A Podcast that Explores how neuroscience is unraveling the mystery of how our brain makes us human
Brain Science is a monthly podcast Brain Science, hosted by Ginger Campbell, MD. We explore how recent discoveries in neuroscience are helping unravel the mystery of how our brain makes us human. The content is accessible to people of all backgrounds.
I am teaching a live 5 week course called “Brain Science Primer” starting on October 19, 2026. The course will be taught live at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, but online access is available. This post gives a brief description of the course and provides information for online registration.
Read MoreAll 17 years of Brain Science transcripts are now available on Patreon.
Read MoreBS 214 is our 17th Annual Review episode where host Dr. Ginger Campbell highlights the key ideas we explored in 2023.
Read MoreBS 213 features neuroscientist Kevin Mitchell talking about his new book Free Agents: How Evolution Gave Us Free Will.
Read MoreBS 212 is a free encore presentation of an interview with Thomas Metzinger, author of The Ego Tunnel. We focus on Consciousness as a biological process created by the interaction of the brain, body, and external world.
Read MoreThis episode of Brain Science features the return of molecular biologist Seth Grant. We continue our discussion of the surprising complexity and diversity of the synapse.
Read MoreBS 210 is an in-depth introduction to neurotransmitters with an emphasis on the essential role played by receptors.
Read MoreBS 210 features neuroscientist Luiz Pessoa talking about his latest book The Entangled Brain: How Perception, Cognition, and Emotion Are Woven Together.
Read MoreThis is episode is an interview Sander van der Linden author of Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity.
Read MoreBS 207 is an encore presentation of an interview with Luiz Pessoa about his book The Cognitive-Emotional Brain: From Interactions to Integration.
Read MoreBS 206 is an interview with Paco Calvo, author of Planta Sapiens: The New Science of Plant Intelligence.
Read MoreBS 205 is a follow-up interview with molecular biologist Dr. Guy Caldwell we learn more about how the tools of molecular biology are used to unravel questions in neurobiology and provide hope for better treatments for problems like Parkinson's Disease.
Read MoreThis month's episode is an encore presentation of an interview with Dr. Guy Caldwell from the University of Alabama. Dr. Caldwell explains how tools from molecular biology make it possible to use the famous C. Elegans roundworm to improve our understanding of neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's disease.
Read MoreThis is our 16th Annual Review episode where we look back at the highlights from 2022. It’s also a great way for newbies to learn about Brain Science.
Read MoreThis month’s episode of Brain Science is an interview with Dr. Evan Thompson. We explore the claim that meditation is a mind science. Thompson shares his scientific and philosophical objections to this popular claim.
Read MoreBS 201 is an interview with Bill Harris, author of Zero to Birth: How the Human Brain Is Built. Some of the recent discoveries may surprise you.
Read MoreBS 200 is an interview with the editors of Movement Matters: How Embodied Cognition Informs Teaching and Learning. It is a continuation of our exploration of how embodied cognition challenges dualist approaches to the Mind.
Read MoreBS 199 is an interview with Batja Mesquita, author of "Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions."
Read MoreBrain Science #198 features a encore presentation of an interview with Evan Thompson, author of Mind in Life and other pioneering works about Embodied Cognition.
Read MoreBrain Science #197 features an encore playing of my interview with Dr. Frank Amthor, author of Neuroscience for Dummies and Neurobiology for Dummies. It is a great episode for newbies and will be a good review for longtime listeners.
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