Exploring the Zombie Brain: Brad Voytek
University of California - San Diego
Oct. 31, 2013 (Hosted by Osama Ahmed)
No, zombies are not real (at least not yet), but that does not mean we can’t enjoy analyzing their mental capacities. This is the work of Brad Voytek, scientist at UCSF and our guest this month on Carry the One Radio. When Brad isn’t busy with his scientific research mapping the prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain that makes us human, he “studies” the effects of zombification on the brain. He uses this work as a fun way to teach neuroscience. Listen as Brad describes the zombie brain and how it can help us teach how the human brain might work.
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Keywords: Cognition, Decisions, Prefrontal Cortex, Science Education, Zombies
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