On Episode 7 of the Connectome podcast, we rejoin our two-part roundtable discussion on the nature of intelligence, on the differences between biological and artificial intelligence, and on the ways in which the idea of digital intelligence can inform our understanding of how our own minds work. (Here’s the link to Part 1 of this [...]
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Podcast 7 – Roundtable With David Saintloth and Wai Tsang (Part 2)
April 15th, 2013 
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Podcast 6 – Roundtable With David Saintloth and Wai Tsang (Part 1)
April 6th, 2013 The Connectome Episode 6 of the Connectome podcast brings together two guests who are obsessed with understanding how intelligence and thinking work – not by studying patients in MRI scanners, but by working to develop software that recognizes patterns and connections in the same way a brain does. Our guests are David Saintloth, a software engineer who’s [...]
Podcast 5 – Our Interview With David Eagleman
February 6th, 2013 The Connectome On episode 5 of the Connectome podcast, Ben chats with David Eagleman, author of the international bestseller Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain. Eagleman’s lab mainly studies the ways our brains encode sensory perceptions – but as you’ll hear, he’s also fascinated by questions on the nature of consciousness, synesthesia, meaning and representation, and [...]
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Podcast 4 – Our Interview With Scott Emmons
September 15th, 2012 The Connectome On episode 4 of the Connectome podcast, Ben chats with Scott W. Emmons, Ph.D., a professor of neuroscience and genetics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Emmons talks with us about his cutting-edge connectomics research, which may help us understand how neural circuits “decide” on a particular behavior. Click here to subscribe in [...]
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Podcast 3 – Habits: Making ‘Em & Breaking ‘Em
June 15th, 2012 The Connectome On episode 3 of the Connectome podcast, Ben digs into our habits: why they form, why they stick, and how to break ‘em. But he also shares some insights on making your habits work for you – to motivate you to stay fit and productive. Click here to subscribe in iTunes. Here’s a direct [...]
Posted in Featured, Podcasts Tags: anxiety, habits, learning, neuroanatomy, neurochemistry, neurophysiology, psychology 1 Comment »
Podcast 2 – Consciousness, Dreams & Drugs
March 6th, 2012 The Connectome On the second Connectome podcast, Ben muses about three of the hottest topics in neuroscience today: what “consciousness” might be, how it relates to dreams, and how drugs can play some strange tricks on that relationship. Click here to subscribe in iTunes. Here’s a direct link to download the mp3. Enjoy, and feel free [...]
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Podcast 1 – Our Interview With Joshua Vogelstein
February 5th, 2012 The Connectome Here it is – the first Connectome podcast! Join Ben as he talks with Joshua Vogelstein, a leading connectomics researcher, about the Open Connectome Project, an international venture to make data on neural connectivity available to everyone, all over the world. It’s like Google Maps for your brain. Click here to subscribe in iTunes. [...]
