CogNation
Discussions on the future of brain science and technology.
We found 10 episodes of CogNation with the tag “neuroscience”.
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Episode 16: Dopamine with Michael Frank
July 3rd, 2019 | Season 1 | 1 hr 22 mins
brain, brown university, cognition, dopamine, genetics, michael frank, motivation, neuroscience
Dr. Michael Frank of Brown University talks to us about dopamine -- how it works in the brain, what his research has done to elucidate the function of dopamine circuits, and some of the genetics behind it. A really fascinating dive into a great topic.
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Episode 14: Color, Concepts, and Design: Guest Karen Schloss
June 4th, 2019 | Season 1 | 1 hr 4 mins
brain, cognition, color, concepts, design, neuroscience, psychology, recycling
Our guest is Karen Schloss, who studies the way in which color is imbued with meaning through a lifetime of associations with objects (like bananas and fire trucks) and concepts (like love and politics). We discuss her research, including topics such as:
- What color should recycling bins be?
- A tool that can help designers use color-concept associations in their work
- The "blueberry problem" (why is is that blueberries aren't very blue?)
- How to market a blue banana
- What color heaven and hell should be
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The Frey Effect, Continued: Dr. Beatrice Golomb
February 12th, 2019 | Season 1 | 17 mins 40 secs
brain, cuba, embassy, frey effect, neuroscience, perception, sound
Rolf interviews Dr. Beatrice Golomb as an addendum to our previous show about the Frey Effect
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The Frey Effect (or, When Microwaves Attack)
February 12th, 2019 | Season 1 | 1 hr 10 mins
brain, cuba, embassy, frey effect, neuroscience, perception, sound
Discussion of the Frey Effect, an interesting phenomenon where sound is perceived from microwave radiation, and has been suggested as the cause of mysterious afflictions at the American embassy in Cuba.
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Brain-Computer Interfaces, part A
February 4th, 2019 | Season 1 | 51 mins 20 secs
bci, brain, computer, neuroscience, technology
A discussion of the current state of the art of brain-computer interfaces
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Brain-Computer Interfaces, part B
February 4th, 2019 | Season 1 | 50 mins 45 secs
bci, brain, computer, neuroscience, technology
Second part on brain-computer interfaces
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Episode 2: Using Virtual Reality for Therapy
January 27th, 2019 | Season 1 | 1 hr 1 min
mental health, neuroscience, psychology, ptsd, virtual reality
Discussion of VR in therapy