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Kevin Mitchell argues for FREE WILL in BS 213
Kevin mitchell (click to play audio, r click to download mp3) In the this episode of Brain Science we talk with neuroscientist Kevin Mitchell about his new book Free Agents: How Evolution Gave Us Free Will. While many neuroscientists and philosophers argue that free will is an illusion, Mitchell argues that the ability to make meaningful choices is part of our evolutionary heritage. He also addresses the important issue of determinism, siding with those physicists who argue that the fundamental nature of our universe is NOT deterministic. These issues are crucial to how we see oursel...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - October 27, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Brain Evolution Decision Making Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts

Thomas Metzinger on "The Ego Tunnel" (BS 212)
click to play; right click to download mp3 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 interest in Philosophy of Mind with a focus on incorporating the findings of neuroscience. We discuss the implications of the discovery that consciousness is a biological process generated by the interaction of the brain, body, and external world. Metzinger also emphasized the importance of considering altered states including dreaming, out of body experien...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - September 22, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Source Type: podcasts

Molecular Biologist Seth Grant (BS 211)
Seth Grant (click image to play episode, right click to download) This episode of Brain Science features the return of molecular biologist Seth Grant. We briefly review his decades of research into the complexity of the protein structure of the synapse and then we focus on his most recent paper, which describes how the life-span of synapse proteins appears to change as animals age. Grant reflects of the significance of this finding both for animal research and human medicine.This episode is appropriate for listeners of all backgrounds.Seth Grant has previously appeared on Brain Scien...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - August 25, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Addiction Brain Chemistry dopamine For Newbies Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Synapses Source Type: podcasts

Basics of Neurotransmitters (BS 210)
click image to play episode, right click to download 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 discussion of neurotransmitters and how they work. The key idea is that a simple molecule, such as dopamine, can have a wide variety of effects because of the existence of multiple receptors.This episode is appropriate for listeners of all backgrounds, but might be a little challenging for new listeners. It will be a review episode for longtime liste...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - July 28, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Addiction Brain Chemistry dopamine For Newbies Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Synapses Source Type: podcasts

"The Entangled Brain" with Luiz Pessoa (BS 209)
Luiz Pessoa; L click to play, R click to download This month's episode of Brain Science is an interview with Luiz Pessoa, author of The Entangled Brain: How Perception, Cognition, and Emotion Are Woven Together.This is Pessoa's first book aimed at a general audience and it provides a concise overview of our current understanding of basic brain function. However, he also explains the limitations of the traditional modular view of the brain. A key take home point is that emotion and cognition are deeply intertwined at every level. Listen now Free transcript e...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - June 23, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Limbic System Books Brain Research Cognitive Science For Newbies Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts

"Foolproof" with Sander van der Linden (BS 208)
Sander van der linden (click to listen, r click to download) This month's episode is an interview with Cambridge Psychology professor Sander van der Linden, author of Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity. We discuss the important topic of how techniques like appealing to emotion contribute to the spread of misinformation. Dr. Campbell reflects on why this topic is important.Our discussion began with the problem of the “Illusory truth” effect, which is the observation that the more often something is repeated the more likely people are to belie...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - May 26, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Cognitive Science For Newbies Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Psychology Source Type: podcasts

"The Cognitive-Emotional Brain" with Luiz Pessoa (BS 207)
Luiz Pessoa (L click to play, r click to download mp3) This month's episode of Brain Science is an encore presentation of an interview with neuroscientist Luiz Pessoa discussing his fascinating book The Cognitive-Emotional Brain: From Interactions to Integration. We explored the surprising role of the amygdala in decision making and learned that cognition and emotion are deeply intertwined at every level.This month’s transcript is also free. Listen to Episode Get Free episode transcript Premium Subscribers (My Libsyn) have unlimited access to ALL old ep...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - April 28, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Limbic System Brain Research Cognitive Science Decision Making Emotion Encore Episode Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts

Plant Intelligence with Paco Calvo (BS 206)
Paco calvo (L click to play audio, right click to download mp3) This month's episode of Brain Science is 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: The New Science of Intelligence.We discuss the scientific evidence for plant intelligence while acknowledging that intelligence and consciousness are different phenomena. It is interesting to think of plants as demonstrating embodied cognition in contrast to the "intelligence" demonstrated by computer software....
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - March 24, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Embodiment Interviews Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts

Molecular Biologist Guy Caldwell (pt2: BS 205)
Guy caldwell (click to play audio, r Click to download mp3) 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.We learn about how gene editing techniques are used test the effects of single nucleotide changes in the neurons of the roundworm C. Elegans. This is possible because humans and C. Elegans share many genes. This makes it possible to economically explore a wide range of possibilit...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - February 24, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Brain Research dopamine Interviews Neuroscience Parkinson's Disease Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts

Molecular Biologist Guy Caldwell (BS 204)
Guy Caldwell (click to play, r click to download 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.Dr. Caldwell will return to Brain Science next month to give us an update on his work. Free audio Mp3 Free Episode Transcript Listen in your Favorite Audio app: Audible, Amazon music, Pandora, Spotify, Y...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - January 27, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Brain Research dopamine Encore Episode Interviews Neuroscience Source Type: podcasts

Highlights from Brain Science in 2022 (BS 203)
click to play; right click to download mp3 This month's episode (BS 203) celebrates the 16th Anniversary of Brain Science with the annual review episode. This is a listener favorite providing highlights and key ideas from the episodes of Brain Science that were posted in 2022. Topics included hearing, grief, emotion, embodied cognition, consciousness and more. Another highlight of 2022 was Dr. Campbell’s induction into the Podcast Hall of Fame.Note: This month's episode transcript is FREE Free audio mp3 free episode transcript Listen in your Favorite Audio...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - December 23, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Cognitive Science Consciousness Embodiment For Newbies Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Review Episode Source Type: podcasts

Is Meditation a "Mind Science?" with Evan Thompson (BS 202)
Brief Audience Survey Evan Thompson (click to play, right click to download mp3 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 scrutiny. As one of the pioneers of the Embodied Cognition movement Thompson reminds us that the Mind is not restricted to the Brain and we must also consider how ot...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - November 25, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Embodiment Interviews Meditation and the Brain Neuroscience Source Type: podcasts

How a Human Brain is Built (BS 201 with Bill Harris)
Brief Audience Survey WA (Bill) Harris (click to play audio, R click to download mp3) This month's episode of Brain Science is an interview with WA (Bill) Harris, author of Zero to Birth: How the Human Brain Is Built. We explore how the human brain develops from the fertilized egg up until birth. There are some surprises along the way, including the fact that we actually have more neurons before we are born than we will ever have agai...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - October 28, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Brain Research Development Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts

BS 200 Embodied Cognition in Education and Learning
Jennifer Fugate (L) and Sheila Macrine (click to play, right click to download mp3) This month's episode of Brain Science (BS 200) is a discussion with the editors of a fascinating new book Movement Matters: How Embodied Cognition Informs Teaching and Learning. We explore how embodied cognition challenges long standing dualist approaches to both cognition and learning. Sheila Macrine and Jennifer Fugate also share some of the innovative approaches that improve both how we teach and how we learn.Recent episodes about Embodied Cognition:BS 193 What does it mean to say the Mind is Embodied?...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - September 23, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Embodiment Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts

Emotion and Culture with Batja Mesquita (BS 199)
Batja Mesquita (click to play interview, Right click to download mp3) This month's episode of Brain Science is an interview with Batja Mesquita, author of Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions. This is an important book because it describes the evidence that Emotions are not just something people experience "from the inside out," but they also occur between people, which means that culture plays a critical role. We also explore why it is important to appreciate why people from from different cultures may experience emotions in surprisingly different ways. Links and References:...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - August 26, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Emotion Interviews For Newbies Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts