Comments on: Brain Science Podcast #58: Interview with author Alva Noë

By: brain

brain — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:09:38 +0000

I am thrilled to have discovered your podcasting website. What a tremendous resource of compelling interviews – I look forward to listening to many more during my work day. I definitely agree with Dr Noe’s perspective on the brain. I see it as the computer hardware and mind as the software imputed that ultimately creates consciousness of the individual. The brain’s neuroplasticity and natural ability to change is no more restricted than a computer is restricted to load a new program to run. Another great book I recently started is – The Brain That Changes itself.

By: Emil H

Emil H — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:54:50 +0000

After listening to Brain Science Podcast #57 I ordered Alva Noës book. It might be one of the most important books in my bookshelf, I must say.

Loved the interview. I’ll surely continue referring to this site whenever I’ll get the chance :) Keep up the great (!) work!

By: clint

clint — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:43:33 +0000

Thank you again Ginger for a great interview.
With this service you provide one of the most thought provoking venues for my favorite subject.

Having just finished “Action in Perception” I was excited to be able to hear directly from Associate Professor Noë on his interesting perspective.
The interview very skillfully condenses his ideas and makes a good case for his views.

Having a roboticists vantage point I found myself agreeing with much Mr.Noë has to say.
The book “Action in Perception” compliments Rolf Pfeifer’s book “How the Body Shapes the Way We Think” and I believe this perspective will be of great assistance for all of us working toward the creation of human form robots.

Perhaps Associate Professor Noë’s work could be used to explain the extreme reactions found with extended sensory deprivation experiments.If in fact ones environment is integrally linked to the mind then with extended sensory deprivation one could be in effect loosing an irreplaceable component of ones mind.

Thanks Again.

Clint Askin.

By: Claudia Costa

Claudia Costa — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:02:50 +0000

Hello,

I was recentley introduced to the Brain Science Podcast and I’m amazed by the quality of interviews and book analysis. Very happy for Ms. Ava Noe perspective on brain as integrated to the whole body function. As mentioned , understandingit seems more echological, really. I appreciate the different point of views brought by your very interesting guests. Congratulations on your very good work, from Brasil.
Claudia Costa