This is episode 104 of the brain science Podcast and I'm your host Dr. Ginger Campbell.

Today's episode is our seventh annual review episode.

If you're new to the Brain Science Podcast, you might want to skip ahead a few minutes to the

meat of this episode.

I want to take a few moments to thank those of you who have supported my work

over the last seven years.

More than once I've been tempted to quit, but your feedback has kept me going.

I especially want to thank those of you who have made donations or supported the show by buying the brain science

podcast app for your mobile device or my book are you sure the unconscious

origins of certainty. Please listen all the way to the end of today's episode because I will be making an exciting

announcement that I hope will help keep the Brain Science Podcast going for the foreseeable

future. A few months ago, the Brain Science Podcast going for the foreseeable future. A few months ago the

Brain Science Podcast not only celebrated episode 100 but it also passed 5 million

downloads. Of course that milestone was made possible by those of you who have shared the show with others.

Since the Brain Science Podcast is produced independently of any organization or publication,

I rely on your word of mouth to help the show grow.

So let's get into our annual review. In 2013 the brain science podcast hosted 10 wonderful guests including three who made return visits.

My goal for today is to consider a few highlights from the past year

and to encourage you to go back and listen to any episodes you might have missed.

We started out the year with a topic that most of us would probably

prefer to avoid thinking about, which is pain. In episode 93, I'd interview. Fernando Severo, author of Understanding Pain.

Dr. Severo has been involved in pain research for nearly 40 years, and at the time of our conversation he was serving as

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