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#40 Brain Science Podcast: Third Semi-annual Review

docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:00:00 GMT

In Episode 40 of the Brain Science Podcast we take a look at the ideas we have explored in the last 6 months. We also talk a little about what is coming and talk about the web resources that are available for listeners between shows.

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#39 Brain Science Podcast: Michael Arbib on Mirrror Neurons

docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Episode 39 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with Michael Arbib, PhD from the University of Southern California. We talk about the possible role of mirror neurons in imitation and language.

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#38 Brain Science Podcast: Jeff Hawkins "On Intelligence"

docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Fri, 30 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Episode 38 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with Jeff Hawkins, author of "On Intelligence." Hawkins is well-known for founding Palm Computing and Handspring. He invented the Grafitti handwriting recognition system and helped develop the Palm Trio SmartPhone. Since he published his bestseller "On Intelligence" he has worked full-time on his passion for neuroscience. His current company, Numenta, is developing software that models the hierarchal structure of the neocortex. In this interview we talk about the ideas in Hawkins book and how he is applying them to develop a computer model of cortical function. This is a follow-up to Episode 2, which first aired in December of 2006.

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#37 Brain Science Podcast: Brain Rules with Dr. John Medina

docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Fri, 16 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT

In Episode 37 of the Brain Science Podcast Dr. Ginger Campbell interviews Dr. John Medina, author of Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School. We talk about how exercise, sleep, and stress effect our brains with an emphasis on practical advice for healthier brain function. We also look at how research on memory, vision and the brain's attention system suggests how we can improve our ability to learn and our ability to share ideas with others.

Dr. Medina's focus is on considering real world examples of how our schools and work environments could be reformed to utilize the growing knowledge of neuroscience. But he also stresses the importance of compiling sufficient experimental data before embarking on new programs.

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#36 Brain Science Podcast: Embodied Intelligence with Art Glenberg

docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Fri, 2 May 2008 04:15:00 GMT

Episode 36 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with Art Glenberg from the University of Wisconsin's Laboratory for Embodied Cognition. Embodied Cognition is the hypothesis that our higher cognitive abilities such as language, are rooted in the perceptual and motor abilities of our bodies. Dr. Glenberg's work focuses on the evidence for this with respect to language understanding. In this interview he also shares how these ideas are being used to help children learn to read. The emphasis of this interview is on the experimental evidence in favor of embodied cognition.

This episode is a follow-up to Episode 35, which was about mirror neurons, but new listeners can enjoy this episode without listening to any previous episodes.

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PROMO for Books and Ideas Podcast

docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:03:00 GMT

This is a brief promo to remind you to check out my other podcast Books and Ideas. Episode 19 is an interview with Dan Ariely best-selling author of Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions.

You can find all the episodes in iTunes or by going to http://booksandideas.com/.

#35 Brain Science Podcast: A Closer Look at Mirror Neurons

docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:44:00 GMT

Brain Science Podcast #35 is a discussion of the book Mirrors in the Brain: How Our Minds Share Actions and Emotions by Giacomo Rizzolatti and Corrado Sinigaglia.

This episode is more technical than recent episodes. Listeners are encouraged to listen to episodes 21 and 23 for background information on Body Maps.

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#34 Brain Science Podcast: Smell with Rachel Herz, PhD

docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Fri, 4 Apr 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Episode 34 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with Rachel Herz author of "The Scent of Desire: Discovering Our Enigmatic Sense of Smell."

Dr. Herz teaches at Brown University and is a leading authority on the psychology of smell. We talk about the how smell works, its role in emotion and memory, why it is so vulnerable, and why smell is much more important than most of us realize. We also consider some of the questions that remain unanswered.

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#33 Brain Science Podcast: Exercise and the Brain

docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Episode 33 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with Dr. John Ratey, author of Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain. We discuss why both moderate and vigorous levels of exercise are beneficial not only for combating problems like anxiety, depression, and attention deficit disorder, but also for improving learning and preventing declines related to aging. It turns out that exercise may be the single best thing you can do for your brain!

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Extra: Brain Science Podcast #32 AAC: Brain Anatomy

docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:46:00 GMT

This is the enhanced version (AAC) of Brain Science Podcast #32: Brain Anatomy. It includes illustrations from Beyond the Zonules of Zinn: A Fantastic Journey Through Your Brain (2008) by David Bainbridge. These are used with the author's permission.

If you can't play this version please look in the feed for the original mp3. The audio is the same in both versions. This version will play in iTunesâ and in Quicktimeâ, both of which are available free at http://apple.com.

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#32 Brain Science Podcast: Brain Anatomy

docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Fri, 7 Mar 2008 09:06:00 GMT

Episode 32 of the Brain Science Podcast is a discussion of Beyond the Zonules of Zinn: A Fantastic Journey Through Your Brain, by David Bainbridge. This book takes a unique approach to brain anatomy that makes the subject both interesting and comprehensible to readers of all backgrounds.

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#31 Brain Science Podcast: Brain Rhythms with Gyorgi Buzsaki

docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 06:00:00 GMT

#31 Brain Science Podcast: Brain Rhythms with Gyorgy Buzsaki

This episode is an interview with Gyorgy Buzsaki from Rutgers University. Dr. Buzsaki is a leading researcher in the field of brain oscillations and author of Rhythms of the Brain. We discuss why brain rhythms are important to normal brain function.

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#30 Brain Science Podcast: The Evolution of Language

docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Fri, 8 Feb 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Brain Science Podcast #30 is a discussion of Christine Kenneally's book, The First Word: The Search for the Origin of Language.This episode concentrates on the emergence of the study of language evolution (evolutionary linguistics) from an area of area of inquiry that was banned in the 19th century to one that is flourishing and benefiting from new evidence from fields as diverse as genetics and studies in animal communication.

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#29 Brain Science Podcast: Interview with Dr. Maryanne Wolf

docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Brain Science Podcast #29 is an interview with Dr. Maryanne Wolf, whose book, Proust and the Squid, was discussed in episode 24. In this follow-up interview we talk about what happens in the brain when children learn to read. Dr. Wolf shares her experience with developing programs to help children read. She has some very practical advice for parents and she emphasizes that even children with severe dsylexia can learn to read with the proper instruction.

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#28 Brain Science Podcast: Dr. Edward Taub, tapping Brain Plasticity for Stroke Rehab

docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

#28 Brain Science Podcast: Ginger Campbell, MD interviews Edward Taub, PhD of the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Taub has pioneered a revolutionary approach to stroke rehabilitation called Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy. CI Therapy taps into the brain's plasticity and can be applied to a wide range of neurological problems. For more information and show notes go to http://brainsciencepodcast.com.

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Episode length is 56 minutes and 32 seconds.

#27 Brain Science Podcast: Year-end Review for 2007

docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 06:00:00 GMT

#27 Brain Science Podcast: This episode is a brief review of the first year of the Brain Science Podcast. I review some of the major topics that we have explored including memory, consciousnesses, decision-making, body maps, and plasticity. Then we look ahead to next year.

What was your favorite episode? What was the most important or interesting thing that you learned this year from listening to the Brain Science Podcast? Share your thoughts at the Discussion Forum at http://brainscienceforum.com.

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Episode length is approximately 24 minutes. There is a promo on the end for Mur Lafferty's new novel, Playing for Keeps. I want to thank Mur for inspiring me to start podcasting.

#26 Brain Science Podcast: Norman Doidge, MD discusses NeuroPlasticity

docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 06:00:00 GMT

Brain Science Podcast #12 is an interview with Norman Doidge, MD, author of The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science.

We discuss the historical background of the recent discovery of neuroplasticity, the work of several pioneering scientists, and why plasticity can actually have a dark side.

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#25 Brain Science Podcast: Rolf Pfeifer discusses Embodied Intelligence

docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:00:00 GMT

#25 Brain Science Podcast: This is an interview with Rolf Pfeifer, director of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at the University of Zurich. We discuss biorobotics and the field of embodied artificial intelligence. This approach involved realizing that brains are not isolated computational devices. Instead that are embedded in bodies that in turn must interact with the world. Using this embodied approach to building robots offers unique and surprising insights into biological intelligence. Dr. Pheifer's skillful use of examples makes the topic accessible to listeners of all backgrounds.

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#24 Brain Science Podcast: Reading and the Brain

docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:09:00 GMT

#24 Brain Science Podcast: Reading and the Brain. Dr. Ginger Campbell discusses the new book, Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain (2007), by Maryanne Wolf. We explore the history of writing and reading, how individuals learn to read, and touch briefly on why some people can't learn to read.

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#23 Brain Science Podcast: Interview with Sandra Blakeslee

docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

#23 Brain Science Podcast: Interview with Sandra Blakeslee, co-author of The Body Has a Mind of Its Own.

This is a follow-up on Episode 21, which a discussion of Blakeslee's new book about body maps. In the interview we talk about the relationship between body maps (in the brain) and neuroplasticity, as well as how body maps may explain alternative healing methods and out-of-body experiences.

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#22 Brain Science Podcast: Christof Koch discusses Consciousness

docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Fri, 5 Oct 2007 17:43:00 GMT

#22 Brain Science Podcast: This episode is an interview with Dr. Christof Koch one of the pioneers in the neurobiological study of consciousness and author of The Quest for Consciousness (2004). Dr. Koch spent many years working with Francis Crick. The focus of his research is using the study of vision to unravel what they have called the neural correlates of consciousness. We talked about his work and also about what the future holds.

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#21 Brain Science Podcast: Body Maps

docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:17:00 GMT

#21 Brain Science Podcast: Body Maps

Discussion of The Body has a Mind of Its Own: How Body Maps in Your Brain Help You do (Almost) Everything Better, by Sandra Blakeslee and Matthew Blakeslee.

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#20 Brain Science Podcast: The Female Brain

docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Thu, 6 Sep 2007 23:25:00 GMT

#20 Brain Science Podcast: This is an interview of Louann Brizendine, MD, author of the best-seller The Female Brain. We discuss how hormones and neurotransmitters effect our brains, and how these effects differ between men and women.

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#19 Brain Science Podcast: Gut Feelings

docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:32:00 GMT

#19-Brain Science Podcast: Discussion of Gut Feelings: The Intelligence of the Unconscious (2007) by Gerd Gigerenzer.

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#18-Brain Science Podcast: Interview with Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg

docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Thu, 9 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

Brain Science Podcast #18: Dr. Ginger Campbell interviews neuropsychologist, Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg. Dr. Goldberg is the author of The Executive Brain and The Wisdom Paradox. We discuss his ideas about the differences between the brain's right and left hemispheres, the importance of the prefrontal lobes, and how our brain changes as we age. Dr. Goldberg gives advice for keeping our minds strong no matter what our age.

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docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:39:00 GMT

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#17-Brain Science Podcast: The Wisdom of the Aging Brain

docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:27:00 GMT

Brain Science Podcast #17: The Wisdom of the Aging Brain. Dr. Ginger Campbell discusses Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg's 2006 book, The Wisdom Paradox: How Your Mind Can Grow Stronger As Your Brain Grows Older. The episode explores how the brain changes with aging and what can be done to protect the mind from the degenerative effects of aging and disease.

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#16-Brain Science Podcast: The Pre-Frontal Lobes-our brain's CEO

docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 04:30:00 GMT

Brain Science Podcast #16: The Pre-frontal Lobes-our Brain's CEO. This episode is a discussion of The Executive Brain: Frontal Lobes and the Civilized Mind (2002) by Elkhonon Goldberg. We explore how the Frontal lobes are essential to all the qualities and abilities that make us human, including choosing goals, forming and carrying out plans, decision-making, and moral and social maturity.

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#15-Brain Science Podcast: Interview with Read Montague

docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:10:00 GMT

Brain Science Podcast #15 continues the exploration of how we make decisions that was started in #13. We talk with Dr. Read Montague about his book Why Choose This Book: How We Make Decisions.

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#14-Brain Science Podcast: Our First Six Months

docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Brain Science Podcast #14: Looking back on our first six months.

The Brain Science Podcast's introductory episode was posted on Dec 1, 2006, which means it has come out every two weeks for 6 months. This episode is a look back at some highlights of the many topics we have explored and look forward to what we hope to cover in the upcoming months.

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#13-Brain Science Podcast: Unconscious Decisions!

docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Thu, 31 May 2007 20:37:00 GMT

Brain Science Podcast #13 is a discussion of unconscious rapid decision-making. It begins with a discussion of Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (2006) by Malcolm Gladwell, and also considers other writings on the subject.

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#12-Brain Science Podcast: Memory

docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Thu, 17 May 2007 04:01:00 GMT

Brain Science Podcast #12: Memory. This episode is a discussion based on the book Memory: From Mind to Molecules (2000), by Larry Squires and Eric Kandel. We consider the different types of memory and explore the evidence about how memories are formed and where they are stored. Some of the answers might surprise you.

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#11-Brain Science Podcast: Emotion

docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Thu, 3 May 2007 18:11:00 GMT

Brain Science #11: Emotion. This episode is based on the 2001 book by Dylan Evans called Emotion: the science of sentiment. Some questions considered include

Are emotions universal?
Why are emotions important?
What is the relationship between mood and emotion?
How do emotions effect how we think?
Could computers be designed to feel emotion?

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#10-Brain Science Podcast: NeuroPlasticity

docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:49:00 GMT

Brain Science Podcast #10 Neuroplasticity. This episode discusses the recent discovery that even adult brains have the ability to change. I discuss the recent book "Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain," by Sharon Begley.

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#9-Brain Science Podcast: The Future of the Brain

docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Thu, 5 Apr 2007 18:06:00 GMT

The Brain Science Podcast #9 discusses The Future of the Brain: The Promise and Perils of Tomorrow's Neuroscience by Steven Rose. The focus is on considering some of the moral and ethical dilemmas future developments in neuroscience might create.

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#8-Brain Science Podcast: How Neurons Communicate

docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:34:00 GMT

Brain Science Podcast #8: How Neurons Communicate is an introduction to the basics on neuronal signaling, synapses, and neurotransmitters. Detailed Show Notes will be available at http://brainsciencepodcast.com by 3/23 /07. Send questions and comments to docartemis at gmail.com.

Extra Brain Science Podcast: Books and Ideas #9

docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:40:00 GMT

Books and Ideas #9: Dr. Ginger Campbell interviews molecular biologist and author Lee M Silver about his book, "Challenging Nature: The Clash of Science and Spirituality at the New Frontiers of Life." Biotechnology challenges deeply held positions on both the left and the right. We discuss the importance of distinguishing between scientific arguments and psuedoscience. For more information go to http://booksandideas.com. This episode has been added to the Brain Science Podcast Feed as a bonus episode.

#7-Brain Science: Bonobos with Dr. Stuart Shanker

docartemis@gmail.com (Dr. Ginger Campbell) — Thu, 8 Mar 2007 05:11:00 GMT

Brain Science Podcast #7 is an interview with Dr. Stuart Shanker, PhD, co-author of The First Idea: How Symbols, Language, and Intelligence Evolved From Our Primate Ancestors to Modern Humans. We talk about his work with autism and what he has learned from working with bonobos, a rare species of chimpanzees. Some scientist think that Bonobo behavior is remarkably similar to that of our earliest hominid ancestors. It reveals much about the role of emotional signaling in communication. For more information go to http://brainsciencepodcast.com or write to docartemis at gmail.com