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Crossmodal
by The Crossmodal Lab led by Nico Ekanem
Crossmodal was created and produced by graduate students eager to explore the philosophical, cultural, and artistic mysteries of their favorite subject...the brain. This podcast covers a range of topics within neuroscience, from synesthesia to the anatomical basis of selfhood. Tune in for unique discussions and general bewilderment as we also accidentally learn how to become professional podcasters.Proudly presented by The Crossmodal Lab:Andrew PittsKristen Lee, PhDMartina Hernandez Megan Sayyad, PhD Nico Ekanem, PhD Rosamond Goodsonand The NeuroNerds from RVA
Episodes
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Dear Gut, Love Brain
Love sees not with the eyes, but with the mind…so how does the brain perceive its relationship with the gut? In this mouthwatering second course of our two-part series, the brain responds to the gut’s previous correspondence with some thoughts of its own. After the previous episode whetted our...
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Dear Brain, Love Gut
You are what you eat, but when was the last time you listened to your gut? In this two-part series, the Crossmodal Lab brings you exclusive, never-before-heard love letters chronicling the complex and often misunderstood relationship between the gut and the brain. The gut tells all in Part One,...
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Fright Club
With the nights growing longer, autumn leaves swirling through the air, and Halloween just a few short weeks away, we're more attuned than usual to the strange and spooky. In other words: Fear. Of course, whether it's those pre-test jitters before a final exam or the lingering childhood terror of...
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Beauty and Madness and Chapstick
We find beauty all around us: In vibrant sunsets, haunting music, the elegant logic of higher mathematics. But how exactly does this aesthetic sense arise within the brain? And why does our enchantment with the things we consider beautiful so often veer towards obsession, even madness? Join the...
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Cross my Plasticity and Hope to Perceive
Since the days of the blind poet Homer, who spun fantastical tales of gods and heroes beloved by generations, it has often been assumed that individuals deprived of one sense (such as sight or hearing) will develop enhanced perception through their remaining modalities. But to what extent is this...
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Me, Myself, and Mind
For centuries, humanity has grappled with a deceptively simple question: What is that elusive thing we call “the self”? Where does it come from...and how? Join us as we tackle these concepts alongside Virginia Commonwealth University philosophy professor Dr. Catherine Sutton and a panel of...
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Crossmodal was created and produced by graduate students eager to explore the philosophical, cultural, and artistic mysteries of their favorite subject...the brain. This podcast covers a range of topics within neuroscience, from synesthesia to the anatomical basis of selfhood. Tune in for unique discussions and general bewilderment as we also accidentally learn how to become professional podcasters.Proudly presented by The Crossmodal Lab:Andrew PittsKristen Lee, PhDMartina Hernandez Megan Sayyad, PhD Nico Ekanem, PhD Rosamond Goodsonand The NeuroNerds from RVA
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Crossmodal was created and produced by graduate students eager to explore the philosophical, cultural, and artistic mysteries of their favorite subject...the brain. This podcast covers a range of topics within neuroscience, from synesthesia to the anatomical basis of selfhood. Tune in for unique...
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