Life Story of Cognitive Neuroscientist | The Human Podcast Ep 34 (Dr Hugo Spiers)

Dr Hugo Spiers is a professor of cognitive neuroscience at University College London and the director of the Spiers Lab. His work focuses on spatial cognition: how we remember, navigate and imagine space.WATCH NOW: https://youtu.be/9eTzGgW5FCkGUEST:𝕏: https://x.com/hugospiersSpiers Lab: https://spierslab.com/UCL Page: https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/2293LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hugo-spiers-66b17124/Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=EmUb9kkAAAAJ&hl=enTIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Intro0:06 - What Is (Cognitive) Neuroscience?2:52 - Early Experiences Learning About Science3:59 - Deciding To Study Neuroscience7:45 - PhD Research9:24 - Becoming a Professor11:44 - Most Impactful Research19:24 - Research Focus: Spatial Cognition (Remembering, Navigating & Imagining Space)29:06 - London Taxi Cabbie's Memory33:41 - Fascination With Spatial Cognition36:07 - UCL's Spiers Lab38:17 - Google DeepMind39:23 - Discussing AI with Demis Hassabis45:45 - What Is A Good Life?SOCIAL:𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcastTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thehumanpodcasttiktokInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinstaRECORDING/EDITING EQUIPMENT:Provided By Kintek, Who Provide Outstanding Technology Services To Organisations.Learn More: https://kintek.co.uk/MUSIC:From #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journeyLicense code:THHDNXMTRJZWMJPVGUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK:Get in touch with me: [email protected]