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Minding the Brain

27 Episodes

34 minutes | 23 days ago
#36 Dreams
Kim interviews Jim about dreams. What are dreams and why did we evolve to have them? Are dreams symbolic representations of events in our lives? [...]
50 minutes | 2 months ago
#35 Depression
Jim interviews Kim about Depression. What exactly is Depression, and how many people have it? What’s the difference between being depressed, and being diagnosed with [...]
61 minutes | 3 months ago
#34 Personality Disorders
Dr. Kim Hellemans interviews Dr. O. Pete Kelly about personality disorders. What are personality disorders and what are some common symptoms? What does therapy look like [...]
38 minutes | 5 months ago
#32 Sleep
Kim and Jim discuss how sleep relates to the mind and the brain. Why did sleep evolve? What is the function of dreaming? How do [...]
37 minutes | 6 months ago
#31 How Imagination Can Make You Happy or Miserable
Kim interviews Jim about imagination and imagines a future podcast all about star nosed moles. Can imagination make us miserable? Does fantasizing about future events [...]
46 minutes | 7 months ago
#30 Student Mental Health
Jim interviews Kim about the important topic of student mental health. What is the impact of substances of like alcohol and marijuana, on mental health? [...]
32 minutes | 8 months ago
#29 Climate Change Psychology
Jim, Kim and special guest, Florence Daviet, CPAWS’ National Forest Program Director, discuss the important topic of climate change. What is the best way to [...]
41 minutes | 9 months ago
#28 Wrapping Your Brain Around the Coronavirus
Kim and Jim help are here to help you wrap your brain around the Coronavirus. Why are people drawn to Coronavirus conspiracy theories? What is [...]
36 minutes | 10 months ago
#27 Emotional Expression
Dr. Davies interviews Gerald Cupchik about emotions. What do people misunderstand about emotions? How does emotional expression differ between cultures? Do childhood events have ramifications [...]
41 minutes | a year ago
#26: Imaginary People
Kim interviews Jim about imaginary people. Why do people we meet in our dreams seem to have a mind of their own? Why do authors [...]
43 minutes | a year ago
#25: Gender and the Brain
Kim and Jim sit down with Gareth Rurak and Matt Al-Anizy to talk about gender and the brain. What is the difference between sex and [...]
47 minutes | a year ago
#24: ADHD
Dr. Davies interviews Dr. Hellemans about ADHD. What is the difference between ADHD and ADD? How is ADHD diagnosed? Are there risks associated with the [...]
50 minutes | a year ago
#23: Hallucinations
Dr. Hellemans interviews Dr. Davies about hallucinations. What are the neural correlates of hallucinations? How many types of hallucinations are there? What is the difference [...]
46 minutes | a year ago
#22: Relationships
Dr. Davies interviews Cheryl Harasymchuk about relationships. What types of people tend to start relationships with each-other? What makes people physically attracted to each-other? Find out [...]
35 minutes | a year ago
#21: Trauma
Dr. Hellemans interviews psychologist Matthew Rippeyoung about trauma. What is trauma and how does it impact us? Where does trauma come from and what is [...]
24 minutes | a year ago
#20: Morning People & Night People
Kim and Jim discuss the apparent phenomenon of morning people and night people. Is there a biological difference between “morning people” and “night people”? Why [...]
47 minutes | a year ago
#19: Pet Therapy
Kim and Jim interview Dr. Colleen Dell and Shannon Noonan about their work with therapy dogs. Why do dogs make such good therapy animals? Can [...]
69 minutes | 2 years ago
#18: Voices in the Head
Dr. Davies interviews Gregory Shankland about his experiences with hearing voices in his head. Gregory tells the fascinating story of how he began to hear voices, how [...]
43 minutes | 2 years ago
#17: Religious Experiences
Jim and Kim explore the science of having religious experiences, with the help of special guest Dr. Ann Taves. Why do people have religious experiences? [...]
37 minutes | 2 years ago
#16: Social Media & Addiction
Kim and Jim dive into the topic of social media and addiction. Can you be addicted to social media? Does using social media too much affect [...]
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