BS 214 Seventeenth Annual Review Episode

BS 214 Seventeenth Annual Review Episode

Author: Ginger Campbell, MD December 15, 2023 Duration: 52:27

This is the 17th Annual Review episode of Brain Science, celebrating the first episode which aired on December 15, 2006. We review the highlights of 2023, which included both new guests and the return of several favorites.

Episodes Released in 2023:

  • BS 204 (Encore) and BS 205 featured molecular biologist Guy Caldwell, PhD from the University of Alabama. Caldwell uses the tiny roundworm C. Elegans to search for potential treatments of Parkinson's Disease.
  • BS 206: Paco Calvo, PhD, author of Planta Sapiens: The New Science of Intelligence.
  • BS 207 (Encore): Luiz Pessoa, author of The Cognitive-Emotional Brain: From Interactions to Integration.
  • BS 208 Sander Van der Linden, author of Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity.
  • BS 209 Luiz Pessoa returned to talk about his new  The Entangled Brain: How Perception, Cognition, and Emotion Are Woven Together.
  • BS 210 Basics of Neurotransmitters: a detailed introduction to neurotransmitters and the importance of receptor proteins.
  • BS 211 Seth Grant returned for a record 6th time. We reviewed his career and discussed recent discoveries about how synaptic proteins change as we age. Grant is my favorite guest because he makes complex ideas accessible to listeners of all backgrounds.
  • BS 212 (Encore) Thomas Metzinger, PhD, author of The Ego Tunnel: The Science of the Mind and the Myth of the Self.
  • BS 213 Kevin J Mitchell, PhD returned to talk about his new book Free Agents: How Evolution Gave Us Free Will.
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  • This is the last scheduled episode of Brain Science, but all episodes will continue to be available.
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How does a three-pound organ of wet tissue-the human brain-create the entire subjective experience of being you? Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone tackles that profound mystery and many others, translating complex research into compelling conversations. Hosted by Dr. Ginger Campbell, an experienced physician and 2022 Podcast Hall of Fame inductee, this podcast digs into the latest books and ideas in neuroscience with leading researchers and authors. The discussions move beyond dry academic summaries to explore the real-world implications of brain science-how it shapes our health, fitness, mental life, and understanding of consciousness itself. What you'll hear are clear, thoughtful dialogues that make cutting-edge discoveries accessible, whether you have a PhD or simply a deep curiosity about why we think, feel, and behave the way we do. Each episode is an investigation into the mechanisms behind perception, memory, emotion, and decision-making, revealing the biological underpinnings of our shared humanity. This is a long-running podcast dedicated to the idea that everyone can engage with these fundamental questions, guided by a host whose medical background and genuine enthusiasm provide a trustworthy and engaging pathway into the material. Listen for a deeper appreciation of the most fascinating subject there is: the human mind, explored through the rigorous yet welcoming lens of neuroscience.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 50

Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone
Podcast Episodes
BS 204 Guy Caldwell: The Role of Molecular Biology in Neuroscience [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:15:59
This month's episode is an encore presentation of an interview with Dr. Guy Caldwell from the University of Alabama. Dr. Caldwell explains how tools from molecular biology make it possible to use the famous C. Elegans ro…
BS 203 Sixteenth Anniversary of Brain Science [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:18:29
This month's episode (BS 203) celebrates the 16th Anniversary of Brain Science with the annual review episode. This is a listener favorite providing highlights and key ideas from the episodes of Brain Science that were p…
BS 202 Is Meditation Mind Science? with Evan Thompson [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:08
The idea that meditation is a "mind science" is popular, but in this interview Canadian philosopher Evan Thompson argues that this claim does not stand up to either scientific or philosophical scrutiny. As one of the pio…
BS 201 Brain Development with Bill Harris [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:08:49
This month's episode of Brain Science is an interview with WA (Bill) Harris, author of Zero to Birth: How the Human Brain Is Built. We explore how the human brain develops from the fertilized egg up until birth. There ar…
BS 199: Batja Mesquita on Cultural Origins of Emotion [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:02:41
This month's episode is an interview with Batja Mesquita, author of "Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions." This is an important book because it describes the evidence that Emotions are not just something people expe…
BS 198 Embodied Cognition with Evan Thompson [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:12
This month's episode of Brain Science is a free encore playing of my interview with Evan Thompson about his book Mind in Life: Biology, Phenomenology, and the Sciences of Mind. We discuss how the enactive approach to emb…
BS 197 Free Transcript: Frank Amthor "Neuroscience for Dummies" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 0:00
This is the free transcript for Episode 197 with Frank Amthor, author of Neuroscience for Dummies. For unlimited access to all transcripts and the entire back catalogue of Brain Science sign up for our Premium Subscripti…
BS 197 (Encore) Neuroscience for Dummies with Frank Amthor [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:03:54
This month's episode of Brain Science features an encore playing of my interview with Dr. Frank Amthor, author of Neuroscience for Dummies and Neurobiology for Dummies. It is a great episode for newbies and will be a goo…
BS 196 Consciousness with Hakwan Lau [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:16
This month's episode of Brain Science is an interview with Hakwan Lau, author of In Consciousness we Trust: The Cognitive Neuroscience of Subjective Experience. Lau talks about shortcomings in current theories about how…