BS 177 Bernard Baars with David Edelman
Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone
Ginger Campbell, MD
4.8 • 896 Ratings
🗓️ 23 October 2020
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Bernard Baars is a pioneer in the neuroscience of consciousness. He first proposed Global Workspace Theory back in 1980, which was before consciousness was considered an acceptable topic of scientific research. His approach inspired others including the current Global Neuronal Workspace Theory, which I discussed briefly in episode 160. This episode is an interview with Dr. Baars that focuses on his most recent book On Consciousness. He is joined by his colleague David Edelman.
Links and References:
- ON CONSCIOUSNESS: Science & Subjectivity - Updated Works on Global Workspace Theory by Bernard J. Baars
- On Consciousness podcast: on YouTube
- The Ancient Origins of Consciousness: How the Brain Created Experience by Todd E. Feinberg and Jon M. Mallatt (Dr. Mallatt was interviewed in BS 128.)
- Consciousness and the Brain: Deciphering How the Brain Codes Our Thoughts by Stanislas Dehaene (BS 160 and BS 167)
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- The Neurology Minute in your favorite podcasting app
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Brain Science, the |
| 0:05.0 | Brain Science, the podcast where we explore how recent discoveries in |
| 0:08.7 | neuroscience are helping unravel the mystery of how our brain makes us human. I'm your host Dr. Ginger Campbell |
| 0:15.8 | and this is episode 177. Before I tell you about this month's episode I |
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| 1:00.0 | This month's episode is a conversation |
| 1:02.4 | with Bernard Bears and David Edelman. |
| 1:05.5 | Dr. Bears began to develop his global workspace theory of consciousness back in 1980 when the study of consciousness was still largely considered |
| 1:16.3 | taboo. He remains deeply fascinated by the question of how the brain creates |
| 1:22.0 | consciousness and he recently sent me his |
| 1:25.0 | latest book on consciousness science and subjectivity which gathers much of his work on |
| 1:31.6 | global workspace theory into a single volume. |
| 1:35.1 | It was an honor to talk with him along with his friend and colleague David Edelman. |
| 1:40.4 | As always, I will be back after the interview to review the highlights and also to tell you about how you can be part of the webinar I'm hosting on November 17th, 2020 called Embracing Uncertainty, to Thrive in an Uncertain World. |
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