Podcast appearances and mentions of rodrigo quian quiroga

“Quiero hablarles de la revolución que estamos viviendo en relación con el funcionamiento del cerebro. Una revolución tan profunda, tan cercana la raíces de nuestra propia esencia, que se nutre de las discusiones más trascendentales de la filosofía y, a la vez, tan atrapante, que ha disparado la imaginación de escritores futuristas y ha supuesto una fuente inagotable para infinidad de películas de ciencia ficción”Emulando a Roy Batty, pasamos páginas a Cosas que nunca creeríais. De la ciencia ficción a la neurociencia. (Ed. Debate). Un viaje por la curiosidad y dirigido a mentes inquietas de nuestro invitado, el neurólogo, profesor ICREA y experto en mecanismos neuronales de la percepción visual y la memoria, Rodrigo Quian Quiroga.Con Don Víctor y nuestra neurona compartida hacemos malabarismos mentales desde las Viñetas y Bocadillos.Escuchar audio

Conversem amb el doctor Rodrigo Quian Quiroga, que ha escrit el llibre "Cosas que no creer

Recordamos el mítico programa 'Tengo una pregunta para usted', de TVE, con sus presentadores Lorenzo Milá y Fran Llorente, que han dejado caer en El Faro Preguntar la posibilidad de que vuelvan a trabajar mano a mano. Las grandes preguntas que planteaba la filosofía están empezando a ser contestadas por los científicos, y la ciencia está motivando a los filósofos explorar nuevos conceptos. Rodrigo Quian Quiroga, neurocientífico y profesor ICREA en el Instituto de Investigación Hospital del Mar de Barcelona, explora en su nuevo libro explora esta dicotomía ente ciencia y filosofía. Como cada martes, Alejandro Pelayo se asoma al piano de la SER. 

En El Cajón de Sastre Aida Skirej habla con el neurocientífico, Rodrigo Quian Quiroga, que compara los avances de la ciencia con las películas de ciencia ficción.

All'inizio degli anni Duemila il neurochirurgo Rodrigo Quian Quiroga scopre nel cervello di un paziente quello che diventerà famoso come il ≪neurone Jennifer Aniston≫. Questa scoperta è illuminante per comprendere che forma ha un brand dentro al nostro cervello. Si dice spesso che i brand vivono nella mente delle persone, in questa puntata proviamo a prendere davvero sul serio questa affermazione. Ospite della puntata: Mariano Diotto, brand strategist, docente universitario, direttore della collana Neuromarketing di Hoepli e autore di numerosi libri tra cui il manuale Neurobranding. Prossima puntata: Il design di un marchio, con Gaetano Grizzanti, fondatore di Univisual, autore del libro Brand Identikit e Perito del Tribunale di Milano nella categoria marchi di fabbrica. Bibliografia - Tra i principali libri di Mariano Diotto ci sono Neurobranding. Il neuromarketing nell'advertising e nelle strategie di brand per i marketer, Hoepli 2020; Neuromarketing. Gli strumenti e le tecniche di una strategia marketing efficace per creativi e marketer, Hoepli 2021; e il più recente Neuromarketing for dummies, Hoepli 2023. - Mariano Diotto ha anche curato l'edizione italiana di Brand admiration. Strategie di business per arrivare al cuore delle persone, Hoepli 2022. - Per la storia di apertura, cfr. lo speciale Friends: The Reunion, HBO Max, 27 maggio 2021 (andato in onda in Italia su Sky); e l'articolo L. Rose, TV's “Masked Scheduler” Reflects on 35-Year Career: Nabbing Aniston for ‘Friends,' Toying with Dick Wolf, The Holliwood Reporter, 2 settembre 2015. - Il libro di riferimento per le ricerche di Rodrigo Quian Quiroga è R.Q. Quiroga, Borges e la memoria: Viaggio nel cervello umano da Funes al neurone Jennifer Aniston, trad. it. R. Sardi, Erickson 2018. - L'esperimento sul rapporto Apple-creatività e Disney-altruismo si trova in G.M. Fitzsimons, T.L. Chartrand, G.J. Fitzsimons, Automatic Effects of Brand Exposure on Motivated Behaviour: How Apple Makes You “Think Different”, Journal of Consumer Research, vol. 35, no. 1, 2008, pp. 21-35. - La storia della nascita del claim «Think different» è tratta dal capitolo Think different in  W. Isaacson, Steve Jobs, trad. it. P. Canton, L. Serra, L. Vanni, Mondadori. - La citazione di Keller sulla Customer-Based Brand Equity è tratta da K.L. Keller, Conceptualizing, measuring, and managing customer-based brand equity, Journal ofMarketing, Gennaio 1993, 57, 1. - La citazione di Michael Platt sul rapporto tra gli utenti Apple e il brand Apple è tratta da  M.L. Platt, The Leader's Brain: Enhance Your Leadership, Build Stronger Teams, Make Better Decisions, and Inspire Greater Innovation With Neuroscience, Wharton School Press 2020, p. IX [trad. mia].

Imagine the astonishment felt by neuroscientist Rodrigo Quian Quiroga when he found a fantastically precise interpretation of his research findings in a story written by the great Argentinian fabulist Jorge Luis Borges fifty years earlier. Quian Quiroga studies the workings of the brain—in particular how memory works—one of the most complex and elusive mysteries of science. He and his fellow neuroscientists have at their disposal sophisticated imaging equipment and access to information not available just twenty years ago. And yet Borges seemed to have imagined the gist of Quian Quiroga's discoveries decades before he made them. The title character of Borges's "Funes the Memorious" remembers everything in excruciatingly particular detail but is unable to grasp abstract ideas. Quian Quiroga found neurons in the human brain that respond to abstract concepts but ignore particular details, and, spurred by the way Borges imagined the consequences of remembering every detail but being incapable of abstraction, he began a search for the origins of Funes. Borges's widow, María Kodama, gave him access to her husband's personal library, and Borges's books led Quian Quiroga to reread earlier thinkers in philosophy and psychology. He found that just as Borges had perhaps dreamed the results of Quian Quiroga's discoveries, other thinkers—William James, Gustav Spiller, John Stuart Mill—had perhaps also dreamed a story like "Funes." With Borges and Memory, Quian Quiroga has given us a fascinating and accessible story about the workings of the brain that the great creator of Funes would appreciate. Rodrigo Quian Quiroga, a native of Argentina, is Professor and Director of the Bioengineering Research Centre at the University of Leicester. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

Imagine the astonishment felt by neuroscientist Rodrigo Quian Quiroga when he found a fantastically precise interpretation of his research findings in a story written by the great Argentinian fabulist Jorge Luis Borges fifty years earlier. Quian Quiroga studies the workings of the brain—in particular how memory works—one of the most complex and elusive mysteries of science. He and his fellow neuroscientists have at their disposal sophisticated imaging equipment and access to information not available just twenty years ago. And yet Borges seemed to have imagined the gist of Quian Quiroga's discoveries decades before he made them. The title character of Borges's "Funes the Memorious" remembers everything in excruciatingly particular detail but is unable to grasp abstract ideas. Quian Quiroga found neurons in the human brain that respond to abstract concepts but ignore particular details, and, spurred by the way Borges imagined the consequences of remembering every detail but being incapable of abstraction, he began a search for the origins of Funes. Borges's widow, María Kodama, gave him access to her husband's personal library, and Borges's books led Quian Quiroga to reread earlier thinkers in philosophy and psychology. He found that just as Borges had perhaps dreamed the results of Quian Quiroga's discoveries, other thinkers—William James, Gustav Spiller, John Stuart Mill—had perhaps also dreamed a story like "Funes." With Borges and Memory, Quian Quiroga has given us a fascinating and accessible story about the workings of the brain that the great creator of Funes would appreciate. Rodrigo Quian Quiroga, a native of Argentina, is Professor and Director of the Bioengineering Research Centre at the University of Leicester. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/latin-american-studies

Imagine the astonishment felt by neuroscientist Rodrigo Quian Quiroga when he found a fantastically precise interpretation of his research findings in a story written by the great Argentinian fabulist Jorge Luis Borges fifty years earlier. Quian Quiroga studies the workings of the brain—in particular how memory works—one of the most complex and elusive mysteries of science. He and his fellow neuroscientists have at their disposal sophisticated imaging equipment and access to information not available just twenty years ago. And yet Borges seemed to have imagined the gist of Quian Quiroga's discoveries decades before he made them. The title character of Borges's "Funes the Memorious" remembers everything in excruciatingly particular detail but is unable to grasp abstract ideas. Quian Quiroga found neurons in the human brain that respond to abstract concepts but ignore particular details, and, spurred by the way Borges imagined the consequences of remembering every detail but being incapable of abstraction, he began a search for the origins of Funes. Borges's widow, María Kodama, gave him access to her husband's personal library, and Borges's books led Quian Quiroga to reread earlier thinkers in philosophy and psychology. He found that just as Borges had perhaps dreamed the results of Quian Quiroga's discoveries, other thinkers—William James, Gustav Spiller, John Stuart Mill—had perhaps also dreamed a story like "Funes." With Borges and Memory, Quian Quiroga has given us a fascinating and accessible story about the workings of the brain that the great creator of Funes would appreciate. Rodrigo Quian Quiroga, a native of Argentina, is Professor and Director of the Bioengineering Research Centre at the University of Leicester. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/psychology

Imagine the astonishment felt by neuroscientist Rodrigo Quian Quiroga when he found a fantastically precise interpretation of his research findings in a story written by the great Argentinian fabulist Jorge Luis Borges fifty years earlier. Quian Quiroga studies the workings of the brain—in particular how memory works—one of the most complex and elusive mysteries of science. He and his fellow neuroscientists have at their disposal sophisticated imaging equipment and access to information not available just twenty years ago. And yet Borges seemed to have imagined the gist of Quian Quiroga's discoveries decades before he made them. The title character of Borges's "Funes the Memorious" remembers everything in excruciatingly particular detail but is unable to grasp abstract ideas. Quian Quiroga found neurons in the human brain that respond to abstract concepts but ignore particular details, and, spurred by the way Borges imagined the consequences of remembering every detail but being incapable of abstraction, he began a search for the origins of Funes. Borges's widow, María Kodama, gave him access to her husband's personal library, and Borges's books led Quian Quiroga to reread earlier thinkers in philosophy and psychology. He found that just as Borges had perhaps dreamed the results of Quian Quiroga's discoveries, other thinkers—William James, Gustav Spiller, John Stuart Mill—had perhaps also dreamed a story like "Funes." With Borges and Memory, Quian Quiroga has given us a fascinating and accessible story about the workings of the brain that the great creator of Funes would appreciate. Rodrigo Quian Quiroga, a native of Argentina, is Professor and Director of the Bioengineering Research Centre at the University of Leicester. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/neuroscience

¿Qué nos hace humanos? Esta es una de las obsesiones del neurocientífico Rodrigo Quian Quiroga. Y parece haber encontrado el camino para responder a la pregunta. En el año 2005 descubrió la ‘neurona de Jennifer Aniston', un tipo de neuronas que representan conceptos y tienen un papel y tienen un rol crítico en la formación de memorias. Quian Quiroga es director del centro de Neurociencia de Sistemas en la Universidad de Leicester en Inglaterra. Estudió Física en la Universidad de Buenos Aires y se doctoró en Matemática Aplicada en la Universidad alemana de Lübeck. Su trabajo se centra en el estudio de los principios de la percepción visual y la memoria y es autor de varios superventas de neurociencia: ‘Borges y la memoria', ‘¿Qué es la memoria?' o ‘NeuroCienciaFicción'.

En este nuevo encuentro online del ‘Foro TELOS 2021’, nos acompaña el neurocientífico Rodrigo Quian Quiroga, director del Centro de Neurociencia de Sistemas en la Universidad de Leicester, quien saltó a la fama mundial por descubrir la “neurona de Jennifer Aniston”, neuronas individuales que actúan como puente entre la percepción y la formación de memorias. #ForoTELOS2021 Más información en: https://espacio.fundaciontelefonica.com/evento/foro-telos-2021-un-viaje-por-el-cerebro-humano-con-rodrigo-quian-quiroga/ Un nuevo espacio para una nueva cultura: visita el Espacio Fundación Telefónica en pleno corazón de Madrid, en la calle Fuencarral 3. Visítanos y síguenos en: Web: https://espacio.fundaciontelefonica.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EspacioFTef Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/espaciofundaciontef Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/espacioftef/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CulturaSiglo21

Interviews with authors R Peter Keith, Andy Weir, Rodrigo Quian Quiroga, Chuck Austen, and Jeremy Haun

Porque somos capaces de recordar las canciones de infancia o de nuestra adolescencia, pero somos capaces de olvidarnos de lo que sucedió la semana pasada, la memoria, es un proceso que según el experto Rodrigo Quian Quiroga se apoya en un contexto para generar recuerdos a largo plazo. Ahora sabemos porque no recordamos ¿Qué sucedió el verano pasado? En este episodio conversamos con el colega de Ordinario Extraordinario Podcast, para platicar sobre "los tiempos de antes" que tanto añoramos y que nos hacen reir al acordarnos. Escucha nuestro podcast https://anchor.fm/desdelaazoteapodcastcrInstagram @desdelaazoteapodcastcr Link al podcast de Julian https://podcasts.apple.com/mx/podcast/ordinario-extraordinario/id1546684637 Canción: Rob Gasser - Ricochet [NCS Release] Música proporcionada por NoCopyrightSounds. Video:https://youtu.be/T4Gq9pkToS8 Descargar: http: // http: //ncs.io/Ricochet --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/desdelaazoteapodcastcr/message

Blast from the past! Former co-host Mitchell Thompson returns for an interview with neuroscientist Rodrigo Quian Quiroga, responsible for the discovery of the  "Jennifer Aniston neuron", a concept that examines how memories are formed, stored, and connected in our minds. Mitchell and Rodrigo discuss how these ideas can come to form in sci-fi epics like Blade Runner, Robocop, and Planet of the Apes. Originally broadcast on CJRU 1280 AM in Toronto. Produced by Mitchell Thompson.

Interview with neuroscientist and author of Neuroscience blending science and classic SF films.

In this episode, Joe and Misha talk to Dr. Rodrigo Quian Quiroga, author of the new book “NeuroScience Fiction” and researcher who famously identified the Jennifer Aniston neuron. They dive into everything from Dr. Quiroga’s work with concept cells to his fascinating look at the convergence of neuroscience with futuristic sci-fi. They also explore the evolution of AI and what it means to have consciousness.

Dr. Rodrigo Quian Quiroga is a Professor and Director of the Centre for Systems Neuroscience at the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom. He is also an author of the books Borges and Memory, Principles of Neural Coding, Imaging Brain Function with EEG, and The Forgetting Machine. Rodrigo is interested in understanding how memory works and how the brain works in general. He conducts experiments to determine how the neurons in our brain make us see, feel, make decisions, and remember the things we experience and learn in our lives. The memory research in Rodrigo’s lab investigates how memories are formed, stored, consolidated, and forgotten. Rodrigo also enjoys getting out of the lab to give his mind a break from thinking about experiments. In particular, he enjoys hanging out with his wife and kids, playing sports, and practicing Judo. Rodrigo received his undergraduate training in physics from the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina and was awarded his PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Luebeck in Germany. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the Research Center Juelich in Germany and he received a Sloan Fellowship to conduct research at the California Institute of Technology. Rodrigo also worked briefly at RIKEN in Japan and at the University of Nijmegen in The Netherlands. Rodrigo has received numerous awards and honors including the Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award, a Young Investigator Award from the American Epilepsy Society, and Rodrigo was also named one of 10 UK RISE Leaders in Science and Engineering in 2014. Rodrigo spoke with us about his experiences his career, research, and life.

In NeuroScience Fiction (Benbella Books, 2020), Rodrigo Quian Quiroga shows how the outlandish premises of many seminal science fiction movies are being made possible by new discoveries and technological advances in neuroscience and related fields. Along the way, he also explores the thorny philosophical problems raised as a result, diving into Minority Report and free will, The Matrix and the illusion of reality, Blade Runner and android emotion, and more. A heady mix of science fiction, neuroscience, and philosophy, NeuroScience Fiction takes us from Vanilla Sky to neural research labs, and from Planet of the Apes to what makes us human. The end result is a sort of bio-technological “Sophie's World for the 21st Century”, and a compelling update on the state of human knowledge through its cultural expressions in film and art. Dr. Rodrigo Quian Quiroga is the director of the Centre for Systems Neuroscience and the Head of Bioengineering at the University of Leicester. His research focuses on the principles of visual perception and memory, and is credited with the discovery of "Concept cells" or "Jennifer Aniston neurons" - neurons in the human brain that play a key role in memory formation. Dr. John Griffiths (@neurodidact) is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, and Head of Whole Brain Modelling at the CAMH Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics. His research group (www.grifflab.com) works at the intersection of computational neuroscience and neuroimaging, building simulations of human brain activity aimed at improving the understanding and treatment of neuropsychiatric and neurological illness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/neuroscience

In NeuroScience Fiction (Benbella Books, 2020), Rodrigo Quian Quiroga shows how the outlandish premises of many seminal science fiction movies are being made possible by new discoveries and technological advances in neuroscience and related fields. Along the way, he also explores the thorny philosophical problems raised as a result, diving into Minority Report and free will, The Matrix and the illusion of reality, Blade Runner and android emotion, and more. A heady mix of science fiction, neuroscience, and philosophy, NeuroScience Fiction takes us from Vanilla Sky to neural research labs, and from Planet of the Apes to what makes us human. The end result is a sort of bio-technological “Sophie's World for the 21st Century”, and a compelling update on the state of human knowledge through its cultural expressions in film and art. Dr. Rodrigo Quian Quiroga is the director of the Centre for Systems Neuroscience and the Head of Bioengineering at the University of Leicester. His research focuses on the principles of visual perception and memory, and is credited with the discovery of "Concept cells" or "Jennifer Aniston neurons" - neurons in the human brain that play a key role in memory formation. Dr. John Griffiths (@neurodidact) is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, and Head of Whole Brain Modelling at the CAMH Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics. His research group (www.grifflab.com) works at the intersection of computational neuroscience and neuroimaging, building simulations of human brain activity aimed at improving the understanding and treatment of neuropsychiatric and neurological illness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/psychology

In NeuroScience Fiction (Benbella Books, 2020), Rodrigo Quian Quiroga shows how the outlandish premises of many seminal science fiction movies are being made possible by new discoveries and technological advances in neuroscience and related fields. Along the way, he also explores the thorny philosophical problems raised as a result, diving into Minority Report and free will, The Matrix and the illusion of reality, Blade Runner and android emotion, and more. A heady mix of science fiction, neuroscience, and philosophy, NeuroScience Fiction takes us from Vanilla Sky to neural research labs, and from Planet of the Apes to what makes us human. The end result is a sort of bio-technological “Sophie’s World for the 21st Century”, and a compelling update on the state of human knowledge through its cultural expressions in film and art. Dr. Rodrigo Quian Quiroga is the director of the Centre for Systems Neuroscience and the Head of Bioengineering at the University of Leicester. His research focuses on the principles of visual perception and memory, and is credited with the discovery of "Concept cells" or "Jennifer Aniston neurons" - neurons in the human brain that play a key role in memory formation. Dr. John Griffiths (@neurodidact) is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, and Head of Whole Brain Modelling at the CAMH Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics. His research group (www.grifflab.com) works at the intersection of computational neuroscience and neuroimaging, building simulations of human brain activity aimed at improving the understanding and treatment of neuropsychiatric and neurological illness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In NeuroScience Fiction (Benbella Books, 2020), Rodrigo Quian Quiroga shows how the outlandish premises of many seminal science fiction movies are being made possible by new discoveries and technological advances in neuroscience and related fields. Along the way, he also explores the thorny philosophical problems raised as a result, diving into Minority Report and free will, The Matrix and the illusion of reality, Blade Runner and android emotion, and more. A heady mix of science fiction, neuroscience, and philosophy, NeuroScience Fiction takes us from Vanilla Sky to neural research labs, and from Planet of the Apes to what makes us human. The end result is a sort of bio-technological “Sophie’s World for the 21st Century”, and a compelling update on the state of human knowledge through its cultural expressions in film and art. Dr. Rodrigo Quian Quiroga is the director of the Centre for Systems Neuroscience and the Head of Bioengineering at the University of Leicester. His research focuses on the principles of visual perception and memory, and is credited with the discovery of "Concept cells" or "Jennifer Aniston neurons" - neurons in the human brain that play a key role in memory formation. Dr. John Griffiths (@neurodidact) is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, and Head of Whole Brain Modelling at the CAMH Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics. His research group (www.grifflab.com) works at the intersection of computational neuroscience and neuroimaging, building simulations of human brain activity aimed at improving the understanding and treatment of neuropsychiatric and neurological illness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In NeuroScience Fiction (Benbella Books, 2020), Rodrigo Quian Quiroga shows how the outlandish premises of many seminal science fiction movies are being made possible by new discoveries and technological advances in neuroscience and related fields. Along the way, he also explores the thorny philosophical problems raised as a result, diving into Minority Report and free will, The Matrix and the illusion of reality, Blade Runner and android emotion, and more. A heady mix of science fiction, neuroscience, and philosophy, NeuroScience Fiction takes us from Vanilla Sky to neural research labs, and from Planet of the Apes to what makes us human. The end result is a sort of bio-technological “Sophie’s World for the 21st Century”, and a compelling update on the state of human knowledge through its cultural expressions in film and art. Dr. Rodrigo Quian Quiroga is the director of the Centre for Systems Neuroscience and the Head of Bioengineering at the University of Leicester. His research focuses on the principles of visual perception and memory, and is credited with the discovery of "Concept cells" or "Jennifer Aniston neurons" - neurons in the human brain that play a key role in memory formation. Dr. John Griffiths (@neurodidact) is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, and Head of Whole Brain Modelling at the CAMH Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics. His research group (www.grifflab.com) works at the intersection of computational neuroscience and neuroimaging, building simulations of human brain activity aimed at improving the understanding and treatment of neuropsychiatric and neurological illness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In NeuroScience Fiction (Benbella Books, 2020), Rodrigo Quian Quiroga shows how the outlandish premises of many seminal science fiction movies are being made possible by new discoveries and technological advances in neuroscience and related fields. Along the way, he also explores the thorny philosophical problems raised as a result, diving into Minority Report and free will, The Matrix and the illusion of reality, Blade Runner and android emotion, and more. A heady mix of science fiction, neuroscience, and philosophy, NeuroScience Fiction takes us from Vanilla Sky to neural research labs, and from Planet of the Apes to what makes us human. The end result is a sort of bio-technological “Sophie’s World for the 21st Century”, and a compelling update on the state of human knowledge through its cultural expressions in film and art. Dr. Rodrigo Quian Quiroga is the director of the Centre for Systems Neuroscience and the Head of Bioengineering at the University of Leicester. His research focuses on the principles of visual perception and memory, and is credited with the discovery of "Concept cells" or "Jennifer Aniston neurons" - neurons in the human brain that play a key role in memory formation. Dr. John Griffiths (@neurodidact) is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, and Head of Whole Brain Modelling at the CAMH Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics. His research group (www.grifflab.com) works at the intersection of computational neuroscience and neuroimaging, building simulations of human brain activity aimed at improving the understanding and treatment of neuropsychiatric and neurological illness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode neuroscientist Rodrigo Quian Quiroga joins us to his new book, NeuroScience Fiction, about how neuroscience, philosophy, and science fiction interact. Get the NeuroScience Fiction here: https://www.benbellabooks.com/shop/neuroscience-fiction/ Tune: The (International) Noise Conspiracy - Capitalism Stole My Virginity

Interview with neuroscientist and author of Neuro Science Fiction blending science and classic SF films.

What is it that sets humans apart from all other species on earth? We explore this question with Dr. Rodrigo Quian Quiroga through his extensive research on a concept now dubbed the “Concept Cells”. Dr. Quiroga explains how the same set of neurons in the hippocampus can recognize different pictures of the same person, such as Jennifer Aniston, through conceptual processing. This ability and feature of our neural network is currently thought to be unique to humans. Some theorize this is the reason why our intelligence differs so greatly from our closest related species, chimpanzees, and bonobos. Dr. Quiroga is the Director of the Center of Systems Neuroscience at the University of Leicester.

Today, Mitch and Tom are joined by Professor Rodrgio Quian Quiroga, author of "NeuroScience Fiction" and credited with the discovery of concept cells. The three discuss topics highlighted in NeuroScience Fiction such as 2001: A Space oddyssey and machine intelligence, Minority Report and free will, and BladeRunner and human consciousness. Join them as they dive through the latest advances in neuroscience and uncover how the fantasy of science fiction is quickly becoming reality! Also, listen for a chance to win a copy of NeuroScience Fiction itself! Music by: Joakim Karud - https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud.

Rodrigo and I discuss concept cells and his latest book, NeuroScience Fiction. The book is a whirlwind of many of the big questions in neuroscience, each one framed by of one of Rodrigo’s favorite science fiction films and buttressed by tons of history, literature, and philosophy. We discuss a few of the topics in the book, like AI, identity, free will, consciousness, and immortality, and we keep returning to concept cells and the role of abstraction in human cognition.

En neurociencia hace mucho que se especuló con la existencia de la neurona “de la abuela”, neuronas que se activan cuando vemos una foto de nuestra abuela, leemos o incluso si oímos su nombre. Rodrigo Quian Quiroga es el neurocientífico que descubrió en el cerebro humano las neuronas de concepto, siendo la más famosa la neurona de Jennifer Aniston, neurona que logró identificar y que se activa ante imágenes de la actriz Jennifer Aniston (también se identificaron neuronas de otras personas). Rodrigo nos explica dónde están estas neuronas, cómo el aprendizaje automático se inspira en lo que conocemos del cerebro; además conversamos sobre las diferencias entre las redes neuronales artificiales y naturales, y mucho más.

We’ve got neurologist Josh Turknett, MD back on the podcast today to talk about “unschooling”, a homeschooling method in which the direction of education is strongly influenced by the student’s interests and choices. It is becoming a popular alternative to traditional schooling, which forces kids to stay indoors, sit still, and be quiet for hours every day, while limiting access to activities they are developmentally wired to appreciate, such as art, drama, and music. On this podcast Josh and I talk about how best to support a child’s natural cognitive development, specifically using the principles of unschooling. Josh describes this emerging paradigm and explains the benefit it holds for all children - not only those struggling within the traditional school system. We also discuss the best resources we’ve found for educating our own kids and encouraging their cognitive development. Here’s the outline of this interview with Josh Turknett: [00:00:13] Previous podcast episode: The Migraine Miracle, with Josh Turknett, MD. [00:01:10] Physicians for Ancestral Health (PAH); PAH Podcast. [00:02:33] PAH website: ancestraldoctors.org. [00:05:38] Intelligence Unshackled Podcast. [00:08:30] Book: The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: And Other Clinical Tales, by Oliver Sacks. [00:09:02] Geoffrey Hinton: This Canadian Genius Created Modern AI. [00:09:44] Study: Richards, Blake A., and Paul W. Frankland. "The persistence and transience of memory." Neuron 94.6 (2017): 1071-1084. [00:10:37] Book: The Forgetting Machine: Memory, Perception, and the "Jennifer Aniston Neuron", by Rodrigo Quian Quiroga. [00:12:07] Paleo Baby Podcast. [00:12:52] Letter To High Meadows Elementary School. [00:16:58] Arts and music as undervalued disciplines in traditional school systems. [00:20:15] Harder is not necessarily better. [00:21:36] Forest school. [00:23:12] Using the outdoors for primary education. [00:25:32] Traditional schooling: suppressing activities that come most naturally. [00:26:03] ADD/ADHD; sleep deprivation and nutrition. [00:29:57] Unschooling. [00:33:42] Learning formula: intrinsic motivation, feedback mechanism, learning constructed knowledge. [00:36:15] Day to day unschooling schedule. [00:37:10] The myth of poor socialization when homeschooling. [00:39:37] Balancing interests with general education. [00:42:37] Duolingo. [00:42:55] Educational materials. [00:43:07] Khan Academy; 3Blue1Brown; Smartick. [00:45:17] Assessing knowledge and progress. [00:50:37] Book: Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids: Why Being a Great Parent is Less Work and More Fun Than You Think, by Bryan Caplan. [00:53:59] Book: Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning, by Peter C. Brown. [00:54:12] Movie: Class Dismissed. [00:54:26] Brainjo on Patreon. [00:55:24] Censorship on Wikipedia. [00:55:59] Sam Harris. [00:57:25] Brainjo. [01:01:40] mymigrainemiracle.com; elitecognition.com; Brainjo Education Facebook group. [01:03:00] Physicians for Ancestral Health; PAH winter retreat. [01:04:01] Book: Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives, by Tim Harford.

¡En No Ficción te regalamos un 20% off para tu próximo audiolibro! Entrá en Audioteka, elegí el libro de Penguin Random House que más te guste e ingresá el código: noficcion De qué trata: El neurocientífico Rodrigo Quian Quiroga cuenta cómo la neurociencia está llegando adonde solo creíamos que podía llegar la ciencia ficción: borrar o implantar recuerdos, implantar prótesis neuronales o la posibilidad de leer la mente ya no pertenecen a la imaginación de un guionista, se han vuelto realidad.   Si te interesó el episodio, podes ahora comprarlo ahora en: https://leer.com.ar/NeuroCienciaFiccionPodcast   Otros episodios recomendados: Einstein para perplejos, de José Edelstein y Andrés Gomberoff Créditos: Realización: Tristana Producciones y Mariano Pagella. Guion: Florencia Flores Iborra. Edición: Mariano Pagella y Román Frontini. Locución: Miranda Carrete y Federico Martín.  

Dr. Rodrigo Quian Quiroga is a Professor and Director of the Centre for Systems Neuroscience at the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom. He is also an author of the books Borges and Memory, Principles of Neural Coding, Imaging Brain Function with EEG, and the recently published book The Forgetting Machine. Rodrigo enjoys getting out of the lab to do different activities to give his mind a break from thinking about experiments. In particular, he enjoys hanging out with his wife and kids, playing sports, and practicing Judo. Rodrigo is interested in understanding how memory works and how the brain works in general. He conducts experiments to determine how the neurons in our brain make us see, feel, make decisions, and remember the things we experience and learn in our lives. The memory research in Rodrigo’s lab investigates how memories are formed, stored, consolidated, and forgotten. Rodrigo received his undergraduate training in physics from the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina and was awarded his PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Luebeck in Germany. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the Research Center Juelich in Germany and he received a Sloan Fellowship to conduct research at the California Institute of Technology. Rodrigo also worked briefly at RIKEN in Japan and at the University of Nijmegen in The Netherlands. Rodrigo has received numerous awards and honors including the Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award, a Young Investigator Award from the American Epilepsy Society, and Rodrigo was also named one of 10 UK RISE Leaders in Science and Engineering in 2014. Rodrigo spoke with us about his experiences his career, research, and life.

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BS 141 is an interview with Rodrigo Quian Quiroga, author of The Forgetting Machine: Memory, Perception, and the "Jennifer Aniston Neuron."  We explore how our brains construct both perception and memory, with an emphasis on meaning over exact detail. We also explore why this is important and how it makes humans very different from artificial intelligence. For detailed show notes and episode transcripts please visit http://brainsciencepodcast.com.   Send feedback to brainsciencepodcast@gmail.com This show relies on listener support. Please click here to learn how you can support the show.

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Rodrigo Quian Quiroga, a native of Argentina, is Professor and Director of the Bioengineering Research Centre at the University of Leicester.

Rodrigo’s talk references the writing of Jorge Luis Borges, particularly his short stories 'Shakespeare’s Memory' and 'Funes the Memorious', which deal with memory. He combines concepts from neuroscience about visual perception and memory with discussion of philosophical and literary ideas about the part played by memory in personal identity.

In this edition, we learn about about how the poison botulinum toxin alters cell functions, with K. Ravi Acharya (00:00) (Trends in Biochemical Sciences), how recording electrical activity from neurons in awake humans, with Rodrigo Quian Quiroga (8:20) (Neuron) and how dynamic changes in genetic material called chromatin control key features of cell function, with Tom Misteli (15:35) (special issue of Trends in Cell Biology). Plus more great research highlights from around Cell Press (25:00).