01 Friday Jan 2016
Posted in Podcast, Science Education, Sports Medicine
Today, the Prism has a conversation with Christina Stephens, AKA AmputeeOT.
She is an amputee, cyborg, creator of prosthetic leg made out of LEGO, occupational therapist, HoH/Deaf, Guinness Book World Record holder, living in St. Louis.
19 Sunday Oct 2014
Posted in Health and Fitness, Medicine, Podcast, Sports Medicine
Tags
BDNF, Books and Ideas, brain science podcast, Ginger Campbell, grant ritchey, jason luchtefeld, John Ratey, Medicine, Neuroplasticity, On Being Certain, Play, prism podcast, Richard Burton, Spark, Stuart Brown, Tolerance
In this episode, we interview Dr. Ginger Campbell, host of the popular Brain Science Podcast. We discuss her show as well as her other podcast, Books and Ideas. Brain plasticity, the role of exercise on brain health and function, and other fascinating topics are covered in this episode.
Episode 33
Dr. Ginger Campbell
-Brain Science Podcast http://brainsciencepodcast.com/
Philosophy discussed (east, west, mind)
“Likeness of Being” discussed – physics. Books and Ideas website (interviews and reviews).
Writing a book and communication skills.
Journal accessibility
Dr. Campbell has just started a fellowship in palliative care. Briefly discussed.
Exercise and Neuroplasticity; interview with John Ratey, author of “Spark.”
http://www.amazon.com/Spark-Revolutionary-Science-Exercise-Brain/dp/0316113514
Different intensity of exercise has different brain benefits.
Humans evolved to move…sea squirt example.
Find something you can enjoy and someone to do it with.
BDNF – Miracle Grow for the brain. (Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor).
Neurotrophin vs neurotransmitter
“Go Wild” by John Ratey mentioned.
“Play” by Stuart Brown discussed.
Kids spent most of their time playing which aids brain development.
Can apply to humans as well for mood and emotion.
Play teaches where the “edge” is…
“The unconscious origins of certainty” – an ebook by Dr. Campbell.
It is based upon an interview with Dr. Richard Burton about his book “on being certain.”
The feeling of knowing
The confidence of certainty has no bearing on the reality of the rightness we think.
The take home message is to be more tolerant of others.
Tribalism
Being human
“Mistakes were made, but not by me” –Carol Tavris
Memory
Coming up soon in Birmingham
The Dalai Lama
Dialogue in Birmingham, Alabama, USA on October 25: His Holiness will participate in a dialogue on Neuroplasticity and Healing organized by the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Contact Website: http://www.uab.edu/DalaiLama
Brain Science Podcast information discussed.
Also, check out the Brain Science App.
Discount code for a monthly subscription: BSP-500
Beer: Michelob Ultra
WOD: Palliative is medical care that relieves pain, symptoms and stress caused by serious illnesses, improving patients’ quality of life.
15 Monday Sep 2014
Posted in Podcast, Sports Medicine
In this episode of The Prism, Jason and Grant chat with Mr. Paul Ingraham, former massage therapist and woo apostate. His Wikipedia-esque website PainScience.com has a wealth of information about aches, pains, and injuries. In addition to hundreds of articles, he also has comprehensive science-based ebooks about common pain problems like low back pain, so-called “trigger points”, and running and overuse injuries like plantar fasciitis, all richly referenced. Skeptics will particularly enjoy some his writing, like his response to allegations of negativity