Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone

Brain Science is hosted by Ginger Campbell, MD. It explores how recent discoveries in neuroscience are unraveling the mystery of how our brains make us human. Full show notes and episode transcripts are available at http://brainsciencepodcast.com.

BS 161 Joseph Ledoux 09/27/2019

BS 161 Joseph Ledoux 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. /episode/index/show/brainsciencepodcast/id/11299433

BS 160 Neuroscience of Consciousness 08/23/2019

BS 160 Neuroscience of Consciousness 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." /episode/index/show/brainsciencepodcast/id/10923807

BS 159 Kevin Mitchell, author of "Innate: How the Wiring of Our Brains Shapes Who We Are" 07/26/2019

BS 159 Kevin Mitchell, author of "Innate: How the Wiring of Our Brains Shapes Who We Are" This is an interview with Dr. Kevin Mitchell, author of "Innate: How the Wiring of Our Brains Shapes Who We Are." The key idea of this book is that much of much of our behavior is innate but this is only partly due to genetics. Events during brain development are equally important. /episode/index/show/brainsciencepodcast/id/10620896

BS 158 Philosopher Patricia Churchland discusses "Conscience: The Origins of Moral Intuition" 06/28/2019

BS 158 Philosopher Patricia Churchland discusses "Conscience: The Origins of Moral Intuition" 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. /episode/index/show/brainsciencepodcast/id/10088912

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" 05/24/2019

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" 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. /episode/index/show/brainsciencepodcast/id/9833168

BS 156 Russell Poldrack talks about Brain Imaging (fMRI) 04/26/2019

BS 156 Russell Poldrack talks about Brain Imaging (fMRI) This 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. /episode/index/show/brainsciencepodcast/id/9459764

BS 155 Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience with Paul Middlebrooks 03/22/2019

BS 155 Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience with Paul Middlebrooks In this episode I talk with fellow podcaster and neuroscientist Paul Middlebrooks about the intersection between neuroscience and artificial intelligence. /episode/index/show/brainsciencepodcast/id/8960876

BS 154 Alan Castel explores the psychology of successful aging 02/22/2019

BS 154 Alan Castel explores the psychology of successful aging This is an interview with Dr. Alan Castel, author of Better with Age: The Psychology of Successful Aging. In the past we have discussed how our brain changes as we age, but it turns out successful aging requires more than "good genes." Our attitudes and our behaviors have a huge impact. More importantly, it is never too early to begin preparing for successful aging. /episode/index/show/brainsciencepodcast/id/8648486

BS 153 "Understanding the Brain" with John Dowling 01/25/2019

BS 153 "Understanding the Brain" with John Dowling This is an interview with neuroscientist John E Dowling. We discuss his latest books: "Understanding the Brain: From Cells to Behavior to Cognition" and "Vision: How It Works and What Can Go Wrong." It is a good episode for listeners who are new to neuroscience. /episode/index/show/brainsciencepodcast/id/8322332

BS 152 Twelfth Annual Review Episode 12/28/2018

BS 152 Twelfth Annual Review Episode This is our 12th annual review episode. In 2018 nine new books were featured and the subjects covered included memory, peri-personal cells, creativity, language, reading, the cerebral mystique, synapses, happiness, emotion and work of Eve Marder. We had 4 new guests and 4 returning guests along with an encore interview with Dr. Eve Marder. We review the highlights of this year's episodes. /episode/index/show/brainsciencepodcast/id/8058449

BS 151 Neuroscience of Emotion 11/21/2018

BS 151 Neuroscience of Emotion This is a discussion of "The Neuroscience of Emotion: A New Synthesis" by Ralph Adolphs and David J. Anderson. We talk about key ideas from the book and relate them to several previous episodes about emotion including interviews with Jaak Panksepp, Lisa Feldman Barrett and Luis Pessoa. /episode/index/show/brainsciencepodcast/id/7652117

BS 150 Seth Grant Explores the Synaptome 10/25/2018

BS 150 Seth Grant Explores the Synaptome This 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 more complex synapses than invertebrates.Now his team has developed a method for mapping the synapses across the entire mouse brain. This synaptome reveals surprising diversity depending on which part of the brain is examined. We discuss the implications of this discovery and a new theory of how memory works. /episode/index/show/brainsciencepodcast/id/7317164

Announcements about Boston and Australia 10/13/2018

Announcements about Boston and Australia Brief announcement with important details about upcoming trips to Boston and Australia /episode/index/show/brainsciencepodcast/id/7170761

Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone

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