Comments on: Brain Science Podcast #43: Part 2 of “On Being Certain” http://docartemis.com/brainsciencepodcast/2008/08/43-burton/ The show for everyone who has a brain Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:02:30 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: docartemis http://docartemis.com/brainsciencepodcast/2008/08/43-burton/comment-page-1/#comment-197 docartemis Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:03:17 +0000 http://docartemis.com/brainsciencepodcast/?p=169#comment-197 Tyler, Thank you for sharing your references. For more on Meta-cognition or "thinking about thinking" stayed tuned for episode 43, which will be out in a few days. Ginger Campbell, MD Tyler,

Thank you for sharing your references.

For more on Meta-cognition or “thinking about thinking” stayed tuned for episode 43, which will be out in a few days.

Ginger Campbell, MD

]]> By: Tyler Rickards http://docartemis.com/brainsciencepodcast/2008/08/43-burton/comment-page-1/#comment-196 Tyler Rickards Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:29:02 +0000 http://docartemis.com/brainsciencepodcast/?p=169#comment-196 Hello - A very interesting podcast and topic in general...I've only listened through the two "on being certain" podcasts once, but gather that kind of surprised that the word "metacognition" never entered into the discussion - or thinking about thinking...or, more specifically, thinking about ones memory (metamemory) or performance in general. I've been a part of some projects in classes during my undergrad career that examine how cognitive performance is evaluated by one's self - in other words, we looked at if you could perform well and think you're doing poorly, or if you could do poorly and think you're doing well. One paper even suggests that persons with Korsakoff Syndrome and Alzheimers differ in that persons with KS had more difficulty regarding insight into their memory deficiency, while both (AD and KS) showed a cognitive deficit in memory....this tells me that the area more affected by korsakoff's syndrome - the frontal lobes - may partially "house" or at least greatly influence one's ability to evaluate their own performance (i.e. memory) INDEPENDENT of cognitive ability... or that you can have one (metamemory) without the other ("actual" memory). Just a thought that came to me listening to the first episode, especially - while this ability is probably not localized, it's probably something that requires a normally-functioning frontal lobe. This "thinking about thinking" "on being certain" certainly is not an easy matter! Here's the citation for that paper I mentioned - Shimamura, A.P., & Squire, L.R. (1986). Memory and Metamemory: A Study of the Feeling- of-Knowing Phenomenon in Amnesic Patients. Journal of Experimental Psychology, Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 12, 452-460. Thanks so much for the podcasts! Neat stuff for someone looking to get into a Clinical Neuropsych graduate program, like myself!!! Tyler. Hello –
A very interesting podcast and topic in general…I’ve only listened through the two “on being certain” podcasts once, but gather that kind of surprised that the word “metacognition” never entered into the discussion – or thinking about thinking…or, more specifically, thinking about ones memory (metamemory) or performance in general. I’ve been a part of some projects in classes during my undergrad career that examine how cognitive performance is evaluated by one’s self – in other words, we looked at if you could perform well and think you’re doing poorly, or if you could do poorly and think you’re doing well. One paper even suggests that persons with Korsakoff Syndrome and Alzheimers differ in that persons with KS had more difficulty regarding insight into their memory deficiency, while both (AD and KS) showed a cognitive deficit in memory….this tells me that the area more affected by korsakoff’s syndrome – the frontal lobes – may partially “house” or at least greatly influence one’s ability to evaluate their own performance (i.e. memory) INDEPENDENT of cognitive ability… or that you can have one (metamemory) without the other (“actual” memory). Just a thought that came to me listening to the first episode, especially – while this ability is probably not localized, it’s probably something that requires a normally-functioning frontal lobe. This “thinking about thinking” “on being certain” certainly is not an easy matter!

Here’s the citation for that paper I mentioned –
Shimamura, A.P., & Squire, L.R. (1986). Memory and Metamemory: A Study of the Feeling-
of-Knowing Phenomenon in Amnesic Patients. Journal of Experimental Psychology, Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 12, 452-460.

Thanks so much for the podcasts! Neat stuff for someone looking to get into a Clinical Neuropsych graduate program, like myself!!!

Tyler.

]]> By: Jean-Michel Abrassart http://docartemis.com/brainsciencepodcast/2008/08/43-burton/comment-page-1/#comment-192 Jean-Michel Abrassart Sun, 10 Aug 2008 07:18:59 +0000 http://docartemis.com/brainsciencepodcast/?p=169#comment-192 Hello, Very fascinating stuff. I'm really surprise that philosophers are not more interrested in that kind of subject, because it seems very important for the field of epistemology. Well, keep up the good work, Sincerely, Hello,

Very fascinating stuff. I’m really surprise that philosophers are not more interrested in that kind of subject, because it seems very important for the field of epistemology.

Well, keep up the good work,

Sincerely,

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