Neuroscience News Our FriendFeedPersonally I have very little interest in the paranormal or parapsychology, but I have to commend Alex Tsakiris of the Skeptiko podcast for presenting interviews from both sides of the debate. Alex clearly does believe that parapsychology is a valid science, but his podcast is surprisingly balanced. I think it is very valuable to listen [...]
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In this episode of the Brain Science Podcast we explore the recent research that has established, contrary to long-standing dogma, that our brains our able to change throughout our lives, based on our experience.
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There seems to be some interest in setting up a Forum for discussing the topics of the Brain Science Podcast, so I am trying to determine if there is enough interest to justify the time of organizing and maintaining such a site.
Having a Forum would offer several advantages. It would allow people’s comments to start [...]
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This episode is a discussion of The Future of the Brain: The Promise and Perils of Tomorrow’s Neuroscience by British neuroscientist, Steven Rose. Unlike most episodes of the Brain Science Podcast, the emphasis of this episode is on asking what kind of ethical dilemmas might be posed [...]
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On the Brain Science Podcast #5 I talked about Consciousness and mentioned that David Chalmers is a proponent of a modern version of dualism and also quite concerned with what he calls the hard problem, which is explaining the subjective nature of consciousness, which he has called qualia. If you would like to hear him [...]
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