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The sixth episode of the second phase of the Charlie Rose Brain Series aired May 11, 2012, and addressed the topic of autism. Charlie and co-host Eric Kandel welcomed as panelists: Gerald Fischbach of The Simons Foundation, Uta Frith of University College London, Matthew State of Yale University, and Alison Singer of the Autism Science … Read more
The fifth episode of the second phase of the Charlie Rose Brain Series aired March 30, 2012, and addressed the topic of schizophrenia. Charlie and co-host Eric Kandel welcomed as panelists Danny Hurley, Steven M. Paul of Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornelia Bargmann of Rockefeller University, Judith Rapoport of The National Institute of Mental Health, … Read more
In this special segment of the second Charlie Rose Brain Series, Charlie interviews Dr. Richard Davidson and journalist Sharon Begley on their book, The Emotional Life of Your Brain: How its unique patterns affect the way you think, feel, and live – And how you can change them This 11-minute segment aired on March 12, … Read more
The fourth episode of the second phase of the Charlie Rose Brain Series aired February 23, 2012, and addressed the topic of defects in cognition, such as Alzheimber’s. Charlie and co-host Eric Kandel welcomed as panelists David Holtzman, Alison Goate, Bruce Miller, and Marc Tessier-Lavigne. Prior to this show, Charlie interview Scott Small on his … Read more
The third episode of the second phase of the Charlie Rose Brain Series aired January 20, 2012, and addressed the topic of agnosias. Charlie and co-host Eric Kandel welcomed as panelists John Brust, Chuck Close, Richard Frackowiak, and Masud Husain. My selected highlights are excerpted below.
The second episode of the second phase of the Charlie Rose Brain Series aired December 5, 2011, and addressed the topic of consciousness. Charlie and co-host Eric Kandel welcomed as panelists Patricia Churchland, Stanislas Dehaene, Nicholas Schiff, and Timothy Wilson. My selected highlights are excerpted below. (16:28)
The first episode of the second series of the Charlie Rose Brain Series aired November 3, 2011, and addressed the topic of mental disorders including addiction. Charlie and co-host Eric Kandel welcomed Cornelia Bargmann, Gerald Fischbach, Thomas Insel, and Nora Volkow. My selected highlights are excerpted below. (8:35)
I prepared the following video, “What Difference Does It Make?” for an introductory neuroscience class, Biological Bases of Behavior. The textbook is the 1,300-page Principles of Neural Science by Kandel, Schwartz, and Jessell. My intention was to highlight seven points, or findings, from neuroscience that have implications for educational theory/practice. These findings include: One difference … Read more
What Difference Does it Make? Implications of Neuroscience for Education May 2011 When I applied to the Educational Psychology graduate program last year, I explained that my academic interests were focused on the question, “Are educational practices consistent with cross-disciplinary knowledge?” As I progressed through the program curriculum, I narrowed the scope of my “cross-disciplinary” … Read more
Yesterday (February 23, 2011) I attended the book signing and presentation by the authors of Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals About Our Everyday Deceptions — Stephen L. Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde with Sandra Blakeslee. Stephen and Susana have previously publishes articles on the subject of magic and neuroscience in Scientific American … Read more