Dec 26, 2013

Episode 104 of the Brain Science Podcast is our Seventh Annual Review Episode. We review the key ideas that we explored in 2013 and I explain the new Premium Subscription launching at the end of December.

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Nov 23, 2013

This is the premium version of BSP 103 with Olaf Sporns, author of Discovering the Human Connectome. 

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Nov 22, 2013

I first interviewed Olaf Sporns, author of Discovering the Human Connectome, back in BSP 74. This episode is a followup interview that focuses on recent advances in the rapidly evolving field of Connectomics. We talk about the field's challenges and promise, including the importance of network theory as a tool for...

Oct 23, 2013

BSP 102 is an interview with Dr. Allen Frances, author of "Saving Normal: An Insider's Revolt Against Out-of-Control Psychiatric Diagnosis, DSM-5, Big Pharma, and the Medicalization of Ordinary Life." We talk about the factors that are driving the over diagnosis of certain mental illnesses while at the same time...

Sep 27, 2013

This is a followup to BSP 51 in which UK researcher Seth Grant told us about his work exploring the evolution of the synapse, which is a key structure in both invertebrate and vertebrate nervous systems. In this Grant updates us on some of his latest research. His findings are both surprising and enlightening.

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