Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone

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**Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone**

Brain Science is hosted by Virginia “Ginger” Campbell, MD (Podcast Hall of Fame 2022). She is an experienced 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. It features interviews and discusses the latest books about the brain.

Latest Episodes:

Brain Science Live #4: Language in the Brain Sep 14, 2018

Show notes

This month's Facebook Live session was a discussion of BS 144, which was about Language in the Brain.

This audio is provided for Premium and Patreon supporters to show my appreciation for your support.

Please visit our sponsor: http://thegreatcoursesplus.com/ginger

CORRECTION: during the episode I talk about releasing the 2nd Edition of Are You Sure? The Unconscious Origins of Certainty.

I announced September 15-30 as the time for this giveaway. Unfortunately, the book is not yet ready. I want to add a new chapter, so when its ready I will make a new announcement.

BS 148 Pioneering neuroscientist Eve Marder Aug 24, 2018

Show notes

BS 148 is the interview with pioneering neuroscientist Dr. Eve Marder, which I originally recorded back in 2009. I am reposting it now as a follow-up to last month's review of Charlotte Nassim's excellent biography Lessons from the Lobster: Eve Marder's Work in Neuroscience. The topics discussed in this interview are just as relevant as they were back then. A highlight of this interview is Dr. Marder's insights into what it was like to be part of the first large cohort of women entering science back in the sixties and seventies.

Send feedback about this episode to brainsciencepodcast@gmail.com. Feedback received before December 1, 2018 may be included in the December episode of Brain Science Live on Facebook. Brain Science Live is on Facebook Live the first Thursday of every month at 8PM Central Time, but the audio is recorded for Premium and Patreon supporters.

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Brain Science Live 3: On Creativity Aug 15, 2018

Show notes

For this month's session on Facebook Live I did a brief recap of BS 143, which was an interview with Elkhonon Goldberg about his new book Creativity.

There is some listener feedback but I hope to have more next month.

Remember next month we will be talking about BS 144, which was about Language in the Brain. You have until September 1 to submit questions or comments and of course, you can join me LIVE on September 6 at 8PM Central and submit comments then.

BS 147 Eve Marder's Life in Neuroscience- ad free version Aug 15, 2018

Show notes

This is the Premium ad-free version of BS 147, which is a discussion of Lessons from the Lobster: Eve Marder's Work in Neuroscience by Charlotte Nassim.

Learn more about my 2019 trip to Australia at http://brainsciencepodcast.com/australia2019.

Send me feedback at gincampell@mac.com.

BS 147: Eve Marder's Life in Neuroscience Jul 27, 2018

Show notes

BS 147 is a discussion of the new biography Lessons from the Lobster: Eve Marder's Work in Neuroscience by Charlotte Nassim. This is an intellectual biography of one of neuroscientists least know pioneers. Dr. Marder was interviewed on this podcast back in BSP 56, which is also now free to download.

In this episode I take you through some of Dr. Marder's key discoveries. Her work is unique because even as a graduate student she was challenging long held assumptions in her field. Although Nassim never mentions it, I strongly believe that Marder deserves a Nobel Prize and I explain why in this episode.

This episode is more technical than usual and will be of special interest to students and working neuroscientists.

For complete show notes and transcripts please visit http://brainsciencepodcast.com.

Please visit our sponsors at http://thegreatcoursesplus.com/ginger and http://babbel.com. (An ad free version of this episode is available to Premium and Patreon supporters.)

Brain Science Live #2 Jul 15, 2018

Show notes

This premium episode is the audio file taken from our Facebook Live session recorded on July 5, 2018.

It is a brief recap of BS 142, which was an interview with Michael Graziano about Peripersonal neurons.

The next Live recording is scheduled for August 2 at 8PM Central Time.

Please submit questions and comments about BS 143 (Elkhonon Goldberg on Creativity) by August 1, for inclusion in that session. Your feedback is greatly appreciated.

BS 146 Premium Ad-free Version (Alan Jasanoff) Jun 21, 2018

Show notes

This is the Premium ad-free version of BS 146 with Alan Jasanoff, author of The Biological Mind: How Brain, Body, and Environment Collaborate to Make Us Who We Are.

Please note that the transcript will be posted separately to avoid confusion.

Learn more about Premium and Patreon options at http://brainsciencepodcast.com/donations.

BS 146 Alan Jasanoff on The Biological Mind Jun 21, 2018

Show notes

This is an interview with MIT neuroscientist, Dr. Alan Jasanoff about his book The Biological Mind: How Brain, Body, and Environment Collaborate to Make Us Who We Are. We talk about what he calls the "cerebral mystique" and why it is important to remember because the brain is embodied it is not autonomous. The Mind is the result of the interaction of the brain, body, and its environment.

Please visit http://brainsciencepodcast.com for full show notes and episode transcripts.

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BS 145 The Reading Brain with Maryanne Wolf May 25, 2018

Show notes

BS 145 celebrates the return of Dr. Maryanne Wolf who was featured back in BSP 29 when we talked about her bestseller Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain. In this episode we talk about her recent book Tales of Literacy for the 21st Century.

Our focus is two-fold. First we consider the implications of the fact that while language is acquired naturally, reading is a cultural invention that must be taught. Second, we explore how the brain is changed by reading and consider the consequences of the shift toward digital media.

This is a thought provoking conversation that will interest listeners of all backgrounds.

For complete show notes and episode transcripts, please visit http://brainsciencepodcast.com.

This episode of Brain Science is sponsored by Audible. Please show your support this podcast by visiting http://audible.com/ginger.

BS 144 Language in the Brain with Angela Friederici Apr 27, 2018

Show notes

This is an interview with Dr. Angela Friederici, author of Language in Our Brain: The Origins of a Uniquely Human Capacity. Her book is an extensive review of decades of research, but this interview provides an accessible introduction to listeners of all backgrounds.

Don't miss our new monthly Facebook live sessions where listeners can submit questions about past episodes. Learn more at our Facebook Fan Page.

Full episode show notes and episode transcripts are available at brainsciencepodcast.com.

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