Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone

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Brain Science is hosted by Virginia "Ginger" Campbell, MD (Podcast Hall of Fame 2022). She is an experienced physician with a passion for exploring how recent discoveries in neuroscience are revealing how our brains make us who we are. This podcast is for non-scientists, scientists, and everyone in between. It features interviews and discusses the latest books about the brain.

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143 Premium Episode Transcript

BS 143 is an interview with Elkhonon Goldberg, author of Creativity: The Human Brain in the Age of Innovation. This is the final version of the transcript. Please download it again if you accessed it before March 27, 2018. Please scroll down for the audio file for this episode.

Mar 24, 2018

BS 143 Creativity with Elkhonon Goldberg

BS 143 is an interview with Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg, author of Creativity: The Human Brain in the Age of Innovation . We explore the roles of both the pre-frontal lobes and the right cerebral hemisphere, and we consider how the rapid rate of change may actually be decreasing the incidence of dementia by forcing older people to learn new skills rather than getting stuck in the rut of years of "auto-pilot." Show notes and episode transcripts are available at http:brainsciencepodcast.com . Important ...

Mar 23, 2018•54 min•Season 11Ep. 143

BS 142 Michael Graziano explores Peripersonal Neurons

BS 142 is an interview with neuroscientist Michael Graziano about his latest book The Spaces Between Us: A Story of Neuroscience, Evolution, and Human Nature . We explore the discovery of peripersonal neurons and discover how deeply they are imbedded in our daily lives. For show notes and complete transcripts go to http://brainsciencepodcast.com Send email to brainsciencepodcast@gmail.com or submit audio feedback at http://speakpipe.com/docartemis . This episode will be discussed on the Brain Sc...

Feb 23, 2018•56 min•Season 11Ep. 142

141 Premium Episode Transcript

This is the transcript for BS 141 , which is an interview with Rodrigo Quian Quiroga, author of The Forgetting Machine: Memory, Perception, and the "Jennifer Aniston Neuron." For information about Premium subscriptions go to http://brainsciencepodcast.com/premium . Scroll down for the audio mp3. Please note: this transcript was updated on 1/30/18. Please download the new version if you want the latest version, which includes links added by Lori Wolfson....

Jan 26, 2018

BS 141 Rodrigo Quian Quiroga on Memory and Perception

BS 141 is an interview with Rodrigo Quian Quiroga, author of The Forgetting Machine: Memory, Perception, and the "Jennifer Aniston Neuron." We explore how our brains construct both perception and memory, with an emphasis on meaning over exact detail. We also explore why this is important and how it makes humans very different from artificial intelligence. For detailed show notes and episode transcripts please visit http://brainsciencepodcast.com . Send feedback to brainsciencepodcast@gmail.com T...

Jan 25, 2018•52 min•Season 11Ep. 141

BS 140 Brain Science Review of 2017

BS 140 is our 11th Annual Review episode. We look back at the highlights from 2017. New listeners will get a good feel for the ideas and guests that appeared, while regular listeners will have a chance to review a few key ideas. This year I also include a few highlights from the 2017 annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. Please visit http://brainsciencepodcast.com for detailed show notes and episode transcripts. Listeners can get a free month of access to The Great Courses at http://th...

Dec 22, 2017•49 min•Season 11Ep. 140

BS 139 Jeff Hawkins from Numenta

Jeff 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. Complete show notes and transcripts are available at http://brainsciencepodcast.com . Send feed back to brainsciencepodcast@gmail....

Nov 27, 2017•1 hr 4 min•Season 11Ep. 139

BS 138 John Medina: Brain Rules for Aging Well

In BS 138 Dr. John Medina returns to discuss his latest book Brain Rules for Aging Well: 10 Principles for Staying Vital, Happy, and Sharp . This is a lively discussion full of useful information for listeners of all ages. If you listen via the free Brain Science mobile app you also listen to Dr. Medina's original interview ( BSP 37 ), which is included as Bonus content. Full show notes and episode transcripts are available at http://brainsciencepodcast.com . Note to Premium Subscribers: Premium...

Oct 23, 2017•1 hr 5 min•Season 11Ep. 138

BS 137 Seth Grant: "Genetic Lifespan Calendar"

In BS 137 neuroscientist Seth Grant describes his surprising new discovery that brain complexity is controlled by a "genetic lifespan calendar" that determines the timing of brain changes through out the lifespan. We also explore the exciting implications of this discovery. Please visit http://brainsciencepodcast.com for detailed show notes and episode transcripts. Our new sponsor is The Great Courses Plus. For a free month of video streaming and downloads go to http://thegreatcoursesplus.com/gi...

Sep 25, 2017•54 min•Season 11Ep. 137

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