mental development and psychological health. We also explore the importance of play in adults.For complete show notes including links, references and a complete episode transcript go to http://brainsciencepodcast.com.Send feedback to gincampbell@mac.c ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
BSP-60: Stuart Brown, MD talks about PlayIn Episode 60 of the Brain Science Podcast Ginger Campbell, MD interviews Dr. Stuart Brown, author of "Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul." Our focus is on the importance of play for normal mental development and psychological health. We also explore the importance of play in adults.For complete show notes including links, references and a complete episode transcript go to http://brainsciencepodcast.com.Send feedback to gincampbell@mac.com.The Bra ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
BSP-59: Guy Caldwell,PhD on C. ElegansEpisode 59 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with Dr. Guy Caldwell who is a molecular biologist at the University of Alabama. Since moving to Alabama ten years ago he has done groundbreaking work in applying the green florescent protein techniques developed by his mentor, Nobel Laureate Martin Chalfie to the study of dopamine neurons in the tiny worm C. Elegans. In this interview Dr. Campbell and Dr. Caldwell discuss the growing role of molecular biology as a tool in neuroscienc ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
BSP-59: Guy Caldwell,PhD on C. ElegansEpisode 59 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with Dr. Guy Caldwell who is a molecular biologist at the University of Alabama. Since moving to Alabama ten years ago he has done groundbreaking work in applying the green florescent protein techniques developed by his mentor, Nobel Laureate Martin Chalfie to the study of dopamine neurons in the tiny worm C. Elegans. In this interview Dr. Campbell and Dr. Caldwell discuss the growing role of molecular biology as a tool in neuroscienc ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
BSP-58: Alva Noe author of "Out of Our Heads"Brain Science Podcast #58 is an interview with the author of Out of Our Heads: Why You Are Not Your Brain, and Other Lessons from the Biology of Consciousness. Philosopher Alva Noe (University of California-Berkeley) has devoted his career to the study of cognitive neuroscience. In this interview we explore why he believes that the mind is MORE than the brain.Episode show notes, links, and a full transcript of the interview are available at http://brainsciencepodcast.com/.You can send Dr. C ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
#58 Brain Science Podcast: Alva Noe author of Brain Science Podcast #58 is an interview with the author of Out of Our Heads: Why You Are Not Your Brain, and Other Lessons from the Biology of Consciousness. Philosopher Alva Noe (University of California-Berkeley) has devoted his career to the study of cognitive neuroscience. In this interview we explore why he believes that the mind is MORE than the brain.Episode show notes, links, and a full transcript of the interview are available at http://brainsciencepodcast.com/.You can send Dr. C ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
BSP-57: Neuropsychologist, Chris Frith, PhDEpisode 57 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with neuropsychologist Chris Frith, author of "Making up the Mind: How the Brain Creates Our Mental World."For an episode transcript, show notes, and links go to http://brainsciencepodcast.com/.Share you feed back in the Discussion Forum at http://brainscienceforum.com or send Dr. Campbell email at docartemis at gmail dot com.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
#57 Brain Science Podcast: Neuropsychologist, Chris Frith, PhD Episode 57 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with neuropsychologist Chris Frith, author of "Making up the Mind: How the Brain Creates Our Mental World."For an episode transcript, show notes, and links go to http://brainsciencepodcast.com/.Share you feed back in the Discussion Forum at http://brainscienceforum.com or send Dr. Campbell email at docartemis at gmail dot com.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
BSP-56: Eve Marder, PhDEpisode 56 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with neuroscientist, Eve Marder, PhD. Dr. Marder has spent 35 years studying the somatogastric ganglion of the lobster. In this interview we talk about how she got into neuroscience during its early days, her recent tenure as president of the Society for Neuroscience, and how some of her key discoveries have implications for studying more complex nervous systems.Go to http://brainsciencepodcast.com for show notes and links.Send Dr. Cam ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
#56 Brain Science Podcast: Eve Marder, PhDEpisode 56 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with neuroscientist, Eve Marder, PhD. Dr. Marder has spent 35 years studying the somatogastric ganglion of the lobster. In this interview we talk about how she got into neuroscience during its early days, her recent tenure as president of the Society for Neuroscience, and how some of her key discoveries have implications for studying more complex nervous systems.Go to http://brainsciencepodcast.com for show notes and links.Send Dr. Cam ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
BSP-55: Interview with Patricia ChurchlandEpisode 55 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with philosopher Patricia Churchland from the University of California in San Diego. Churchland is a pioneer in the area now known as neurophilosophy. In this interview with talk about the relationship between philosophy and neuroscience. Churchland has a unique perspective on the share goals of those interested in philosophy of mind and neuroscience.You can find show notes including an episode transcript at http://brainsciencepodcast. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
#55 Brain Science Podcast: Interview with Patricia ChurchlandEpisode 55 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with philosopher Patricia Churchland from the University of California in San Diego. Churchland is a pioneer in the area now known as neurophilosophy. In this interview with talk about the relationship between philosophy and neuroscience. Churchland has a unique perspective on the share goals of those interested in philosophy of mind and neuroscience.You can find show notes including an episode transcript at http://brainsciencepodcast. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
BSP-54: Dr. Michael Merzenich on Neuroplasticity
Brain Science Podcast #54 is an interview with Dr. Michael Merzenich, one of the pioneers of neuroplasticity. We talk about how the success of the cochlear implant revealed unexpected plasticity in adult brains and about how brain plasticity can be tapped to improve a wide variety of problems including dyslexia, autism, damage from disease and injury. Healthy people of all ages can also tap the resource of brain plasticity to help maintain and improve their mental functions ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
#54 Brain Science Podcast: Dr. Michael Merzenich on NeuroplasticityBrain Science Podcast #54 is an interview with Dr. Michael Merzenich, one of the pioneers of neuroplasticity. We talk about how the success of the cochlear implant revealed unexpected plasticity in adult brains and about how brain plasticity can be tapped to improve a wide variety of problems including dyslexia, autism, damage from disease and injury. Healthy people of all ages can also tap the resource of brain plasticity to help maintain and improve their mental functions.
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#54 Brain Science Podcast: Dr. Michael Merzenich on NeuroplasticityBrain Science Podcast #54 is an interview with Dr. Michael Merzenich, one of the pioneers of neuroplasticity. We talk about how the success of the cochlear implant revealed unexpected plasticity in adult brains and about how brain plasticity can be tapped to improve a wide variety of problems including dyslexia, autism, damage from disease and injury. Healthy people of all ages can also tap the resource of brain plasticity to help maintain and improve their mental functions.
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Extra: Books and Ideas #25 Vaccines Save Lives!I have included Episode 25 of Books and Ideas in the feed for the Brain Science Podcast because it is a discussion of the alleged connection between vaccines and autism. In this episode I interview Dr. Paul Offit, author of "Autism's False Prophets: Bad Science, Risky Medicine, and the Search for a Cure." Despite overwhelming scientific evidence against a relationship between vaccines and autism, vaccine opponents continue to frighten and confuse parents. Meanwhile we are beginnin ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | |