#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, 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: 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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Episode 21 of the Brain Science Podcast is a 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: 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: Discussion of Gut Feelings: The Intelligence of the Unconscious (2007) by Gerd Gigerenzer.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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

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

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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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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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Brain Science Podcast #8: How Neurons Communicate is an introduction to  the basics on neuronal signaling, synapses, and neurotransmitters. Detailed Show Notes and a full transcript of this episode are available at http://brainsciencepodcast.com  by 3/23 /07.  Send questions and comments to  gincampbell at mac dot com.

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.

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 gincampbell at mac dot com.

Brain Science #6 discusses the book The First Idea: How Symbols, Language, and Intelligence Evolved From Our Primate Ancestors to Modern Humans, by Stanley I Greenspan, MD and Stuart G. Shanker, D. PHIL.

The basic premise of this book is that emotions are intimately related to the development of language and intelligence. The authors propose that through interaction with their caregivers humans and non-human primates learn emotional signaling and that as this signaling becomes more complex the brain is prepared for the emergence of symbols and language.

In this podcast we discuss some of the evidence supporting their hypothesis, as well as the implications of this theory to theories of language development and human evolution, especially the evolution of language and intelligence.

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Brain Science Podcast #5 Consciousness: I start out by accidentally calling this episode 6. This is our first exploration of the big question of consciousness. We start with a brief review of some key philosophical questions, which include the so-called hard problem of how the physical brain can produce subjective experience. We also discuss dualism and introduce the question of free will. The show notes at http://brainsciencepodcast.com will include references for those wanting to explore consciousness further.



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Episode 4 of the Brain Science Podcast uses "The Great Brain Debate" by John E Dowling (2004) to discuss how the brain grows and develops. What is the evidence for hard-wiring (nature) versus plasiticity (nuture)? Show Notes are at http://brainsciencepodcast.com. Leave comments at the website or send email to gincampbell at mac dot com.

Episode 3 of the Brain Science Podcast is a discussion of "In Search of Memory: Emergence of a New Science of the Mind," by Dr. Eric R Kandel.

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Episode 2 of the Brain Science Podcast is a discussion of "On Intelligence" by Jeff Hawkins.

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Mind Wide Open by Steven Johnson.

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