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New Books in Neuroscience

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Neuroscience
Memory
Artificial Intelligence
Mental Health
Consciousness
Evolution
Cognitive Science
Philosophy
Psychology
Creativity
Nervous System
Mental Representation
Philosophy Of Mind
Motor Behavior
Emotion Theory
Addiction
Mental Illness
Emotions
Episodic Memory
Brain Development

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How Deeply Human Is Language? Chomsky, the Brain, and the AI Fantasy (MIT Press, 2026) is Yosef Grodzinsky’s exploration of the criticality of the linguistic theories to the design of LLMs. The book dwells on the significance of the marriage between... more

Explores the profound power of music to influence brain function and well-being.

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Why does music influence how we feel so deeply--and what are the scientific mechanisms behind this phenomenon? I... more

When it comes to consciousness, William James is well-known for his descriptions of it rather than his theory of it and its relation to the body. In Consciousness is Motor: William James on Mind and Action (Oxford UP, 2025), Alexander Klein elaborate... more

What makes us who we are?

Through the stories of seven of his patients, acclaimed Oxford University neurologist Masud Husain shows us how our brains create, change and can even restore our identity. Husain introduces us to a man who ran out of words,... more

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Recent Guests

Samuel Markind
Neurologist with 30+ years of clinical experience; author of Music Between Your Ears
Neurology practice (implicit) / Johns Hopkins University Press (publisher)
Episode: Samuel Markind, "Music Between Your Ears: How Musical Engagement Powers the Human Brain" (JHU Press, 2025)
Yosef Grodzinsky
Professor Emeritus and Director of the Neuro Linguistic Lab, Hebrew University
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Episode: Yosef Grodzinsky, "How Deeply Human Is Language?: Chomsky, the Brain, and the AI Fantasy" (MIT Press, 2026)
Alexander Klein
Canada Research Chair and Professor of Philosophy at McMaster University
McMaster University
Episode: Alexander Klein, "Consciousness is Motor: William James on Mind and Action" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Masud Husain
Author of Our Brains, Our Selves: What a Neurologist's Patients Taught Him About the Brain
University of Oxford; Canongate Books
Episode: Masud Husain, "Our Brains, Our Selves: What a Neurologist’s Patients Taught Him About the Brain" (Canongate, 2025)
Adam Zeman
Author of The Shape of Things Unseen, A New Science of Imagination
Bloomsbury Circus Press; University of Edinburgh; University of Exeter
Episode: Adam Zeman, "The Shape of Things Unseen: A New Science of Imagination" (Bloomsbury, 2025)
Gina Turrigiano
Neuroscientist specializing in brain plasticity and sleep
Brandeis University
Episode: 167* Addiction with Gina Turrigiano (EF, JP)
Alan McComas
Professor of medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada
McMaster University
Episode: Alan J. McComas, "Consciousness: The Road to Reductionism" (American Scientist, 2025)
Steve Ramirez
Associate professor in Psychological and Brain Sciences at Boston University
Boston University
Episode: Steve Ramirez, "How to Change a Memory: One Neuroscientist’s Quest to Alter the Past" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Rafael Yuste
Professor of Biological Sciences and Director of the Neurotechnology Center at Columbia University, expert on cerebral cortex functions.
Columbia University
Episode: Rafael Yuste, "Lectures in Neuroscience" (Columbia UP, 2023)

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Carrie Figdor
Co-host of the channel and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Iowa
Gregory McNiff
Host of New Books in Neuroscience; Associate with The New Books Network
Elizabeth Ferry
Host of Recall This Book
John Plotz
Co-host/Professor
Caleb Zakarin
CEO and Publisher of The New Books Network; Editor of The New Books Network

Reviews

4.3 out of 5 stars from 20 ratings
  • Impressively informative podcast

    This podcast showcases extremely fascinating discussions from a range of leading voices in neuroscience. Every episode I have listened to has been incredibly interesting and very useful.

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    Future neurologist
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Shows depth with leading neuroscience voices

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Samuel Markind, "Music Between Your Ears: How Musical Engagement Powers the Human Brain" (JHU Press, 2025)
Q: Sam, why did you write this book, and who is the target audience?
The book aims to explain the evolutionary value of music to the brain while equipping a broad audience—health care professionals, educators, performers, and educated lay readers—with foundational neuroscience and practical ways to engage with music.
Yosef Grodzinsky, "How Deeply Human Is Language?: Chomsky, the Brain, and the AI Fantasy" (MIT Press, 2026)
Q: How central is grammar to the LLMs' design and is complete grammatical competence achievable?
Grodzinsky explains that grammar is not currently integrated as a full component in computer science curricula, but argues for collaboration between linguistics and engineering to advance grammatical understanding in AI.
Alexander Klein, "Consciousness is Motor: William James on Mind and Action" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Q: Why do you think James treats representations as essential but not solely determinative of consciousness?
Klein argues that while James uses representational ideas, he maintains that consciousness cannot function or evolve without some representational content, particularly future-directed representations, which are necessary to connect thoughts to bodily actions.
Alexander Klein, "Consciousness is Motor: William James on Mind and Action" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Q: So how did he approach the problem? I mean, what did he argue?
Klein explains that James moved away from marker-based ideas and developed a functional framework, proposing that consciousness evolved to regulate adaptive action and is realized through bodily changes rather than being reducible to any single marker.
Alan J. McComas, "Consciousness: The Road to Reductionism" (American Scientist, 2025)
Q: Which of these do you think has been the most difficult for the field to abandon?
The most difficult aspect to accept is that we really are machines and don't have free will, which many still resist.

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This show centers on neuroscience, philosophy of mind, memory, and brain science, featuring in-depth conversations with authors and researchers about their recent books and studies. Episodes blend scientific detail with broader questions about identity, cognition, perception, and brain function, often tying clinical or historical case material to contemporary theories. The discussions tend to orbit themes like memory manipulation, the nature of consciousness, the role of prediction in brain function, and the social and ethical implications of neuroscience research, with a strong emphasis on accessible explanation for informed listeners. The format often pairs a scholar with another expert to unpack complex ideas, offering listeners a rigoro... more

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