That Neuroscience Guy

In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss the neuroscience behind cognitive biases that cause you to make bad decisions. 

In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss how your brain processes the passage of time. 

In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss how framing information in different ways affects your brain. 

In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss the neuroscience behind placebo treatments. 

In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss the neuroscience behind how you get confused, and why sometimes thats good. 

In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss our opinions on why neuroscience might be declining. 

In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss the best books to read in 2026 to learn more about neuroscience. 

In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss Nike's new shoes designed by neuroscientists. 

In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss the neuroscience behind how emotions affect our decision making. 

In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss some cutting edge ideas and technologies in neuroscience from the 2025 Society for Neuroscience conference. 

In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss the parts of your brain that contribute to decision-making.

In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss the neuroscience behind making slow, careful decisions or fast, gut-hunch decisions. 

In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss the neuroscience behind choosing an exploratory decision, where we do something new, or sticking with what we know. 

In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss how your brain uses your values to make decisions. 

In the first episode of season 11 of That Neuroscience Guy, we start a new series on decision making by discussing the neuroscience behind how we assign value to decisions. 

In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss the neuroscience behind why some people get dementia while others don't. 

In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss the neuroscience behind being successful during your university experience. 

In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss how your brain changes throughout middle age. 

In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss the neuroscience behind somatosensation, or our sense of touch. 

In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we start our "Senses" series by discussing the neuroscience behind vision. 

In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss the neuroscience behind public speaking and its' associated emotions, finishing off with some tips for better public speaking.

We often have to balance between making quick, intuitive decisions and slow, analytical decisions. In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss the neuroscience behind that balance, and when to trust your emotional decisions. 

In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss the neuroscience behind Misophonia, a disorder that causes increased sensitivity to certain sounds like loud chewing or pen clicking. 

In today's epsiode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss the tools that neuroscientists use to study the brain. 

In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we wrap up Dr Krigolson's lecture, "Why we do the dumb things we do", discussing some important caveats to models of decision making. Be sure to check out Parts 1 and 2 if you haven't yet!

In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we pick up where we left off last week with Dr Krigolson's lecture titled "Why we do the dumb things we do". If you haven't checked out Part 1 yet, please do!

Recently, Dr Krigolson gave an invited lecture at Indiana University titled "Why We Do the Dumb Things We Do". Now we are delivering that lecture to you in a three part series starting with basics of decision making. 

We like to focus quite a bit on things you can do to improve your brain health. In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss the neuroscience behind how that advice might change for older individuals. 

We've talked plenty about the neuroscience of learning as well as moving neuroscience into the real world. In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss how we can use neuroscience to improve education from elementary schools to universities. 

In everyday thinking, we are making decisions that can range from intuitive, based on 'gut hunches', to analytical, based on prior experience and critical thinking. In today's epsiode, we discuss the neuroscience behind balancing analytical and intuitive decision making. 

According to the WHO, more than 55 million people worldwide have dementia, with nearly 10 million new cases every year. In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss the neuroscience behind different types of dementia.

Neurotransmitters are essential cellular components for neural function - and they're common targets for treatment of several psychiatric and neurological disorders. In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we review all of the important neurotransmitters that underlie neural function.

Politicians are becoming increasingly eye-catching in the modern world, as is the prevalence of so-called "fake-news". In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discusss the neuroscience behind how our brains criticize, consider, and embrace modern modern politicians. 

In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss the Chiari Malformation - a unique  condition that causes the brain to grow into the spinal cord. 

In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss some cool neuroscience technology that you can gift to special people in your life this holiday season. 

In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss the neuroscience behind addiciton to shopping on Amazon. 

On today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we welcome guest Jaime ____ to discuss Autonomic, a biotech company aiming to help you improve your brain health. 

What drives people to commit the ultimate atrocity? In today's epsiode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss the neuroscience behind genocide. 

In today's epsiode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss a first hand account of a lifestyle change aimed at improving brain health called "Project Dad". 

In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss the neuroscience behind why we make irrational decisions. 

In the information age, we are exposed to an incredible volume of lies. Unfortuantely, we tend to fall for them. In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss why and how we fall for lies. 

In today's epsiode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss the neuroscience behind online shopping addiction, using Amazon has a case study. 

To kick off Season 9, we explore a personal angle by revisiting the neuroscience of grief. 

In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss what's going on in your brain when you take a break and go for a walk. 

What makes the Michael Jordans of the world different from the rest of us? In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss the neuroscience behind ultra-competitiveness. 

Why are kids more single-minded and impulsive than adults? In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss executive control, the cognitive process we use to control decision-making, memory, and other high-level functions. 

In this week's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we welcome guest speaker Dr. Kent Hecker - a professor in Neuroscience at the University of Calgary. We discuss how neuroscience gives insight into how we learn and how we can better measure if someone is learning. 

In this week's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we welcome guest speaker Jeff Hopkins - the principal of the Pacific School of Innovation and Inquiry. We discuss how neuroscience fits into education, and specifically how new educational methods can leverage neuroscience to improve education. 

In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we welcome Doron Meir, the CEO of Float VR, to discuss how his company combines neuroscience with virtual reality to complete unique therapeutic experiences. 

Humanity has long debated whether the circumstances of our birth, our Nature, or our development, our Nurture, are more influential on our lives. While this discussion is often discussed through biology or social psychology, what might neuroscience tell us about which is more important? In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss how our genes and experiences influence our brains.