Summary for the Brain Science Podcast (episodes:1-26)

  1. †Mind Wide Open: (listen to mp3) -general introduction to why neuroscience matters
  2. †On Intelligence: (listen to mp3) -intelligence
  3. †In Search of Memory: (listen to mp3) -memory, brain chemistry
  4. Nature Versus Nurturelisten to mp3) -brain development
  5. Consciousness: (listen to mp3) -consciousness-a very brief introduction to philosophy of mind
  6. †The First Idea: (listen to mp3) -the role of emotional signaling in the development of language
  7. *Stuart Shanker, PhD on Bonobos: (listen to mp3) -what bonobos can teach us about communication
  8. How Neurons Communicate: (listen to mp3)-fairly detailed introduction to brain chemistry
  9. †The Future of the Brain: (listen to mp3) - a discussion of the book by Steven Rose
  10. Neuroplasticity: (listen to mp3) - Plasticity: exciting discovery that the brain continues to grow and change
  11. †Emotion: (listen to mp3)- Emotion
  12. Memory: (listen to mp3) -Memory
  13. Unconscious Decisions (listen to mp3) -decision-making
  14. Our First Six Months (listen to mp3) -a brief review of the first six months
  15. *Read Montague, PhD, on Decision-making: (listen to mp3) -decision-making
  16. The Pre-Frontal Lobes: (listen to mp3) -decision-making
  17. The Wisdom of the Aging Brain: (listen to mp3) -decision-making, aging
  18. *Elkhonon Goldberg, PhD, on aging and the brain: (listen to mp3) -decision-making, aging
  19. †Gut Feelings: (listen to mp3) -decision-making
  20. *Loanne Brizendine, MD, on †The Female Brain: (listen to mp3) -brain chemistry
  21. Body Maps: (listen to mp3) -plasticity, body maps
  22. *Christof Koch, PhD, on Consciousness: (listen to mp3) -consciousness
  23. *Sandra Blakeslee (follow-up on episode 21): (listen to mp3) -plasticity, body maps
  24. Reading and the Brain: (listen to mp3)-reading and language
  25. *Rolf Pfeifer, PhD, on Embodied Intelligence: (listen to mp3) embodiment, artificial intelligence
  26. *Norman Doidge, MD, on Neuroplasticity: (listen to mp3) -plasticity

* indicates interview, †Indicates episode name is a book title

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