Past Episodes

Below is a list of most of the previous episodes. Click here for a list of the guests who have been interviewed. The links below will take you to the show notes, which include audio links, references, and transcripts. († means the episode is named with the book title. Interviews are marked with **.) This list starts with BSP 1. Click here to see most recent episodes first.

Note: This this is current through December 2011. For more recent episodes go to Podcast Show Notes. 

Episode List

1. †Mind Wide Open: A general introduction to why neuroscience matters, based on Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life, by Steven Johnson
2. †On Intelligence: A discussion of On Intelligence, by Jeff Hawkins
3. †In Search of Memory: Nobel Laureate, Eric Kandel's excellent introduction to neuroscience
4. Nature Versus Nurture: A discussion of The Great Brain Debate: Nature Or Nuture?, by John E. Dowling
5. Consciousness: A very brief introduction to philosophy of mind
6. †The First Idea: The role of emotional signaling in the development of language, based on The First Idea: How Symbols, Language, and Intelligence Evolved from our Primate Ancestors to Modern Humans, by Stanley I. Greenspan, MD and Stuart Shanker, PhD
7. **Stuart Shanker, PhD on Bonobos: Explores what bonobos can teach us about communication
8. How Neurons Communicate: A fairly detailed introduction to brain chemistry
9. †The Future of the Brain: A discussion of the book by Steven Rose
10. Neuroplasticity: Exciting discovery that the brain continues to grow and change, based on Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves, by Sharon Begley
11. †Emotion: A discussion of Emotion: The Science of Sentiment, by Dylan Evans
12. Memory: A discussion of Memory: From Mind to Molecules, by Larry R. Squire, PhD and Eric R. Kandel, MD
13. Unconscious Decisions: A look at decision-making
14. Our First Six Months: A brief review of the first six months
15. **Read Montague, PhD: Author of Why Choose This Book?: How We Make Decisions
16. The Pre-Frontal Lobes: A discussion of The Executive Brain: Frontal Lobes and the Civilized Mind, by Elkhonon Goldberg, PhD
17. The Wisdom of the Aging Brain: A discussion of The Wisdom Paradox: How Your Mind Can Grow Stronger As Your Brain Grows Older, by Elkhonon Goldberg, PhD
18. **Elkhonon Goldberg, PhD, on Aging and the Brain: How our brain changes as we age, and what we can do about it
19. †Gut Feelings: A discussion of Gut Feelings: The Intelligence of the Unconscious, by Gerd Gigerenzer
20. **Louann Brizendine, MD: Author of The Female Brain
21. Body Maps: A discussion of The Body Has a Mind of Its Own: How Body Maps in Your Brain Help You Do (Almost) Everything Better, by Sandra Blakeslee and Matthew Blakeslee
22. **Christof Koch, PhD on Consciousness: Author of The Quest for Consciousness: A Neurobiological Approach
23. **Sandra Blakeslee (Follow-up on Episode 21): Discusses plasticity and body maps
24. Reading and the Brain: A discussion of Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain, by Maryann Wolf, PhD
25. **Rolf Pfeifer, PhD, on Embodied Intelligence: Author of How the Body Shapes the Way We Think: A New View of Intelligence
26. **Norman Doidge, MD, on Neuroplasticity: Author of The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science
27. Year-end review of Season 1
28. **Edward Taub, PhD: Talked about his revolutionary approach to stroke rehab
29. **Maryann Wolf, PhD: Talked about her book, Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain
30. The Evolution of Language: A discussion of The First Word: The Search for the Origins of Language, by Christine Kenneally
31. **Brain Rhythms with György Buzsáki: A discussion of his book, Rhythms of the Brain
32. A brief Introduction to Brain Anatomy: Based on Beyond the Zonules of Zinn: A Fantastic Journey Through Your Brain, by David Bainbridge
33. **John J Ratey, MD: Explained why exercise is essential to brain health
34. **Rachel Herz, PhD: A discussion of her book, The Scent of Desire: Discovering Our Enigmatic Sense of Smell
35. Mirror Neurons: A discussion of Mirrors in the Brain: How Our Minds Share Actions, Emotions, and Experience, by Giacomo Rizzolatti, MD, and Corrado Sinigaglia, PhD
36. **Arthur Glenberg, PhD: Explored the role of embodied cognition in language and reading
37. **John Medina, PhD: Discussed his book, Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School
38. ** Jeff Hawkins: Author of On Intelligence, discussed his theory of how the cortex works
39. **Michael Arbib, PhD: Discussed the role of mirror neurons in imitation and language
40. Semi-annual Review Episode
41. **Interview with Linguist, Alice Gaby: On the relationship between neuroscience and linguistics
42. Discussion of On Being Certain: Believing You Are Right Even When You're Not: By Robert Burton, MD
43. **Part 2 of On Being Certain: Interview with Robert Burton, MD
44. **Interview with Daniel Siegel, MD: About meditation and the brain
45. **John Ratey, MD: Talks about ADHD
46. **Live from Dragon*Con 2008: Shella Keilholz, PhD, and Jason Schneiderman, PhD, discuss brain imaging
47. Discussion of Principles of Brain Evolution: by Georg F. Striedter
48. **Gary Lynch, PhD: Discusses his book, Big Brain: The Origins and Future of Human Intelligence
49. **Interview with pioneering neuroscientist, Brenda Milner, PhD
50. Neuroscience 2008: Highlights from the Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience
51. **Interview with Seth Grant, PhD: A discussion about how proteomics reveals synapse evolution
52. Year 2 Review: A look back at Year 2 of the Brain Science Podcast
53. Free will?: A discussion of Did My Neurons Make Me Do It?: Philosophical and Neurobiological Perspectives on Moral Responsibility and Free Will, by Nancey Murphy and Warren S. Brown
54. **Michael Merzenich, PhD: Pioneering neuroscientist talks about neuroplasticity
55. **Patricia Churchland, PhD: An interview about neurophilosophy
56. **Eve Marder, PhD: From the Society of Neuroscience
57. **Chris Frith, PhD: Author of Making up the Mind: How the Brain Creates Our Mental World
58. **Alva Noë, PhD: Author of Out of Our Heads: Why You Are Not Your Brain, and Other Lessons from the Biology of Consciousness
59. Guy Caldwell, PhD, from the University of Alabama: Discusses the use of the tiny worm, C Elegans, for studying movement disorders
60. Stuart Brown, MD (National Institute for Play): Author of Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul
61. Allan Jones, PhD (The Allen Institute for Brain Research): On mapping the mouse brain and the human cortex
62. Warren Brown, PhD (Fuller Theological Seminary): Co-author of Did My Neurons Make Me Do It? (also discussed in Episode 53)
63. David Bainbridge, PhD: Talked about his latest book, Teenagers: A Natural History
64. Third Annual Review Episode
65. Jaak Panksepp, PhD: Author of Affective Neuroscience: The Foundations of Human and Animal Emotions
66. Randy Gallistel, PhD: Co-author of Memory and the Computational Brain: Why Cognitive Science will Transform Neuroscience
67. Thomas Metzinger, PhD: Author of The Ego Tunnel: The Science of the Mind and the Myth of the Self
68. Peter Whitehouse, MD: Co-author of The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis
69. R. Douglas Fields, PhD: Author of The Other Brain: From Dementia to Schizophrenia, How New Discoveries about the Brain Are Revolutionizing Medicine and Science
70. Scott Lilienfeld, PhD: Co-author of 50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology: Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior
71. Our Fourth Annual Review Episode
72. Interview with Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde: Authors of Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals about Our Everyday Deceptions
73. Lawrence Shapiro, PhD: Author of Embodied Cognition
74. Olaf Sporns, PhD: Author of Networks of the Brain
75. David Eagleman, PhD: Author of Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain
76. Sian Beilock, PhD: Author of Choke: What the Secrets of the Brain Reveal About Getting It Right When You Have To
77. Fabrizio Benedetti, MD: Author of Placebo Effects and The Patient's Brain
78. Discussion: Of Beyond Boundaries: The New Neuroscience of Connecting Brains with Machines---and How It Will Change Our Lives, by Miguel Nicolelis, MD, PhD
79. Miguel Nicolelis, MD, PhD: Author of Beyond Boundaries: The New Neuroscience of Connecting Brains with Machines
80. Fifth Annual Review Episode
81. **Patricia Churchland, PhD: Author of Braintrust: What Neuroscience Tells Us about Morality
82. How Mind Emerges from Brain: A Discussion of Who's in Charge? Free Will and the Science of the Brain, by Michael Gazzaniga, PhD
83. **Mind and Brain, with William Uttal, PhD, Author of Mind and Brain: A Critical Appraisal of Cognitive Neuroscience
84. **Update on Consciousness Research with Christof Koch, PhD, Author of Consciousness: Confessions of a Romantic Reductionist

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