Molecular Biologist Guy Caldwell (pt2: BS 205)

Molecular Biologist Guy Caldwell (pt2: BS 205)

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.

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Molecular Biologist Guy Caldwell (BS 204)

Molecular Biologist Guy Caldwell (BS 204)

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.

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Is Meditation a "Mind Science?" with Evan Thompson (BS 202)

Is Meditation a "Mind Science?" with Evan Thompson (BS 202)

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.

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BS 200 Embodied Cognition in Education and Learning

BS 200 Embodied Cognition in Education and Learning

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.

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"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.

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Neuroscience of Emotion with David J Anderson (BS 195)

Neuroscience of Emotion with David J Anderson (BS 195)

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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