Episode 39 - The Resting Brain with Dr. Gagan Wig
On this episode of Brain Matters, Matt talked with Dr. Gagan Wig (Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas) about his research on brain networks. Gagan studies the brain using functional magnetic resonance imaging or fMRI and investigates a multitude of interesting questions about the human brain.
Music from today’s episode by Moe Meguro
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Recent Brian Matters guest Anthony Wagner was part of the PBS series “Brains on Trial”. He talked with Alan Alda about the benefits and limitations of neuroscience in the courtroom.
Anthony talked with us about how fMRI can be used in the courtroom during our interview.
Episode 17 - What Can You Remember with Dr. Anthony Wagner
Anthony sat down with Dr. Anthony Wagner (Professor, Stanford University) and talked about memory. Wagner is a cognitive neuroscientist studying memory in humans using techniques like functional MRI imaging.
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When Brain Matters sat down with Dr. Alyssa Brewer from The University of California, Irvine, we talked about maps of visual information in the brain.
The visual cortex is the area of the brain that is responsible for processing visual information. Much of this brain area is organized into maps where each hemisphere encodes information about half of the visual field. Light seen through the fovea (an area of the retina used for fine visual acuity) occupies a large amount of space in the cortical representation of the visual field.
Find the full review article on PubMed.
Image Credit:
Brian A. Wandell, Serge O. Dumoulin, Alyssa A. Brewer, Visual Field Maps in Human Cortex, Neuron, Volume 56, Issue 2, 25 October 2007, Pages 366-383.
Episode 4 - Topographic Visual Maps with Dr. Alyssa Brewer
Matt and Dr. Alyssa Brewer talk about her research in visual neuroscience and her unique path to becoming a leading researcher in her field.
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