Guests who have been on the Brain Science Podcast
The Brain Science Podcast provides a unique opportunity for scientists and writers to discuss their work and ideas in depth. Here is a list of the guests who have been interviewed. The list is complete through September 19, 2008. Check the Show Notes for more recent guests.
- Michael Arbib, PhD: The role of mirror neurons in imitation and language; Episode 39.
- Dan Ariely, Phd: author of Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions was a guest on Books and Ideas #19.
- Sandra Blakeslee: co-author of The Body Has a Mind of Its Own: How Body Maps in Your Brain Help You Do (Almost) Everything Better; Episode 23.
- Robert A Burton, MD: author of On Being Certain: Believing You Are Right Even When You’re Not; Episode 43.
- Louanne Brizendine MD: author of The Female Brain; Episode 20.
- György Buzsáki, PhD: author of Rhythms of the Brain; Episode 31. (Interview Transcript)
- Norman Doidge, MD: author of The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science; Episode 26.
- Alice Gaby, PhD: Linguistics and its role in neuroscience; Episode 41
- Arthur Glenberg, PhD: Embodied cognition; Episode 36.
- Elkhonon Goldberg, PhD: author of The Executive Brain: Frontal Lobes and the Civilized Mind and The Wisdom Paradox; Episode 18.
- Jeff Hawkins: author of On Intelligence; Episode 38.
- Rachel Herz, PhD: author of The Scent of Desire: Discovering our Enigmatic Sense of Smell; Episode 34.
- Shella Keilholz, PhD: talked about brain imaging in Episode 46. (Recorded live at Dragon*Con 2008)
- Christof Koch, PhD: author of The Quest for Consciousness: A Neurobiological Approach; Episode 22.
- John Medina, PhD: author of Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School; Episode 37.
- Read Montague, PhD: author of Why Choose This Book?: How We Make Decisions; Episode 15.
- Brenda Milner, PhD: pioneering neuroscientist; Episode 49.
- Rolf Pfiefer, PhD: author of How the Body Shapes the Way We Think: A New View of Intelligence ; Episode 25.
- John J Ratey, MD: author of Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain; Episode 33. In Episode 45 Dr. Ratey returned to talk about ADD.
- Jason Schneiderman, PhD talks about brain imaging in Episode 46.
- Stuart Shanker, PhD: How the study of communication among bonobos provides clues about the role of emotional signaling in the evolution of language; Episode 7.
- Daniel J Siegel, MD: Meditation and the Brain; Episode 44
- Edward Taub, PhD: revolutionary approach to stroke rehabilitation; Episode 28.
- Maryanne Wolf, PhD: author of Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain; Episode 29.
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