Explain the Brain

Latest Episodes:

Ep. 18 David Eagleman And Sensory Substitution (rebroadcast) Dec 24, 2015

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Neuroscientist David Eagleman is creating a new device to help blind people "see." And it looks a lot like an an athletic vest.

Ep. 17 David Eagleman And Synesthesia (rebroadcast) Dec 17, 2015

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What's really going on in the minds of synesthetes?

Ep. 16 David Eagleman And Neurolaw (rebroadcast) Nov 27, 2015

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Conventional thinking about brains, and blame, can be useless in a court of law.

Ep. 15 David Eagleman And Our Perception of Time (rebroadcast) Nov 12, 2015

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That whole idea of an internal clock? It's a lie.

Ep. 14 Maria Konnikova And Mindfulness Oct 22, 2015

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The author of "Mastermind" explains how to better use your brain.

Ep. 13 Anthony Greenwald And The Implicit Revolution Sep 24, 2015

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Modern psychology is just now coming to grips with our subconscious thoughts -- and finding there's not a lot we can do to control them.

Ep. 12 Diana Reiss And Dolphin Consciousness Aug 27, 2015

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Hunter College cognitive psychologist Diana Reiss describes her search for the Rosetta Stone of dolphin language.

Ep. 11 Joseph LeDoux And Anxiety Jul 23, 2015

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The way we’ve studied anxiety has been more helpful to rats in mazes than humans in stressful situations.

Ep. 10: David Eagleman and Sensory Substitution Oct 21, 2014

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Neuroscientist David Eagleman is creating a new device to help blind people "see." And it looks a lot like an an athletic vest.

Bonus Episode: Paul Zak and the Wonders of Oxytocin Oct 14, 2014

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This neuroeconomist thinks he's found a reason why we do nice things for other people.