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Chicago Brain Buddies
by Aaron Freeman
A fun-loving neuroscientist and science-loving stand up comedian wax humorous about brains and stuff.
Episodes
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Episode 12
At the Society for Neuroscience' 2018 meeting in San Diego Ca. #SFN2018 Brain Buddy Aaron Freeman talks with Dr. Bob Schafer of Lumosity about the real science behind "experience assisted neuroplasticity" and the controversy surrounding the product being marketed as a brain health, IQ-raising,...
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Placebo Biology!
Have you ever gotten pain relief from a placebo? Placebos, chemically inert pills, injections, even surgeries, relieve pain, ease suffering, and improve health even when the patient knows they're not getting "real" medicine. New research opens a window as to how and why that happens. Inspired by…
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Law, Neuroscience, and Solitary Confinement w/ Law Professor Jules Lobel
Dr. Jules Lobel teaches law at the University of Pittsburgh. At the 2018 Society For Neuroscience meeting in San Diego, Ca Chicago Brain Buddies co-host Aaron Freeman talks with him about why he looked to neuroscience for a novel tool to persuade the criminal justice system to end solitary...
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Episode 9 - The Cerebellum, Autism & How Brains Get Organized
Your brain's cerebellum is not just for fine motor movements anymore! "The Great One," Dr. Peggy Mason & Chicago Brain Buddy Funnyman Aaron Freeman and our live online friends engage in a learning chat about the latest research from Princeton U on our "little brain"
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How your brain predicts the future
New research reveals that human brains can predict sounds before they are spoken. A study of the auditory cortex shows that experimental subjects shown pictures have activation of their auditory cortices related to the specific sounds related to those images. In this Chicago Brain Buddies episode...
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Exercise Fight's Alzheimer's Disease... at least, if you're a mouse
Exercise fights your aging brain's Alzheimer's Disease, at least in mice. If you could get the neurological benefits of exercise from a combo of meds & gene therapy would you ever work out? Join Prof. Peggy "The Great One" Mason & m @ 3p for the latest! - Guest link...
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Peggy's "New" Book!
Medical Neurobiology volume 2 has hit the shelves. We talk with its famed author and Chicago Brain Buddy Peggy Mason!
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Implicit Bias
"I know you think you understand what you thought I said but you don't realize that what you heard was not what I meant." In this episode the Buddies talk about the assumptions we make about the world before we know we have made them.
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Violence in Chicago the neuroscience of WBEZ's report "When Shooting Feels Like a Drug."
In this episode, we look at a bit of the neuroscience underlying the Chicago Public Radio report by WBEZ reporter Rob Wildeboer about a former gang member’s experience of gun violence. The report is part of WBEZ’s ongoing series “Every Other Hour,” a reference to the frequency with which someone…
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Democratizing Medicine vs Trivializing Expertise
How worried are you about the effect of DIY genetic engineering? Biohacker Josiah Zayner is founder of Odin a company that sells home gene editing kits for fun and research. In this episode we talk about our fears and excitement about the product and its broader implications for the world.
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BioHacker - Researcher Heal Thyself
Josiah Zayner calls himself a biohacker. He suffers from something like irritable bowel syndrome which he attempted to self-treat by replacing his entire microbiome. His story was featured in the New York Times but we have our own, neurosciencey take on his adventure. The Times also produced a...
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Sen. John McCain and Glioblastoma
The Buddies talk about the neurobiology of glioblastoma with which the famed Arizona senator has been diagnosed.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A fun-loving neuroscientist and science-loving stand up comedian wax humorous about brains and stuff.
HOSTED BY
Aaron Freeman
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A fun-loving neuroscientist and science-loving stand up comedian wax humorous about brains and stuff.
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