S3Ep2: How Does Mind Work? (w/ Fran Müller)

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In this episode, Nic and Adam are joined by Franziska Müller for a discussion of how the mind works in more biological terms.

Fran shares her wisdom on everything from her own research into neuroregeneration, to the parts of the brain you might remember from school, to whether the computer is an appropriate model for the mind.

It was wonderful to talk to her, and you should follow her puppy's instagram (@alfie_in_london).

Fran also provided these useful links for further reading!

Phineas Gage: https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-21/edition-9/phineas-gage-unravelling-myth

Dutch Hunger Winter: https://www.nature.com/news/2005/050801/full/news050801-6.html

Gregory Courtine (Brain-spine interface): https://www.researchgate.net/blog/post/paralyzed-monkeys-walk-again

We use 10% of our Brain - A myth: Overview: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-people-only-use-10-percent-of-their-brains/ More in depth: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2776484/

Left-right Brain: https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2013/12/02/248089436/the-truth-about-the-left-brain-right-brain-relationship?t=1610712151960

Male v female Brian: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00677-x

Gina Rippon's Book, The Gendered Brain: The new neuroscience that shatters the myth of the female brain (bookshop.org)

And good for a general overview:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_the_brainhttps://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21128311-800-a-brief-history-of-the-brain/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK234157/

The mountain I could not remember the name of was Pumori.