Comments for Dr. Ginger Campbell's Blog and Podcasts http://docartemis.com/blog Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:44:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 Comment on Podcast #2: The Trouble with Physics by Dr. Ginger Campbell’s Blog and Podcasts » Books and Ideas #23: Nobel Physicist Frank Wilczek http://docartemis.com/blog/2006/12/20/16/#comment-9610 Dr. Ginger Campbell’s Blog and Podcasts » Books and Ideas #23: Nobel Physicist Frank Wilczek Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:41:22 +0000 http://booksandideas.wordpress.com/2006/12/20/16/#comment-9610 [...] Books and Ideas #2: A discussion of Lee Smolin’s book The Trouble with Physics [...] [...] Books and Ideas #2: A discussion of Lee Smolin’s book The Trouble with Physics [...]

]]> Comment on Brain Science Podcast #47: Introduction to Brain Evolution by 21st Century Spirituality · Hyperstream of 2008-10-05 http://docartemis.com/blog/2008/10/04/brain-science-podcast-47-introduction-to-brain-evolution/#comment-9463 21st Century Spirituality · Hyperstream of 2008-10-05 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:09:45 +0000 http://docartemis.com/blog/?p=324#comment-9463 [...] mushin published a blog post. Ginger Campbell, MD (friend of William Harryman): Brain Science Podcast #47: Introduction to Brain E... [...] [...] mushin published a blog post. Ginger Campbell, MD (friend of William Harryman): Brain Science Podcast #47: Introduction to Brain E… [...]

]]> Comment on Why I have to take a stand against Sarah Palin by docartemis http://docartemis.com/blog/2008/09/13/why-i-have-to-take-a-stand-against-sarah-palin/#comment-9360 docartemis Sat, 13 Sep 2008 21:36:21 +0000 http://booksandideas.wordpress.com/?p=154#comment-9360 Here is the link that reveals the satirical origins of the claim that Palin once shot 40 caribou: <a>http://www.snopes.com/politics/palin/newsquotes.asp?print=y></a> Thanks to Don Rice for sending me this link. Here is the link that reveals the satirical origins of the claim that Palin once shot 40 caribou:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/palin/newsquotes.asp?print=y&gt;

Thanks to Don Rice for sending me this link.

]]> Comment on Why I have to take a stand against Sarah Palin by docartemis http://docartemis.com/blog/2008/09/13/why-i-have-to-take-a-stand-against-sarah-palin/#comment-9359 docartemis Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:41:25 +0000 http://booksandideas.wordpress.com/?p=154#comment-9359 Thanks for pointing this out. However, I must say that when I went to snopes.com (I have added a link to the post above), I couldn't find anything about Palin shooting caribou or wolves. Feel free to ad the link if you have it. Thanks for pointing this out. However, I must say that when I went to snopes.com (I have added a link to the post above), I couldn’t find anything about Palin shooting caribou or wolves.

Feel free to ad the link if you have it.

]]> Comment on Why I have to take a stand against Sarah Palin by Don Rice http://docartemis.com/blog/2008/09/13/why-i-have-to-take-a-stand-against-sarah-palin/#comment-9358 Don Rice Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:57:25 +0000 http://booksandideas.wordpress.com/?p=154#comment-9358 The truth about Sarah Palin is bad enough. Spreading lies about her only dilutes the truth. She most definitely did not shoot 40 caribou or hundreds of wolves. First check it out on snopes.com, then remove it from the above message. Thanks. The truth about Sarah Palin is bad enough. Spreading lies about her only dilutes the truth. She most definitely did not shoot 40 caribou or hundreds of wolves. First check it out on snopes.com, then remove it from the above message. Thanks.

]]> Comment on Books and Ideas Podcast #14: Dr. Pamela Gay from Astronomy Cast by Dr. Pamela Gay talks about the Milky Way on Brains Matter « Books and Ideas with Ginger Campbell, MD http://docartemis.com/blog/2007/10/31/books-and-ideas-podcast-14-dr-pamela-gay-from-astronomy-cast-2/#comment-9294 Dr. Pamela Gay talks about the Milky Way on Brains Matter « Books and Ideas with Ginger Campbell, MD Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:26:21 +0000 http://booksandideas.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/books-and-ideas-podcast-14-dr-pamela-gay-from-astronomy-cast/#comment-9294 [...] two arms instead of four. I recommend this episode to everyone who enjoyed Pam’s interview in Episode 14 of Books and Ideas and to all the fans of the Astronomy [...] [...] two arms instead of four. I recommend this episode to everyone who enjoyed Pam’s interview in Episode 14 of Books and Ideas and to all the fans of the Astronomy [...]

]]> Comment on Reflections on Dragon*Con 2007 by docartemis http://docartemis.com/blog/2007/09/10/reflections-on-dragoncon-2007/#comment-4020 docartemis Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:57:26 +0000 http://docartemis.com/blog/?p=28#comment-4020 I have been approved as a guest for Dragon*Con 2008. I will be doing a live episode of the Brain Science Podcast on Sunday, August 31st at 2:30 PM in the Podcasting Track I will also be talking about "The New Brain Science: Separating the Truth from the Hype" in the Science Track. I don't have the time for this yet. I have been approved as a guest for Dragon*Con 2008. I will be doing a live episode of the Brain Science Podcast on Sunday, August 31st at 2:30 PM in the Podcasting Track

I will also be talking about “The New Brain Science: Separating the Truth from the Hype” in the Science Track. I don’t have the time for this yet.

]]> Comment on Books and Ideas Podcast #14: Dr. Pamela Gay from Astronomy Cast by scmuth http://docartemis.com/blog/2007/10/31/books-and-ideas-podcast-14-dr-pamela-gay-from-astronomy-cast-2/#comment-9293 scmuth Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:56:24 +0000 http://booksandideas.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/books-and-ideas-podcast-14-dr-pamela-gay-from-astronomy-cast/#comment-9293 I'd love to hear some comments on my related blog on astronomy and astrophysics. Take a look and let me know what you think... http://myastonomyandphysics.wordpress.com I’d love to hear some comments on my related blog on astronomy and astrophysics. Take a look and let me know what you think…
http://myastonomyandphysics.wordpress.com

]]> Comment on Dan Rather Presents Neuroplasticity by Terry Kremin http://docartemis.com/blog/2008/04/15/dan-rather-presents-neuroplasticity/#comment-3261 Terry Kremin Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:57:33 +0000 http://docartemis.com/blog/?p=87#comment-3261 Great site bringing so much information to teh public, but in praising Kandel's LTP so highly, you forget that there are 3 'L's dealing with synaptic plasticity and EFFECTIVE memory and learning: Long term potentiation, Long term depression, and Depotentiation. Forgetting and not encoding can be as important as remembering in effective memory, and in some cases such as PTSD, addiction, and chronic pain, LTP may very well be the problem. One current issue is Jowe Tsien promoting his NR2B overexpressing mice as 'superlearners'. Expression of this protein in the NMDA receptor complex seem to increase LTP and attenuate synapses' ability to depotentiate, hence faster and more permanent learning. But addiction researchers are finding that in addicted animals, one of the molecular changes is an increase in NR2B proteins in NMDA receptors. It's the case of being careful what you learn, and how permanently. (imprtant not just in addiction, but in many issues: racism, sexism, fanaticism, et al.) True neuralplasticity lies in the ability to change synaptic strength in either direction. If it can only change in one direction, it isn't very plastic! Thank you for keeping a very active site and for keeping this information out there for everyone! Great site bringing so much information to teh public, but in praising Kandel’s LTP so highly, you forget that there are 3 ‘L’s dealing with synaptic plasticity and EFFECTIVE memory and learning:
Long term potentiation,
Long term depression,
and Depotentiation.

Forgetting and not encoding can be as important as remembering in effective memory, and in some cases such as PTSD, addiction, and chronic pain, LTP may very well be the problem.

One current issue is Jowe Tsien promoting his NR2B overexpressing mice as ’superlearners’. Expression of this protein in the NMDA receptor complex seem to increase LTP and attenuate synapses’ ability to depotentiate, hence faster and more permanent learning. But addiction researchers are finding that in addicted animals, one of the molecular changes is an increase in NR2B proteins in NMDA receptors. It’s the case of being careful what you learn, and how permanently. (imprtant not just in addiction, but in many issues: racism, sexism, fanaticism, et al.)

True neuralplasticity lies in the ability to change synaptic strength in either direction. If it can only change in one direction, it isn’t very plastic!

Thank you for keeping a very active site and for keeping this information out there for everyone!

]]> Comment on The Myth of Free Will: Revised and expanded by docartemis http://docartemis.com/blog/2008/03/29/the-myth-of-free-will-revised-and-expanded/#comment-9341 docartemis Sun, 25 May 2008 12:33:41 +0000 http://booksandideas.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-9341 Pat, Thank you for putting so much time into the comment you posted about Episode 12 of Books and Ideas. I agree with you that it is "an illogical leap to the assumption that the absence of free will implies freedom from responsibility." It was actually that leap that I was attempting to attack, which is why I focused on "the importance of personal responsibility" later in my discussion. This emphasis naturally reflects my own response to the book I was reviewing. I am sorry if I did not make that clear. You might want to post your comments on the Discussion Forum at http://brainscienceforum.com. There is a section there for Books and Ideas. That is the best place to share ideas with fellow listeners. I hope you will keep listening. Ginger Campbell, MD Pat,

Thank you for putting so much time into the comment you posted about Episode 12 of Books and Ideas.

I agree with you that it is “an illogical leap to the assumption that the absence of free will implies freedom from responsibility.”

It was actually that leap that I was attempting to attack, which is why I focused on “the importance of personal responsibility” later in my discussion. This emphasis naturally reflects my own response to the book I was reviewing. I am sorry if I did not make that clear.

You might want to post your comments on the Discussion Forum at http://brainscienceforum.com. There is a section there for Books and Ideas. That is the best place to share ideas with fellow listeners.

I hope you will keep listening.

Ginger Campbell, MD

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