In this episode, we discuss the function and evolution of mind-wandering abilities and subjective experience. We also talk about metacognition, which is the ability of a brain to represent information about its own state (thinking about thinking, for inst

This is the first episode for our new host, VelaSusan who will join us as a main host for Season 2. Hank Greely, Professor of Law at Stanford University, joined us to discuss the potential impacts of new reproductive technologies on human sexual reproduct

We discuss how neuroscience is currently being used in the courtroom. We also talk about potential issues brought by emerging technologies on the invasion of privacy for individuals.

What experiments do psychologists use to identify the brain areas involved in moral decision-making? Do moral truths exist? We discuss with Joshua D. Greene, Professor of Psychology at Harvard University and author of Moral Tribes.

What experiments do psychologists use to identify the brain areas involved in moral decision-making? Do moral truths exist? We discuss with Joshua D. Greene, Professor of Psychology at Harvard University and author of Moral Tribes.

What are the brain changes that cause Parkinson's disease? In this special episode, Steven Miller traveled to Japan to discuss the current research on this subject with Professor Gordon Arbuthnott from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology.

Does our understanding of neuroscience threaten the concept of moral responsibility? What is morality, empathy and how do progresses in brain research impact society?

In this episode, we look at the function and evolution of the brain networks responsible for vision with our guest Dale Purves, Geller Professor of Neurobiology at Duke University.

Antonello Bonci, scientific director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, discusses the changes that the brain undergo both short-term and long-term during drug abuse. Dr. Bonci then talks to us about how optogenetics and other techniques aimed at mod

In this episode, our guest Katherine L. Bryant discusses the changes that have occurred during evolution in the primate lineage. In particular, we focus on the changes in connectivity between the lateral geniculate nucleus to the visual cortex. Katherine