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BS 198 Embodied Cognition with Evan Thompson

Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone

Release Date: 07/22/2022

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Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone

At the end of last month's episode I announced that it was the last regular episode of . It has been 17 years since episode 1 was released on December 15, 2023 and I am extremely grateful to everyone who has listened and supported the show over all these years. I am also grateful that others have taken up the challenge of sharing neuroscience via podcasting. The main reason I have chosen to bring the show to an end is that I want to have the time and energy to immerse myself into my new life in New Zealand. I moved here from the US in August 2023. The main purpose of this post is to emphasize...

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Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone

This is the 17th Annual Review episode of , celebrating the first episode which aired on December 15, 2006. We review the highlights of 2023, which included both new guests and the return of several favorites. Episodes Released in 2023: and featured molecular biologist Guy Caldwell, PhD from the University of Alabama. Caldwell uses the tiny roundworm C. Elegans to search for potential treatments of Parkinson's Disease. , PhD, author of Planta Sapiens: The New Science of Intelligence. , author of The Cognitive-Emotional Brain: From Interactions to Integration. , author of Foolproof: Why...

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Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone

In the this episode of Brain Science we talk with neuroscientist about his new book . 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 ourselves and others. Links and References: by Kevin J. Mitchell  by Carlo Rovelli by Kevin J. Mitchell Mitchell discusses...

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Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone

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 experiences, and even virtual reality. Links and...

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Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone

This episode of Brain Science features the return of molecular biologist . 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. Papers discussed in this episode:  Bulovaite, E., Qiu, Z., Kratschke, M., Zgraj, A., Fricker, D. G., Tuck, E. J., Gokhale, R., Koniaris, B., Jami, S. A., Merino-Serrais, P., Husi, E.,...

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Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone

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 listeners and those with backgrounds in neuroscience. Links and...

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Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone

This month's episode of Brain Science is an interview with Luiz Pessoa, author of 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. Links and References: by Luiz Pessoa by Professor of Psychology,University of Maryland Twitter: Mastadon: Please visit  for additional references and episode transcripts.  ...

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Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone

This month's episode is an interview with Cambridge Psychology professor , author of "." 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. Links and References: by Sander van der Linden Phd (University of Cambridge) Learn more via video games at Please visit for additional references and episode transcripts.   Announcements: The mobile app has been updated and is now called Brain Science Podcast. The app is free and MyLibsyn Premium subscribers can use it to...

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Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone

This month's episode is an encore presentation of an interview with neuroscientist Luiz Pessoa discussing his fascinating book "." We explored the surprising role of the amygdala in decision making and learned that cognition and emotion are deeply intertwined at every level. Links and References: by Luiz Pessoa , PhD (University of Maryland) Please visit for additional references and episode transcripts. Announcements: Dr. Campbell is moving to New Zealand and would love to connect with listeners from New Zealand and Australia. Please subscribe or follow Brain Science in your...

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Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone

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: The New Science of Intelligence. We discuss the scientific evidence for plant intelligence while acknowledging that intelligence and consciousness are not the same. It is interesting to think of plants as demonstrating embodied cognition in contrast to the "intelligence" demonstrated by computer software. We also consider the pioneering work of Charles Darwin, who actually studied plant behavior before...

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This month's episode of Brain Science is a free encore playing of my interview with Evan Thompson about his book Mind in Life: Biology, Phenomenology, and the Sciences of Mind. We discuss how the enactive approach to embodied cognition offers potential clues to the mystery of how the brain can generate Consciousness. A free episode transcript is also available.

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The embodied cognition movement is an approach within cognitive neuroscience that includes philosophers, neuroscientists, psychologists and computer scientists. The key idea is that cognition, which includes thinking and decision-making, is inseparable from embodiment. This is not just because it requires sensory inputs to the brain, but also because moving in the world is a key component. Thus embodied cognition does not see this as a passive input/output process, but as something that requires constant interaction with the world via the body.

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