That Neuroscience Guy

The neuroscience of everyday life without the big words. If you are fascinated with the human brain and would like to learn something new, this is the podcast for you.

That Neuroscience Guy Lecture Series - Part 2 05/04/2025

That Neuroscience Guy Lecture Series - Part 2 In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we pick up where we left off last week with Dr Krigolson's lecture titled "Why we do the dumb things we do". If you haven't checked out Part 1 yet, please do! /episode/index/show/thatneuroscienceguy/id/36428675

The That Neuroscience Guy Lecture Series - Part 1 04/28/2025

The That Neuroscience Guy Lecture Series - Part 1 Recently, Dr Krigolson gave an invited lecture at Indiana University titled "Why We Do the Dumb Things We Do". Now we are delivering that lecture to you in a three part series starting with basics of decision making. /episode/index/show/thatneuroscienceguy/id/36343210

Improving Brain Health in the Second Half of Life 04/22/2025

Improving Brain Health in the Second Half of Life We like to focus quite a bit on things you can do to improve your brain health. In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss the neuroscience behind how that advice might change for older individuals. /episode/index/show/thatneuroscienceguy/id/36266575

Using Neuroscience to Improve Education 04/10/2025

Using Neuroscience to Improve Education We've talked plenty about the neuroscience of learning as well as moving neuroscience into the real world. In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss how we can use neuroscience to improve education from elementary schools to universities. /episode/index/show/thatneuroscienceguy/id/36091570

The Neuroscience of Analytical and Intuitive Thinking 03/26/2025

The Neuroscience of Analytical and Intuitive Thinking In everyday thinking, we are making decisions that can range from intuitive, based on 'gut hunches', to analytical, based on prior experience and critical thinking. In today's epsiode, we discuss the neuroscience behind balancing analytical and intuitive decision making. /episode/index/show/thatneuroscienceguy/id/35874115

The Neuroscience of Dementia 03/10/2025

The Neuroscience of Dementia According to the WHO, more than 55 million people worldwide have dementia, with nearly 10 million new cases every year. In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss the neuroscience behind different types of dementia. /episode/index/show/thatneuroscienceguy/id/35602885

The Neuroscience of Neurotransmitters 02/28/2025

The Neuroscience of Neurotransmitters Neurotransmitters are essential cellular components for neural function - and they're common targets for treatment of several psychiatric and neurological disorders. In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we review all of the important neurotransmitters that underlie neural function. /episode/index/show/thatneuroscienceguy/id/35475955

Season 10 Premier - The Neuroscience of Politicians 02/21/2025

Season 10 Premier - The Neuroscience of Politicians Politicians are becoming increasingly eye-catching in the modern world, as is the prevalence of so-called "fake-news". In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discusss the neuroscience behind how our brains criticize, consider, and embrace modern modern politicians. /episode/index/show/thatneuroscienceguy/id/35372335

The Neuroscience of the Chiari Malformation 12/19/2024

The Neuroscience of the Chiari Malformation In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss the Chiari Malformation - a unique condition that causes the brain to grow into the spinal cord. /episode/index/show/thatneuroscienceguy/id/34536355

Neuroscience Christmas Shopping List - 2024 12/13/2024

Neuroscience Christmas Shopping List - 2024 In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss some cool neuroscience technology that you can gift to special people in your life this holiday season. /episode/index/show/thatneuroscienceguy/id/34438715

The Neuroscience of Amazon Addiction 12/07/2024

The Neuroscience of Amazon Addiction In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss the neuroscience behind addiciton to shopping on Amazon. /episode/index/show/thatneuroscienceguy/id/34328615

The Neuroscience of Improving your Brain Health Everyday with Special Guest Jaime Wood 11/15/2024

The Neuroscience of Improving your Brain Health Everyday with Special Guest Jaime Wood On today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we welcome guest Jaime ____ to discuss Autonomic, a biotech company aiming to help you improve your brain health. /episode/index/show/thatneuroscienceguy/id/33939442

The Neuroscience of Genocide 11/09/2024

The Neuroscience of Genocide What drives people to commit the ultimate atrocity? In today's epsiode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss the neuroscience behind genocide. /episode/index/show/thatneuroscienceguy/id/33861477

The Neuroscience of "Project Dad" 10/29/2024

The Neuroscience of "Project Dad" In today's epsiode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss a first hand account of a lifestyle change aimed at improving brain health called "Project Dad". /episode/index/show/thatneuroscienceguy/id/33665322

The Neuroscience of Irrational Thinking 10/23/2024

The Neuroscience of Irrational Thinking In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss the neuroscience behind why we make irrational decisions. /episode/index/show/thatneuroscienceguy/id/33581672

The Neuroscience of Believing Lies 10/15/2024

The Neuroscience of Believing Lies In the information age, we are exposed to an incredible volume of lies. Unfortuantely, we tend to fall for them. In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss why and how we fall for lies. /episode/index/show/thatneuroscienceguy/id/33467552

The Neuroscience of Amazon Addiction 10/10/2024

The Neuroscience of Amazon Addiction In today's epsiode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss the neuroscience behind online shopping addiction, using Amazon has a case study. /episode/index/show/thatneuroscienceguy/id/33399987

Season 9 Premiere - Revisiting the Neuroscience of Grief 10/01/2024

Season 9 Premiere - Revisiting the Neuroscience of Grief To kick off Season 9, we explore a personal angle by revisiting the neuroscience of grief. /episode/index/show/thatneuroscienceguy/id/33291422

The Neuroscience of Going for a Walk 08/14/2024

The Neuroscience of Going for a Walk In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss what's going on in your brain when you take a break and go for a walk. /episode/index/show/thatneuroscienceguy/id/32580707

The Neuroscience of Competitiveness 08/06/2024

The Neuroscience of Competitiveness What makes the Michael Jordans of the world different from the rest of us? In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss the neuroscience behind ultra-competitiveness. /episode/index/show/thatneuroscienceguy/id/32451957

The Neurosciene of Executive Control 07/29/2024

The Neurosciene of Executive Control Why are kids more single-minded and impulsive than adults? In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss executive control, the cognitive process we use to control decision-making, memory, and other high-level functions. /episode/index/show/thatneuroscienceguy/id/32339347

Neuroscience in Education Part 2- Measuring Learning with Dr. Kent Hecker 07/23/2024

Neuroscience in Education Part 2- Measuring Learning with Dr. Kent Hecker In this week's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we welcome guest speaker Dr. Kent Hecker - a professor in Neuroscience at the University of Calgary. We discuss how neuroscience gives insight into how we learn and how we can better measure if someone is learning. /episode/index/show/thatneuroscienceguy/id/32265062

Neuroscience in Education - Alternative Learning with Jeff Hopkins 07/23/2024

Neuroscience in Education - Alternative Learning with Jeff Hopkins In this week's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we welcome guest speaker Jeff Hopkins - the principal of the Pacific School of Innovation and Inquiry. We discuss how neuroscience fits into education, and specifically how new educational methods can leverage neuroscience to improve education. /episode/index/show/thatneuroscienceguy/id/32264907

Neuroscience in Virtual Reality 07/08/2024

Neuroscience in Virtual Reality In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we welcome Doron Meir, the CEO of Float VR, to discuss how his company combines neuroscience with virtual reality to complete unique therapeutic experiences. /episode/index/show/thatneuroscienceguy/id/32057012

The Neuroscience of Nature versus Nurture 06/24/2024

The Neuroscience of Nature versus Nurture Humanity has long debated whether the circumstances of our birth, our Nature, or our development, our Nurture, are more influential on our lives. While this discussion is often discussed through biology or social psychology, what might neuroscience tell us about which is more important? In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss how our genes and experiences influence our brains. /episode/index/show/thatneuroscienceguy/id/31868622

The Neuroscience of ChatGPT 06/17/2024

The Neuroscience of ChatGPT ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence assistant that is growing in popularity in daily life. It can generate answers to your questions faster than anyone could've previously imagined, but is it actually thinking about those questions? In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss the neuroscience of ChatGPT and similar AI models. /episode/index/show/thatneuroscienceguy/id/31777247

Season 7 Finale - The Neuroscience of Death 04/22/2024

Season 7 Finale - The Neuroscience of Death What happens to your brain when you die? Perhaps the more important question is why might your brain cause death? In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss how your brain deteriorates over time eventually causing death, and how your brain might process the moment of your death. /episode/index/show/thatneuroscienceguy/id/30936493

Neuroscience Bites - Charles Bonnet Syndrome 04/13/2024

Neuroscience Bites - Charles Bonnet Syndrome In today's Neuroscience Bite, we discuss Charles Bonnet syndrome - a rare disorder where people suffer extreme hallucinations related to top-down control over a damaged visual system. /episode/index/show/thatneuroscienceguy/id/30810493

The Neuroscience of Top-Down Processing 04/07/2024

The Neuroscience of Top-Down Processing In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we take a high-level (pun intended) look at how your brain biases basic functions like attention and perception based on previous experience, otherwise known as top-down processing. /episode/index/show/thatneuroscienceguy/id/30720243

Neuroscience Bites - Why We Sleep 04/05/2024

Neuroscience Bites - Why We Sleep In today's Neuroscience Bite, we discuss the biological factors that explain why we sleep. /episode/index/show/thatneuroscienceguy/id/30700753

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