Brain Science Show Notes - Brain Science

BS 214 is our 17th Annual Review episode where host Dr. Ginger Campbell highlights the key ideas we explored in 2023.

BS 213 features neuroscientist Kevin Mitchell talking about his new book Free Agents: How Evolution Gave Us Free Will.

BS 212 is a free encore presentation of an interview with Thomas Metzinger, author of The Ego Tunnel. We focus on Consciousness as a biological process created by the interaction of the brain, body, and external world.

This episode of Brain Science features the return of molecular biologist Seth Grant. We continue our discussion of the surprising complexity and diversity of the synapse.

BS 210 is an in-depth introduction to neurotransmitters with an emphasis on the essential role played by receptors.

BS 210 features neuroscientist Luiz Pessoa talking about his latest book The Entangled Brain: How Perception, Cognition, and Emotion Are Woven Together.

This is episode is an interview Sander van der Linden author of Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity.

BS 207 is an encore presentation of an interview with Luiz Pessoa about his book The Cognitive-Emotional Brain: From Interactions to Integration.

BS 206 is an interview with Paco Calvo, author of Planta Sapiens: The New Science of Plant Intelligence.

BS 205 is a follow-up interview with molecular biologist Dr. Guy Caldwell we learn more about how the tools of molecular biology are used to unravel questions in neurobiology and provide hope for better treatments for problems like Parkinson's Disease.

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 roundworm to improve our understanding of neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's disease.

This is our 16th Annual Review episode where we look back at the highlights from 2022. It’s also a great way for newbies to learn about Brain Science.

BS 201 is an interview with Bill Harris, author of Zero to Birth: How the Human Brain Is Built. Some of the recent discoveries may surprise you.

BS 200 is an interview with the editors of Movement Matters: How Embodied Cognition Informs Teaching and Learning. It is a continuation of our exploration of how embodied cognition challenges dualist approaches to the Mind.

BS 199 is an interview with Batja Mesquita, author of "Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions."

Brain Science #198 features a encore presentation of an interview with Evan Thompson, author of Mind in Life and other pioneering works about Embodied Cognition.

Brain Science #197 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 good review for longtime listeners.

BS 196 features Hakwan Lau author of In Consciousness we Trust: The Cognitive Neuroscience of Subjective Experience.