BS 139 Jeff Hawkins from Numenta
Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone
Release Date: 11/27/2017
Extra: Susan Schneider, author of "Artificial You"
Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone
This episode of Books and Ideas is an interview with Susan Schneider, author of a fascinating new book called Artificial You: AI and the Future of Your Mind. Schneider's book goes beyond the question of whether AI might become conscious to issues that might affect us on a more personal level. I am cross posting this in the feed for Brain Science because there is an obvious overlap with the issue of consciousness, which we often discuss on Brain Science. Links and References: Susan Schneider (personal website) Artificial You: AI and the Future of Your Mind by Susan...
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BS 163 Christof Koch on the Integrated Information Theory of Consciousness
Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone
Christof Koch returns to Brain Science for the 3rd time and in this episode he shares his new book The Feeling of Life Itself: Why Consciousness Is Widespread but Can't Be Computed. He tells us why he doesn't think the Neural Correlates of Consciousness (NCC) are enough to explain subjective experience and he gives us a brief overview of the Integrated Information Theory (IIT) of Consciousness. Links and References: Please visit http://brainsciencepodcast.com for references and episode transcripts. Please Visit Our Sponsors: TextExpander @http://textexpander.com/podcast BetterHelp...
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BS 162 "Rethinking Consciousness" with Michael Graziano
Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone
This episode is an interview with Dr. Michael Graziano, author of Rethinking Consciousness: A Scientific Theory of Subjective Experience. We discuss how his Attention Schema Theory compliments several current theories and how it answers the question of how the brain generates subjective experience ("qualia"). Links and References: Please visit http://brainsciencepodcast.com for references and episode transcripts. Announcements: Please complete a brief audience survey. Send email to brainsciencepodcast@gmail.com or post voice feedback...
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BS 161 Joseph Ledoux
Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone
Respected neuroscientist Dr. Joseph Ledoux's new book is The Deep History of Ourselves: The Four-Billion-Year Story of How We Got Conscious Brains. In this episode we discuss Dr. Ledoux's ideas about the relationship between emotion and consciousness. His conclusions are controversial, but thought provoking. Please visit http://brainsciencepodcast.com for complete show notes with links and episode transcripts. Links and References: Please visit http://brainsciencepodcast.com for references and episode transcripts. Announcements: Please complete a brief audience survey. Send email...
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BS 160 Neuroscience of Consciousness
Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone
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 preparation for several upcoming interviews on the subject. Many people consider consciousness to be the biggest mystery of all, but in this episode we explore how progress has been made in unraveling the ultimate "mystery of how our brain makes us human." Books featured in BS 160 (listed in the order cited): Consciousness and the Brain: Deciphering How the Brain Codes Our Thoughts by Stanislas...
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BS 159 Kevin Mitchell, author of "Innate: How the Wiring of Our Brains Shapes Who We Are"
Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone
BS 159 is an interview with Dr. Kevin Mitchell, author of Innate: How the Wiring of Our Brains Shapes Who We Are. We discuss the fact that our brain-based behavior is actually more innate than is commonly realized. Even identical twins are innately different despite having nearly identical genomes. This is because of events that occur during brain development. Listen now to learn more about what science is revealing about this fascinating topic. (PS: we also talk about the role of brain plasticity.) Links and References: Innate: How the Wiring of Our Brains Shapes Who We Are by Kevin J....
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BS 158 Philosopher Patricia Churchland discusses "Conscience: The Origins of Moral Intuition"
Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone
This month marks the return of popular Brain Science guest Dr. Patricia Churchland (BS 55 and BS 81). We talk about her new book, Conscience: The Origins of Moral Intuition. This book is a great combination of up to date neuroscience and critical thinking. It is recommended for listeners of all backgrounds. Please visit http://brainsciencepodcast.com for detailed show notes and episode transcripts. Links and References: Please visit http://brainsciencepodcast.com for references and episode transcripts. Announcements: Send email to brainsciencepodcast@gmail.com or post voice...
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BS 157 Donald MacKay, author of "Remembering: What 50 Years of Research with Famous Amnesia Patient H.M. Can Teach Us about Memory and How It Works"
Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone
This episode of Brain Science features Dr. Donald MacKay, author of Remembering: What 50 Years of Research with Famous Amnesia Patient H.M. Can Teach Us about Memory and How It Works. H.M. may have been the most studied patient in history, but Mackay's work uncovers some surprising discoveries about the role of the hippocampus in language, as well as important implications for the aging brain. Please go to http://brainsciencepodcast.com for complete show notes and episode transcripts. Announcements: Send email to brainsciencepodcast@gmail.com or post voice feedback...
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BS 156 Russell Poldrack talks about Brain Imaging (fMRI)
Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone
This month's episode of Brain Science is an interview with Stanford psychologist, Dr Russell A. Poldrack, author of The New Mind Readers: What Neuroimaging Can and Cannot Reveal about Our Thoughts. We discuss a brief history of the use of fMRI brain imaging with an emphasis on how to avoid the mistakes that plagued the field early on. Listeners will come away with an appreciation of both the promise and limitations of brain imaging, including an understanding of why it is NOT ready for use as a lie detector. Announcements: Please visit http://brainsciencepodcast.com for complete...
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BS 155 Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience with Paul Middlebrooks
Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone
BS 155 is an interview with neuroscientist Paul Middlebrooks, host of the Brain-Inspired podcast. We explore the main theme of his show, which is the intersection between neuroscience and artificial intelligence. For complete show notes and episode transcripts please go to http://brainsciencepodcast.com. Announcements: Send email to brainsciencepodcast@gmail.com or post voice feedback at http://speakpipe.com/docartemis. To win an Amazon gift certificate: post a review of Brain Science in iTunes and send me a screenshot. Connect on Social Media: Twitter: @docartemis...
info_outlineJeff 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 importantly advance our theoretical understanding of why it has the structure that it does. In BS 139 Hawkins describes some of his team's latest research and some exciting new ideas.
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