CogNation

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.

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:

1. What color should recycling bins be?
2. A tool that can help designers use color-concept associations in their work
3. The "blueberry problem" (why is is that blueberries aren't very blue?)
4. How to market a blue banana
5. What color heaven and hell should be

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

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.

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

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

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