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Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone

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Brain Science was launched in 2006 by Dr. Ginger Campbell, an experienced emergency 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. We interview scientists and discuss the latest books about the brain. Monthy episodes resume in June 2017, but all episodes posted since January 2013 are available for FREE in iTunes. Please visit our website for more episodes and transcripts.

BS 174 Georg Northoff, author of "The Spontaneous Brain" July 24, 2020

BS 174 is an interview with neuroscientist and philosopher Georg Northoff about his fascinating book "The Spontaneous Brain: From the Mind–Body to the World–Brain Problem." We explore the significance of the growing evidence that most of the brain's activity occurs independently of external stimuli with a focus on the implications of this finding for our understanding of how the brain generates consciousness. Links and References: * The Spontaneous Brain: From the Mind–Body to the World–Brain Problem by Georg Northoff * The Brain from Inside Out by György Buzsáki (BS 172) * Surfing Uncertainty: Prediction, Action, and the Embodied Mind by …

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BS 173 Exploring the Unconscious Origins Of Certainty June 26, 2020
Dr. Campbell reads an excerpt from her bestseller "Are You Sure? The Unconscious Origins of Certainty"
BS 172 "The Brain from the Inside Out" with György Buzsáki May 22, 2020
Interview with neuroscientist György Buzsáki about his latest book
BS 171 Matthew Cobb, author of "The Idea of the Brain" April 24, 2020
Interview with author of "The Idea of the Brain: The Past and Future of Neuroscience"
BS 170 Numbers in the Brain with Andreas Nieder March 27, 2020
author of "A Brain for Numbers: The Biology of the Number Instinct"
BS 169 Glial Cells with Doug Fields (Encore) March 13, 2020
Author of "The Other Brain: The Scientific and Medical Breakthroughs That Will Heal Our Brains and Revolutionize Our Health"
BS168 Cecilia Heyes author of "Cognitive Gadgets: The Cultural Evolution of Thinking" Feb. 28, 2020
Some surprising discoveries about human skills like imitation and language
BS 167 Stanislas Dehaene explores "How We Learn" Feb. 14, 2020
Neuroscientist Stanislas Dehaene explains why human brains still learn better than machines
BS 166: Stephen Macknik talks about Vision Research Jan. 24, 2020
Neuroscientist Stephen Macknik explains how new discoveries are advancing prosthetic vision
BS 165: Magic as a Tool for Understanding the Brain Jan. 10, 2020
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BS 164 Thirteenth Annual Review Episode Dec. 20, 2019
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BS 164 Thirteenth Annual Review Episode Dec. 20, 2019
Highlights from 2019
Extra: Susan Schneider, author of "Artificial You" Dec. 15, 2019
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BS 163 Christof Koch on the Integrated Information Theory of Consciousness Nov. 22, 2019
Neuroscientist shares his new book "The Feeling of Life Itself: Why Consciousness Is Widespread but Can't Be Computed"
BS 163 Christof Koch on the Integrated Information Theory of Consciousness Nov. 22, 2019
Neuroscientist shares his new book "The Feeling of Life Itself: Why Consciousness Is Widespread but Can't Be Computed"
BS 162 "Rethinking Consciousness" with Michael Graziano Oct. 25, 2019
Neuroscientist Michael Graziano discusses his new book
BS 162 "Rethinking Consciousness" with Michael Graziano Oct. 25, 2019
Neuroscientist Michael Graziano discusses his new book
BS 161 Joseph Ledoux Sept. 27, 2019
Author of "The Deep History of Ourselves: The Four-Billion-Year Story of How We Got Conscious Brains"
BS 161 Joseph Ledoux Sept. 27, 2019
Author of "The Deep History of Ourselves: The Four-Billion-Year Story of How We Got Conscious Brains"