Highlights 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.
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Consciousness 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 MoreAntonio Damasio on "Feeling & Knowing" (BS 189)
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Neurologist and bestselling author Antonio Damasio is one of our most requested guests. In BS 189 we talk about his new book Feeling and Knowing.
Read MoreAnil Seth explores Consciousness (BS 188)
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BS 188 is a fascinating interview with neuroscientist Anil Seth about his new book Being You: A New Science of Consciousness. He shares his Beast Machine theory of consciousness.
Read MoreMark Solms talks about the origins of Consciousness (BS 184)
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In this month's episode of Brain Science, neuroscientist Mark Solms talks about his new book "The Hidden Spring: A Journey to the Origins of Consciousness." Solms was inspired by the pioneering work of Jaak Panksepp who argued that the origins of consciousness can be traced to the brainstem. In his new book Solms presents the evidence for this viewpoint and explains how the work of computational neuroscientist Karl Friston has provided additional support. We consider the implications for our understanding of both human consciousness and our appreciation for the consciousness of other animals.
Read MoreBruce Goldstein on "The Mind" (BS 180)
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BS 180 features E Bruce Goldstein, author of The Mind: Consciousness, Prediction, and the Brain. It is a great episode for listeners of all backgrounds and highly recommended to share with potential new listeners.
Read MoreBernard Baars: "On Consciousness" (BS 177)
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BS 177 is an interview with Dr. Bernard Baars, creator of the Global Workspace Theory that lead to many contemporary theories about how the brain generates conscious experience. He is joined by his colleague Dr. David Edelman.
Read More"The Spontaneous Brain" with Georg Northoff (BS 174)
/BS 174 is an interview with Georg Northoff about his book The Spontaneous Brain: From the Mind–Body to the World–Brain Problem. We explore the surprising discovering that much of the brain’s activity is entirely independent of inputs from the senses, how this spontaneous activity interacts with stimuli, and the implications of these discoveries on our understanding of how the brain generates conscious experience.
Read More"Are You Sure? The Unconscious Origins of Certainty" (BS 173)
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Brain Science 173 features host Dr. Ginger Campbell reading an excerpt from her bestseller Are You Sure? The Unconscious Origins of Certainty. She explains why this topic is extremely relevant during these times of of extreme uncertainty.
Read MoreChristof Koch on the Neuroscience of Consciousness (BS 163)
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In BS 163 renowned neuroscientist Christof Koch discusses is latest book, The Feeling of Life Itself: Why Consciousness Is Widespread but Can't Be Computed. He explains why he doesn’t think the neural correlates of consciousness (NCC) are enough to explain experience. This is the 4th in our 4 part series on the neuroscience of consciousness.
Read More"Rethinking Consciousness" with Michael Graziano (BS 162)
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Episode 162 is an interview with neuroscientist Michael Graziano about his new book Rethinking Consciousness: A Scientific Theory of Subjective Experience. This is the 3rd of our four-part conversation about the neuroscience of consciousness.
Read MoreJoseph Ledoux (BS 161)
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Brain Science 161 is an interview with neuroscientist Joesph Ledoux about his new book The Deep History of Ourselves: The Four-Billion-Year Story of How We Got Conscious Brains. It is the second of our 4 part series on the neuroscience of consciousness and focuses on the evolutionary role of emotion. Dr. Ledoux takes a surprising position on the relationship between emotion and consciousness.
Read MoreWhat is Consciousness? (BS 160)
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What is consciousness? BS 160 is an overview of the current neuroscience of consciousness. I take a deep dive into 5 recent books on the topic. We explore questions such as What is the definition of consciousness? Which non-human animals are conscious? Could AI become conscious? and the big one: Can neuroscience solve the so-called “Hard Problem” of subjectivity.
Read MoreBiological Mind with Alan Jasanoff (BS 146)
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BS 146 is an interview with Dr. Alan Jasanoff, author of The Biological Mind: How Brain, Body, and Environment Collaborate to Make Us Who We Are. We talk about how what he calls “the cerebral mystique” causes people to forget that the brain is not autonomous, but relies on its interaction with the body and its environment to create the Mind.
Read MoreWhat is Mind? (BS 131)
/In part 2 or our 10 Anniversary Retrospective we consider the question What is Mind? I reflect back on books and guests who have appeared in the last 5 years, and consider how my take on this question has evolved over the 10 years I have been creating Brain Science (formerly called the Brain Science Podcast.) Listener feedback is also included.
Read MorePrimary Consciousness and Experience with Jon Mallatt (BSP 128)
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In BSP 128 we talk with Jon Mallatt co-author of The Ancient Origins of Consciousness: How the Brain Created Experience. We consider the evidence that primary sensory consciousness is much older and more widespread than is commonly believed.
Read MoreAndy Clark on Prediction, Action, and the Embodied Mind (BSP 126)
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BSP 126 is an interview with Andy Clark about his latest book Surfing Uncertainty: Prediction, Action, and the Embodied Mind.
Read More"How Do you Feel?" with Dr. Bud Craig (BSP 121)
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BSP 121 is an interview with AD (Bud) Craig, author of How Do You Feel?: An Interoceptive Moment with Your Neurobiological Self. Even though his book is quite technical he does a great job of describing his discoveries in a way that is accessible for listeners of all backgrounds.
Read MoreBSP 115: Eastern Philosophy and Western Neuroscience
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Evan Thompson (click photo to buy BS 115 audio)
Scientific interest in the Mind and Consciousness is relatively new, but both Western and Eastern Philosophy have a long tradition of exploring these topics. In his new book Waking, Dreaming, Being: Self and Consciousness in Neuroscience, Meditation, and Philosophy, Evan Thompson explores how these diverse traditions can inform and enrich one another.
Thompson goes beyond a narrow view of consciousness, which focuses only on the waking state. Instead he considers how dreaming, lucid dreaming, and even near death experiences can advance our understanding of how our brain's generate both consciousness and our sense of Self.
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Related Episodes:
BSP 5: Very brief introduction to Philosophy of Mind.
BSP 55: Patricia Churchland, PhD, discusses Neurophilosophy.
BSP 58: Alva Noë, PhD, discusses Out of Our Heads: Why You Are Not Your Brain, and Other Lessons from the Biology of Consciousness.
BSP 67: Thomas Metzinger discusses The Ego Tunnel: The Science of the Mind and the Myth of the Self.
BSP 73: Embodied Cognition with Lawrence Shapiro, PhD.
BSP 81: Patricia Churchland discusses Braintrust: What Neuroscience Tells Us about Morality.
BSP 89: Evan Thompson discusses Mind in Life: Biology, Phenomenology, and the Sciences of Mind.
BSP 96: Robert Burton, MD discusses A Skeptic's Guide to the Mind: What Neuroscience Can and Cannot Tell Us About Ourselves.
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Brain Science Podcast Celebrates 8 Years of Neuroscience
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Ginger CampbeLL, host of the Brain Science Podcast (L>R: Greta, Rusty, & Jake)
The first episode of the Brain Science Podcast appeared on December 5, 2006, which makes it one of the longest running shows in any genre, not just science or medicine. I am especially proud of the fact that we have reached listeners in 219 different countries. BSP 114 is our 8th annual review episode and as a part of our year-end celebration all previous annual review episodes have been added to the FREE feed that also includes our most recent 25 episodes.
The goal of our annual review episode is to highlight some of the key ideas that we have explored during the last years. For 2014 this included discussions of brain plasticity with Dr. Michael Merzenich, the integration of cognition and emotion with Dr. Luis Pessoa, the science of sleep with Dr. Penny Lewis, the hazards of neuromania, consciousness with Dr. Michael Graziano, exercise and the brain with Dr. John Ratey, neurobiology with Dr. Frank Amthor, and mirror neurons with Dr. Greg Hickok. We ended the year with highlights from the event "Neuroplasticity and Healing," which featured the Dalai Lama and three previous Brain Science Podcast guests.
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2014 Episodes:
BSP 105: interview with Michael Merzenich, author of Soft-Wired: How the New Science of Brain Plasticity Can Change Your Life
BSP 106: interview with Luiz Pessoa, author of The Cognitive-Emotional Brain: From Interactions to Integration
BSP 107: interview with Penelope Lewis, author of The Secret World of Sleep: The Surprising Science of the Mind at Rest
BSP 108: interview with Michael Graziano, author of Consciousness and the Social Brain
BSP 109: Avoiding Neuromania (see original show notes for references)
BSP 110: interview with Frank Amthor, author of Neurobiology For Dummies
BSP 111: interview with John Ratey, author of Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
BSP 112: interview with Greg Hickok, author of The Myth of Mirror Neurons: The Real Neuroscience of Communication and Cognition
BSP 113: Highlights from "Neuroplasticity and Healing," featuring the Dalai Lama
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Upcoming episodes of the Brain Science Podcast will feature Evan Thompson, Norman Doidge, and Edward Taub.
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