017 Are There Ghosts in Your Machine

In episode 17, Sandy and Cory attempt to tackle a difficult theoretical paper (difficult for non-neuroscientists, at least) discussing some potential implications of interoception in chronic pain. The discussion wades into "embodied cognition" and "predictive processing" among many other models that this paper attempts to cover. Also, we uncover the real reason why Sandy is going to Japan. Ghosts in the Machine. Interoceptive Modeling for Chronic Pain Treatment. Di Lernia D, Serino S, Cipresso P, Riva G. Front Neurosci. 2016 Jun 30;10:314. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2016.00314. eCollection 2016. Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world to download at will. That said, if you are having difficulty obtaining an article, contact us. Music by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com: Intro - Brandenburg No4 and Meatball Parade Close - Meatball Parade