PodcastDirectory.com's listings of the the Brain Science Podcast with Dr. Ginger Campbell Podcasts

BSP 65: Affective Neuroscience with Jaak Panksepp

Episode 65 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with Jaak Panksepp, PhD, author of "Affective Neuroscience: The Foundations of Human and Animal Emotions."For links, complete show notes and episode transcripts go to http://brainsciencepodcast.com.Send Dr. Campbell feedback at gincampbell at mac dot com.

Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |

Episode 64 of the Brain Science Podcast is our 3rd annual review episode. We take a look back at some of the main ideas from the episodes released in 2009 and also a look forward to 2010.Show notes and episode transcripts are available at http://brainsciencepodcast.com. This month's show notes include a list of all the guests interview and all the books discussed in 2009.Send feedback to gincampbell at mac dot com or call our voicemail line at 206-984-0358. You can also join our Discussion ...

Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |

Episode 63 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with David Bainbridge, author of "Teenagers: A Natural History." We focus on how the brain changes during the teenage years and why this is so important on both the personal and the species level.Show notes and episode transcripts are available at the main Brain Science Podcast website at http://brainsciencepodcast.com.Send email to Dr. Campbell at gincampbell at mac dot com or leave voice mail at 206-984-0358.Be sure to visi ...

Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |

This is a brief public service announcement from SCIENCEPODCASTERS.ORG. Vincent Rancaniello, PhD from This Week in Virology and Marc Pelletier, PhD from This Week in Biotech talk about the new H1N1 Infuenza vaccine.It is safe and effective. I will get it myself and recommend it to all my patients.Please share this announcement with others.To learn more go to http://flu.gov or http://cdc.gov/h1n1.

Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |

Episode 62 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with Dr. Warren Brown, co-author of "Did My Neurons Make Me Do It?: Philosophical and Neurobiological Perspectives on Moral Responsibility and Free Will," which was discussed back in Episode 53.Complete show notes, links, and episode transcripts are available at http://brainsciencepodcast.com.Send feedback to Dr. Campbell at gincampbell at mac dot com.

Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |

Episode 61 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with Allan Jones, PhD, Chief Science Officer for the Allen Institute for Brain Research in Seattle, Washington. The Allen Institute is an independent non-profit medical research organization that is best know for its mapping of the mouse brain. Its current projects include creating a map of the human brain which will show what genes are active at any given location in the adult human brain. In this interview we discuss these projects, ...

Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |

Episode 59 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with Dr. Guy Caldwell who is a molecular biologist at the University of Alabama. Since moving to Alabama ten years ago he has done groundbreaking work in applying the green florescent protein techniques developed by his mentor, Nobel Laureate Martin Chalfie to the study of dopamine neurons in the tiny worm C. Elegans. In this interview Dr. Campbell and Dr. Caldwell discuss the growing role of molecular biology as a tool in neuroscienc ...

Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |

In Episode 60 of the Brain Science Podcast Ginger Campbell, MD interviews Dr. Stuart Brown, author of "Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul." Our focus is on the importance of play for normal mental development and psychological health. We also explore the importance of play in adults.For complete show notes including links, references and a complete episode transcript go to http://brainsciencepodcast.com.Send feedback to gincampbell@mac.c ...

Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |

Brain Science Podcast #58 is an interview with the author of Out of Our Heads: Why You Are Not Your Brain, and Other Lessons from the Biology of Consciousness. Philosopher Alva Noe (University of California-Berkeley) has devoted his career to the study of cognitive neuroscience. In this interview we explore why he believes that the mind is MORE than the brain.Episode show notes, links, and a full transcript of the interview are available at http://brainsciencepodcast.com/.You can send Dr. C ...

Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |

Episode 57 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with neuropsychologist Chris Frith, author of "Making up the Mind: How the Brain Creates Our Mental World."For an episode transcript, show notes, and links go to http://brainsciencepodcast.com/.Share you feed back in the Discussion Forum at http://brainscienceforum.com or send Dr. Campbell email at docartemis at gmail dot com.

Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |

Episode 56 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with neuroscientist, Eve Marder, PhD. Dr. Marder has spent 35 years studying the somatogastric ganglion of the lobster. In this interview we talk about how she got into neuroscience during its early days, her recent tenure as president of the Society for Neuroscience, and how some of her key discoveries have implications for studying more complex nervous systems.Go to http://brainsciencepodcast.com for show notes and links.Send Dr. Cam ...

Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |

Brain Science Podcast #54 is an interview with Dr. Michael Merzenich, one of the pioneers of neuroplasticity. We talk about how the success of the cochlear implant revealed unexpected plasticity in adult brains and about how brain plasticity can be tapped to improve a wide variety of problems including dyslexia, autism, damage from disease and injury. Healthy people of all ages can also tap the resource of brain plasticity to help maintain and improve their mental functions. Show notes, li ...

Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |

Episode 55 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with philosopher Patricia Churchland from the University of California in San Diego. Churchland is a pioneer in the area now known as neurophilosophy. In this interview with talk about the relationship between philosophy and neuroscience. Churchland has a unique perspective on the share goals of those interested in philosophy of mind and neuroscience.You can find show notes including an episode transcript at http://brainsciencepodcast. ...

Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |

I have included Episode 25 of Books and Ideas in the feed for the Brain Science Podcast because it is a discussion of the alleged connection between vaccines and autism. In this episode I interview Dr. Paul Offit, author of "Autism's False Prophets: Bad Science, Risky Medicine, and the Search for a Cure." Despite overwhelming scientific evidence against a relationship between vaccines and autism, vaccine opponents continue to frighten and confuse parents. Meanwhile we are beginnin ...

Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |

Brain Science Podcast #54 is an interview with Dr. Michael Merzenich, one of the pioneers of neuroplasticity. We talk about how the success of the cochlear implant revealed unexpected plasticity in adult brains and about how brain plasticity can be tapped to improve a wide variety of problems including dyslexia, autism, damage from disease and injury. Healthy people of all ages can also tap the resource of brain plasticity to help maintain and improve their mental functions. Show notes, li ...

Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |

I have included Episode 25 of Books and Ideas in the feed for the Brain Science Podcast because it is a discussion of the alleged connection between vaccines and autism. In this episode I interview Dr. Paul Offit, author of "Autism's False Prophets: Bad Science, Risky Medicine, and the Search for a Cure." Despite overwhelming scientific evidence against a relationship between vaccines and autism, vaccine opponents continue to frighten and confuse parents. Meanwhile we are beginnin ...

Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |

Episode 53 of the Brain Science Podcast is a discussion of the book "Did My Neurons Make Me Do It?: Philosophical and Neurobiological Perspectives on Moral Responsibility and Free Will" by Nancey Murphy and Warren S. Brown. They argue convincingly against those who conclude that neuroscience is uncovering a view of the human mind that reveals that free will is an illusion created by our brains. This is a very important topic that should interest everyone who wonders how their intu ...

Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |

Episode 52 of the Brain Science Podcast is our Second Annual Review Episode. We review the highlights of 2008 and also talk briefly about our plans for 2009. The episode is aimed at all listeners, but should be especially helpful for newer listeners because there is an extensive discussion of the other on-line resources available to listeners including our website and Discussion Forum.Go to http://brainsciencepodcast.com for detailed show notes and links.Send email to docartemis at gmail.co ...

Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |

In Brain Science Podcast #50 host and creator, Ginger Campbell, MD shares highlights from Neuroscience 2008, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, which recently concluded in Washington, DC. She shares her personal impressions along with highlights from a lecture by Dr. Michael Bate from Cambridge University.For detailed show notes and links go to http://brainsciencepodcast.com/.Share your thoughts and feedback in the Discussion Forum at http://brainscienceforum.com or send Dr ...

Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |

Brain Science Podcast #51 is an interview with Dr. Seth Grant from Cambridge University about the evolution of synapses. Dr. Grant has isolated the proteins from the synapses of several species including yeast, fruit flies, and mice. His research has led to some surprising conclusions about the evolution of the synapse and of brains. (Hint: the complex synapse evolved BEFORE big brains.)For detailed show notes and links go to http://brainsciencepodcast.com/.Share your feedback and comments ...

Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |