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Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone

Brain Science is hosted by Virginia "Ginger" Campbell, MD (Podcast Hall of Fame 2022). She is an experienced physician with a passion for exploring how recent discoveries in neuroscience are revealing how our brains make us who we are. This podcast is for non-scientists, scientists, and everyone in between. It features interviews and discusses the latest books about the brain.

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213 Premium Transcript PDF from 2023-10-30T18:29:42

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BS 213 Kevin Mitchell explores Free Will from 2023-10-27T09:00:19

In the this episode of Brain Science we talk with neuroscientist Kevin Mitchell about his new bo...

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212 FREE Episode Transcript from 2023-09-22T09:30

This is the FREE Transcript for BS 212 with is an encore presentation of an interview with Thomas Metzinger, author of The Ego Tunnel: The Science of the Mind and the Myth of the Self.<...

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BS 212 Thomas Metzinger on "The Ego Tunnel" (Encore) from 2023-09-22T09:00:58

This month's episode of Brain Science features Thomas Metzinger, author of "The Ego Tunnel: The Science of the Mind and the Myth of the Self." Metzinger is a philosopher with a longstanding inte...

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BS 211 Molecular Biologist Seth Grant from 2023-08-25T09:00

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BS 210 Introduction to Neurotransmitters from 2023-07-28T09:00

This episode is our first review of neurotransmitters since episode 8 way back in 2007. We start with some basics of neuron function and brain anatomy, but the meat of the episode is a discussio...

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BS 209 Luiz Pessoa "The Entangled Brain" from 2023-06-23T09:00

This month's episode of Brain Science is an interview with Luiz Pessoa, author of The Entangled Brain: How Perception, Cognition,...

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BS 208 "Foolproof" with Sander van der Linden from 2023-05-26T09:00:19

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BS 207 Free Episode Transcript from 2023-04-28T09:30

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BS 207 Luiz Pessoa "The Cognitive-Emotional Brain" from 2023-04-28T09:00

This month's episode is an encore presentation of an interview with neuroscientist Luiz Pessoa discussing his fascinating book "The Cognitive-Emotional Brain: F...

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BS 206: Paco Calvo explores Plant Intelligence from 2023-03-24T09:00:48

This month we have an intriguing interview with Dr. Paco Calvo from the Minimal Intelligence Laboratory at the University of Mercia in Spain. We talk with him about his new book Planta Sapiens: ...

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BS 205 Molecular Biologist Guy Caldwell (Part 2) from 2023-02-24T10:00

In this 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 pr...

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204 Free Episode Transcript from 2023-01-27T10:30

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BS 204 Guy Caldwell: The Role of Molecular Biology in Neuroscience from 2023-01-27T10:00

This month's episode is an encore presentation of an interview with Dr. Guy Caldwell from the University...

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203 FREE Episode Transcript from 2022-12-23T10:30

This is the free episode transcript for BS 203, which is the 16th Annual Review Episode. ...

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BS 203 Sixteenth Anniversary of Brain Science from 2022-12-23T10:00

This month's episode (BS 203) celebrates the 16th Anniversary of Brain Science with the annual review episode. This is a listener favori...

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BS 202 Is Meditation Mind Science? with Evan Thompson from 2022-11-25T10:00

The idea that meditation is a "mind science" is popular, but in this interview Canadian philosopher Evan Thompson argues that this claim does not stand up to either scientific or philosophical s...

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BS 201 Brain Development with Bill Harris from 2022-10-28T09:00

This month's episode of Brain Science is an interview with WA (Bill) Harris, author of Zero to Bir...

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BS 200 Embodied Cognition in Education with Sheila Macrine and Jennifer Fugate from 2022-09-23T09:00

This month's episode is a discussion with the editors of a fascinating new book Movement Matters: How Embodied Cognition Informs Tea...

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BS 199: Batja Mesquita on Cultural Origins of Emotion from 2022-08-26T09:00

This month's episode is an interview with Batja Mesquita, author of "Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions." Thi...

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198 Free Episode Transcript from 2022-07-22T09:30

This is a free transcript for BS 198 with Evan Thompson, author of "Mind in Life: Biology, Phenomenology, and the Sciences of Mind." Since this is an encore episode the transcript if being provi...

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BS 198 Embodied Cognition with Evan Thompson from 2022-07-22T09:00

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BS 197 Free Transcript: Frank Amthor "Neuroscience for Dummies" from 2022-07-12T20:33:16

This is the free transcript for Episode 197 with Frank Amthor, author of Neuroscience for Dummies.

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BS 197 (Encore) Neuroscience for Dummies with Frank Amthor from 2022-06-20T12:11:05

This month's episode of Brain Science features an encore playing of my interview with Dr. Frank Amthor, author of Neuroscience for Dummies and Neurobiology...

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BS 196 Consciousness with Hakwan Lau from 2022-05-27T09:00

This month's episode of Brain Science is an interview with Hakwan Lau, author of In Consciousness ...

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BS 195 Neuroscience of Emotion with David Anderson from 2022-04-22T09:00

This month's episode is an interview with David J Anderson from Cal Tech. We talk ...

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BS 194 Mary-Frances O'Connor, author of "The Grieving Brain" from 2022-03-25T09:00

The neuroscience of grief and grieving is a relatively new field, but one that offers practical discoveries for people of all backgrounds. This month we talk with...

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BS 193 "Embodied Mind:" What does this mean? from 2022-02-25T10:00

In this month's episode of Brain Science I explore two big picture questions: What does it mean to claim that the Mind is "embodied?" and How does this change our understanding of our place in t...

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BS 192 Nina Kraus talks about Sound and the Brain from 2022-01-28T10:00:34

This month's episode of Brain Science is an interview with Nina Kraus, author of "Of Sound Mind: How Our Brain Constructs a Meani...

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BS 191 15th Annual Review Episode from 2021-12-22T10:00

This is our 15th annual review episode, which highlights the guests and key ideas we have shared in 2021. Interviews included return visits from Jeff Hawkins and David Eagleman. New guests inclu...

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BS 190 How our Brain gets things done with David Badre from 2021-11-24T10:00

This month's episode of Brain Science features David Badre, author of "On Task: How Our Brain Gets Thin...

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BS 189 Antonio Damasio, author of "Feeling and Knowing" from 2021-10-29T09:00

Neurologist and best-selling author Antonio Damasio is one of our most requested guests. This month we...

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BS 188 Anil Seth on Consciousness from 2021-09-24T09:00

BS 188 features neuroscientist Anil Seth discussing his new book "Being You: A New Science of Consciousness." We have had many guests talk about consciousness, but Seth represents the newer gene...

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BS 187 David Eagleman on his new book "LiveWired" from 2021-08-27T09:00

BS 187 features bestselling author and neuroscientist David Eagleman. We talk about his latest book "L...

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BS 186 Mark Humphries author of "The Spike: An Epic Journey Through the Brain in 2.1 Seconds" from 2021-07-23T09:00

This month's episode features Mark Humphries, author of "The Spike: An Epic Journey Through the Brain in 2.1 Seconds." We explore how the brain uses electri...

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BS 185 Stephen Fleming on "the neuroscience of self-awareness" from 2021-06-25T09:00

This month's episode of Brain Science is an interview with Dr. Stephen Fle...

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BS 184 Premium Transcript from 2021-05-30T14:09

This is the premium episode transcript for BS 184 with Mark Solms author of The Hidden Spring: A Journey to the Source of Consciousness.

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BS 184 Mark Solms, author of "The Hidden Spring: A Journey to the Source of Consciousness" from 2021-05-28T09:00

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BS 183 Jeff Hawkins shares his new theory of Intelligence from 2021-04-23T09:00

Jeff Hawkins has spent nearly twenty years on a quest to discover how the brain's cortex generates intell...

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BS 182 Iris Berent author of "The Blind Storyteller" from 2021-03-26T09:00

This month's episode of Brain Science features Iris Berent, author of " Listen

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BS 181 Sir Simon Baron-Cohen from 2021-02-26T10:00

This month's episode of Brain Science features Sir Simon Bar...

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BS 180 E Bruce Goldstein from 2021-01-22T10:00

This month's episode of Brain Science is an interview with neuroscientists E. Bruce Goldstein, author of Listen

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BS 179 Free Episode Transcript from 2020-12-25T10:30

Here is a free transcript of Brain Science 179, which is our 14th Annual Review Episode.

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BS 179 14th Annual Review Episode from 2020-12-25T10:00

It's time for our 14th Annual Review Episode! Despite the challenges of 2020, it has been an outstanding year for Brain Science: the show passed 11 mil...

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BS 178 Peter Sterling from 2020-11-27T10:00

This month's episode of Brain Science features neuroscientist Peter Sterling sharing the ke...

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BS 177 Bernard Baars with David Edelman from 2020-10-23T09:00

Bernard Baars is a pioneer in the neuroscience of consciousness. He first proposed Global Workspace Theo...

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BS 176 Seth Grant on Synapse Complexity from 2020-09-25T09:00

This is my fifth interview with molecular biologist and neuroscientist Dr. Seth Grant from The University of Edinburgh. Dr. Grant was recently recognized for his pioneering work by the  Federati...

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BS 175 Carol Tavris explains Cognitive Dissonance from 2020-08-28T09:00

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BS 174 Georg Northoff, author of "The Spontaneous Brain" from 2020-07-24T09:00

BS 174 is an interview with neuroscientist and philosopher Georg Northoff about his fascinating book "The Spontaneous Brain: From the Mind–Body to the World–Brain Problem." We explore the signif...

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BS 173 Exploring the Unconscious Origins Of Certainty from 2020-06-26T09:00

In this special episode of Brain Science host Dr Ginger Campbell reads an excerpt from her bestseller "Are You Sure? The Unconscious Origin of Certainty." While it migh...

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BS 172 "The Brain from the Inside Out" with György Buzsáki from 2020-05-22T09:00

In this episode I talk with neuroscientist György Buzsáki about his new book The Brain from Inside Out Listen

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BS 171 Matthew Cobb, author of "The Idea of the Brain" from 2020-04-24T09:00

This episode of Brain Science is an interview with neuroscientist Matthew Cobb author of "The Idea of ...

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BS 170 Numbers in the Brain with Andreas Nieder from 2020-03-27T09:00

BS 170 is an interview with Andreas Nieder, author of Listen

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BS 169 Glial Cells with Doug Fields (Encore) from 2020-03-13T09:00

This episode is an exploration of glial cells with R Douglas Fields, author of "The Other Brain: The Scientific an...

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BS 167 Stanislas Dehaene explores "How We Learn" from 2020-02-14T10:00

This is an interview with Stanislas Dehaene about his new book How We Learn: Why Brains Learn Better Than Any Machine . . . ...

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BS 166: Stephen Macknik talks about Vision Research from 2020-01-24T10:00

Brain Science 166 features the return of neuroscientist Stephen Macknik. We talk about his recent work that is focused on developing a new visual prosthesis based on recent discoveries and techn...

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BS 165: Magic as a Tool for Understanding the Brain from 2020-01-10T10:00

This episode is an encore presentation of an interview with neuroscientists Stephen L. Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde. We talk about their international bestseller Listen

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165 Free Episode Transcript from 2020-01-06T20:15:54

I am including the transcript of this episode for free because it is an encore presentation of an interview that originally aired as BSP 72. It features Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde...

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Brain Science 2020 (Trailer) from 2020-01-03T10:00

Brain Science is entering its 14th year and for the first time since 2008 I will be produci...

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BS 164 Thirteenth Annual Review Episode from 2019-12-20T10:00

This is our 13th annual review episode. I share a few highlights from episodes 153-163 and include a few extra reflections on the recent 4-part series about the neuroscience of Consciousness. Listen

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Extra: Susan Schneider, author of "Artificial You" from 2019-12-15T18:00

This episode of Books and Ideas is an interview with Listen
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BS 163 Christof Koch on the Integrated Information Theory of Consciousness from 2019-11-22T10:00

Christof Koch returns to Brain Science for the 3rd time and in this episode he shares his ...

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BS 162 "Rethinking Consciousness" with Michael Graziano from 2019-10-25T09:00

This episode is an interview with Dr. Michael Graziano, author of Rethinking Consciousness: A Scientifi...

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BS 161 Joseph Ledoux from 2019-09-27T09:00

Respected neuroscientist Dr. Joseph Ledoux's new book is The Deep History of Ourselves: The Four-Billion-...

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BS 160 Neuroscience of Consciousness from 2019-08-23T09:00

This month's episode is the beginning a four part series about the Neuroscience of Consciousness. This month I am discussing and comparing the ideas from several recent books on the subject in p...

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BS 158 Philosopher Patricia Churchland discusses "Conscience: The Origins of Moral Intuition" from 2019-06-28T09:00

This month marks the return of popular Brain Science guest Dr. Patricia Churchland ( Listen

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BS 156 Russell Poldrack talks about Brain Imaging (fMRI) from 2019-04-26T09:00

This month's episode of Brain Science is an interview with Stanford psychologist, Dr Russell...

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BS 155 Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience with Paul Middlebrooks from 2019-03-22T09:00

BS 155 is an interview with neuroscientist Paul Middlebrooks, host of the Listen

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BS 154 Alan Castel explores the psychology of successful aging from 2019-02-22T10:00

BS 154 is an interview with Dr. Alan Castel, author of Listen

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BS 153 "Understanding the Brain" with John Dowling from 2019-01-25T10:00

Episode 153 of Brain Science is an interview with Harvard neuroscientist John Dowling. We talk about his latest book  Listen

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BS 152 Twelfth Annual Review Episode from 2018-12-28T10:00

BS 152 is our 12th annual review episode.
 
In 2018 nine new books were featured and the subjects covered included memory, peri-personal cells, creativity, language, read...

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BS 151 Neuroscience of Emotion from 2018-11-21T22:28:36

BS 151 is a discussion of The Neuroscience of Emotion: A New Synthesis by Ralph Adolphs and Dav...

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BS 150 Seth Grant Explores the Synaptome from 2018-10-26T09:00

BS 150 is my 4th interview with Dr. Seth Grant, the molecular biologist who has discovered surprising things about the evolution of the synapse, including the fact that vertebrates have much mor...

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Announcements about Boston and Australia from 2018-10-13T14:00

This brief announcement is to correct a mistake I made in BS 148.

For several months I have been talking about my trip to Australia in 2019. I have posted this brief audio to clarify that...

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BS 149 "Happy Brain" with Dr. Dean Burnett from 2018-09-28T09:00

Brain Science 149 is an episode for listeners of all backgrounds. It is an interview with Dr. Dean Burnett, author of Happy ...

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BS 148 Pioneering neuroscientist Eve Marder from 2018-08-24T15:48:02

BS 148 is the interview with pioneering neuroscientist Dr. Eve Marder, which I originally recorded back in 2009. I am reposting it now as a follow-up to last month's review of Charlotte Nassim's...

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BS 146 Alan Jasanoff on The Biological Mind from 2018-06-21T01:10:56

This is an interview with MIT neuroscientist, Dr. Alan Jasanoff about his book The Biological Mind: How ...

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BS 145 The Reading Brain with Maryanne Wolf from 2018-05-25T16:13:58

BS 145 celebrates the return of Dr. Maryanne Wolf who was featured back in BSP 29 when we talked about her bestseller Listen

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BS 144 Language in the Brain with Angela Friederici from 2018-04-27T02:10:10

This is an interview with Dr. Angela Friederici, author of Language in Our Brain: The Origins of a Uniquel...

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BS 143 Creativity with Elkhonon Goldberg from 2018-03-23T09:00

BS 143 is an interview with Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg, author of Creativity: The Human Brain in the Age of Inn...

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BS 142 Michael Graziano explores Peripersonal Neurons from 2018-02-23T15:14:49

BS 142 is an interview with neuroscientist Michael Graziano about his latest book The Spaces Between Us: ...

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BS 141 Rodrigo Quian Quiroga on Memory and Perception from 2018-01-25T01:35:20

BS 141 is an interview with Rodrigo Quian Quiroga, author of The Forgetting Machine: Memory, Perception, and the "Jennifer Aniston Neuron."  We explore how our brains construct both per...

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BS 140 Brain Science Review of 2017 from 2017-12-22T22:02:06

BS 140 is our 11th Annual Review episode. We look back at the highlights from 2017. New listeners will get a good feel for the ideas and guests that appeared, while regular listeners will have a...

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BS 139 Jeff Hawkins from Numenta from 2017-11-27T10:00

Jeff Hawkins founded Numenta in 2005, shortly after publishing his best seller "On Intelligence." Numenta's goal is to create a computer model of how the human cortex functions and more importan...

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BS 138 John Medina: Brain Rules for Aging Well from 2017-10-23T16:50:45

In BS 138 Dr. John Medina returns to discuss his latest book Brain Rules for Aging Well: 10 Principles for Staying Vital, Happy, and Sharp. This is a lively discussion full of useful in...

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BS 137 Seth Grant: "Genetic Lifespan Calendar" from 2017-09-25T09:00

In BS 137 neuroscientist Seth Grant describes his surprising new discovery that brain complexity is...

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BS 136 Why Reading Science Matters from 2017-08-28T18:06:41

In Brain Science 136 we discuss "Language at the Speed of Sight: How We Read, Why So Many Can’t, and What Can Be Done About It" by Mark Seidenberg. We consider the dist...

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BS 135 Lisa Barrett on How Emotions Are Made from 2017-07-31T06:00

This episode features Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett, author of How Emotions Are Made. We discuss the evidence AGAINST the classical theory that emotions are universal and hardwired, as well as her ne...

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BS 134 Remember Jaak Panksepp, pioneer of Affective Neuroscience from 2017-07-05T15:03:30

Dr. Jaak Panksepp, pioneer of Affective Neuroscience died in April 2017 at the age of 73. Because he was one of our most popular guests we are replaying his first interview from 2010.

Ple...

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BS 133 Counting Neurons with Dr. Suzana Herculano-Houzel from 2017-04-26T22:05:01

How many neurons does the typical human brain contain? The oft-quoted number of 100 billion turns out to have been a guess that was wrong! By a lot! Dr. Suzana Herculano-Houzel is the Brazilian ...

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BS 132 William Uttal on the limitations of brain imaging from 2017-03-31T01:49:36

Dr. William Uttal first appeared on the Brain Science Podcast back in 2012. He was a long time critic of over reliance of certain types of brain imaging, especially fMR...

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BS 131: What is Mind? part 2 of our 10th Anniversary Retrospective from 2017-01-30T14:50:43

In this episode we focus on the most recent 5 years of Brain Science, looking back at our guests and ...

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Brain Science 130 Ten Year Anniversary, Part 1 - The Early Years from 2016-12-21T03:55:57

In this episode, Dr. Ginger Campbell celebrates The Brain Science Podcast/Brain Science's 10 year anniversary. This episode focuses on the first 5 years of the podcast. Find out how the show got...

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Brain Science: 10th Anniversary Preview from 2016-11-20T21:42:13

In December, Brain Science (podcast) will celebrate its 10th Anniversary. I want to include listener feedback so I posted this brief call to action.

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BS 129 Premium Transcript PDF: Brenda Milner, pioneering neuroscientist from 2016-10-05T02:01:32

This is the free transcript for BS 129, which is an interview with pioneering neuroscientist, Brenda Milner.

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BSP 129 Dr. Brenda Milner: Neuropsychology and the Study of Memory from 2016-10-05T01:16:19

In episode 129, Dr. Brenda Milner comes on the show to talk about her life's work and her most famous experiments. Dr. Milner was a pioneer in the field of neuropsychology and in the study of Listen

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BSP 128 Jon Mallatt: Primary Consciousness and Experience from 2016-09-01T18:54:43

In episode 128, Jon Mallat is here to talk about the book he co-authored, "The Ancient Origins of Consciousness: How the Brain Created Experience". The focus on this conversation is on primary...

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Brain Science: Information for Listeners from 2016-08-23T20:42:42

Brain Science (formerly the Brain Science Podcast) has been on a 6 month hiatus. This short audio provides information for both new listeners and longtime fans...

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BSP 127 Placebo Research Update with Fabrizio Benedetti from 2016-03-01T22:59:01

BSP 127 is a follow-up to BSP 122, which was an interview with Fabrizio Benedetti, author of  Listen

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BSP 126 Andy Clark on Prediction, Action, and the Embodied Mind from 2016-01-28T14:22:08

Episode 126 is an interview with Andy Clark, author of Surfing Uncertainty: Prediction, Action, and the Embodied Mind. Our focus is on integrating a predictive model of the brain with the prin...

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BSP 125 Ninth Annual Review Episode from 2015-12-23T17:10:27

BSP 125 is our ninth annual review episode. I briefly review a few key ideas from each episode and then look forward to 2016. Check out the show notes at Listen

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BSP 124 After Phrenology with Michael Anderson from 2015-11-24T00:45:49

In BSP 124 philosopher turned neuroscientist Michael Anderson talks about his new book "After Phrenology: Neural Reuse and the Interactive Brain." One of the most surprising recent discoveries i...

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BSP 123 Phenomenology and Embodied Cognition with Anthony Chemero from 2015-10-28T09:00

BSP 123 is an interview with Anthony Chemero, author of Radical Embodied Cognitive Science and Phenomenology...

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BSP 122 Neurobiology of Placebos (Encore) from 2015-09-28T23:51:57

This is a replay of the interview with Dr. Fabrizio Benedetti, author of Placebo Effects: Understanding the mechanisms in health and disease and The Patient's Brain: The neuroscienc...

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BSP 122 Neurobiology of Placebos from 2015-09-28T23:51:57

This is a replay of the interview with Dr. Fabrizio Benedetti, author of Placebo Effects: Understanding the mechanisms in health and disease and The Patient's Brain: The neuroscienc...

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BSP Summer Announcements from 2015-08-30T21:47:30

Due to circumstances beyond my control the next full episode of the Brain Science Podcast will be delayed until mid-late September. This announcement explains why and a...

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BSP 121 Interoception with Dr. AD (Bud) Craig from 2015-07-28T09:00

BSP 121 is an interview with AD (Bud) Craig, author of  "How Do You Feel?: An Interoceptive Moment with Your Neurobiological Self." Dr. Craig has made some surprising discoveries about how infor...

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BSP 120 Ed Taub Part 2 from 2015-07-03T00:20:51

BSP 120 is the second half of my interview with Dr. Ed Taub, pioneer of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CI Therapy), which is a revolutionary approach to rehabilating people with stroke and...

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BSP 119 Dr. Ed Taub: Stroke Rehab and Brain Plasticity (neuroplasticity) from 2015-05-25T21:48:24

BSP 119 is the first half of a new interview with Dr. Edward Taub who last appeared on the Brain Science Podcast back in Listen

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BSP 118 FREE Episode Transcript from 2015-04-29T00:09:52

This is the premium transcript of BSP 118, which is a discussion of "Beyond the Zonu...

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BSP 118 Neuroanatomy for Everyone (Encore) from 2015-04-28T23:38:35

BSP 118 provides an accessible introduction to neuroantomy for listeners of all backgrounds. It is an edited version of BSP 32,...

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BSP 118 Neuroanatomy for Everyone from 2015-04-28T23:38:35

BSP 118 provides an accessible introduction to neuroantomy for listeners of all backgrounds. It is an edited version of BSP 32,...

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BSP 117: Michael Gazzaniga, father of cognitive neuroscience from 2015-03-22T12:40:11

BSP 117 is an interview with pioneering neuroscientist Dr. Michael Gazzaniga. We focus on ...

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BSP 116 Norman Doidge, MD on "The Brain's Way of Healing" from 2015-02-22T22:50:29

BSP 116 is an interview with Dr. Norman Doidge about his new book "The Brain's Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity." In his previous bests...

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BSP 115 Evan Thompson: Eastern Philosophy meets Western Neuroscience from 2015-01-29T12:37:39

BSP 115 is an interview with Evan Thompson about his new book Waking, Dreaming, Being: Self and Consciousness in Neuroscien...

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BSP 114 Eighth Annual Review Episode from 2014-12-22T10:00

The Brain Science Podcast celebrated its eighth anniversary on December 5, 2014, which makes...

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Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone
BSP 113 Dalai Lama at UAB from 2014-11-26T19:31:45

BSP 113 features highlights and excerpts from the event "Neuroplasticity and Healing," which was held at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) on October 25, 2014. The event featured His...

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BSP 112 What do Mirror Neurons Do? from 2014-10-16T12:08:51

Brain Science Podcast 112 is an interview...

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Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone
BSP 111 Exercise and the Brain (Encore) from 2014-09-02T09:00

BSP 111 is an interview with Dr. John Ratey, author of "Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain." This is an ...

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BSP 111 Exercise and the Brain from 2014-09-02T09:00

BSP 111 is an interview with Dr. John Ratey, author of "Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain." This is an ...

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extra episode: Dr. John Ratey Returns from 2014-06-24T09:00

This is an episode of my other podcast, Books and Ideas. It is an interview with Dr. John Ratey about his latest book "Go Wild: Free Your Body and Mind from the Afflict...

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BSP 104: 2013 Year End Review from 2013-12-26T03:54

Episode 104 of the Brain Science Podcast is our Seventh Annual Review Episode. We review the key ideas that we explored in 2013 and I explain the new Premium Subscription launching at the end of...

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BSP 94: Linguist Benjamin Bergen from 2013-02-25T10:00

Episode 94 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with Bejamin Ber...

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Extra: Why Animal Emotions Matter from 2013-02-15T17:02

This episode is a followup interview with Dr. Jaak Panksepp, pioneer of Affective Neuroscience. In a recent episode of the Listen

Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone
BSP 92 Neuroscience Review with Transcript from 2012-12-28T10:00

Episode 92 is the Sixth Annual Review Episode of the Brain Science Podcast Listen

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Extra: Terrence Deacon on Books and Ideas from 2012-07-16T09:00

Episode 47 of Books and Ideas is being rele...

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Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone
BSP 83: William Uttal: Is brain imaging the new phrenology? from 2012-03-23T09:00

Episode 83 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with Willia...

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BSP 80 Fifth Annual Review Episode with transcript from 2011-12-30T10:00

In BSP 80 we look back at Year 5 of the Brain Science Podcast. We also reflect on what we have learned about brain health. This episode contains useful information for ...

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Extra: Vaccines Save Lives! from 2009-01-31T20:00

I have included Episode 25 of Books and Ideas in the feed for th...

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Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone
PROMO for Books and Ideas Podcast from 2008-04-26T15:03

This is a brief promo to remind you to check out my other podcast Books and Ideas. Episode 19 is an interview ...

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Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone
BSP-27: Year-end Review for 2007 from 2007-12-28T06:00

#27 Brain Science Podcast: This episode is a brief review of the first year of the Brain Science Pod...

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