The Mystery of Your Mind

Welcome to the fourth episode of Fickle Philosophies! Today we’re looking at a dilemma that's coming more-and-more to the forefront of discussions around technology: will the machines we make one day be able to think? In today’s episode, we’ll be looking at simulations of understanding, John Searle's Chinese-Room Thought-Experiment, and awareness of an internal self. This season, I’m going to be relying heavily on Stephen Law’s The Philosophy Gym for great, easy-to-digest examples and arguments--I strongly recommend you check out his book for more information and philosophical viewpoints ----- If you love this podcast, show your support by rating, subscribing, and downloading! The best way to support me is by sharing this podcast with others—the more people can learn, the better we can understand the crazy world we live in :D

Welcome to the third episode of Fickle Philosophies! Today we’re looking at a situation that's ever-present in literature--could we time travel someday? In today’s episode, we’ll be looking at philosophical contradictions, David Lewis's Personal and External Time, Subject Impression, Casual Loops, and Parallel Universes. This season, I’m going to be relying heavily on Stephen Law’s The Philosophy Gym for great, easy-to-digest examples and arguments--I strongly recommend you check out his book for more information and philosophical viewpoints ----- If you love this podcast, show your support by rating, subscribing, and downloading! The best way to support me is by sharing this podcast with others—the more people can learn, the better we can understand the crazy world we live in :D

Welcome to the second episode of Fickle Philosophies! Today we’re looking at perhaps our first (of many!) existential question--how can we be sure we "exist"? In today’s episode, we’ll be looking at justification as a basis for beliefs, the Ordinary-Language Response, the "Invisible Pebble" Response, and Skepticism. This season, I’m going to be relying heavily on Stephen Law’s The Philosophy Gym for great, easy-to-digest examples and arguments--I strongly recommend you check out his book for more information and philosophical viewpoints ----- If you love this podcast, show your support by rating, subscribing, and downloading! The best way to support me is by sharing this podcast with others—the more people can learn, the better we can understand the crazy world we live in :D

Welcome to the first episode of Fickle Philosophies! Today we’re looking at perhaps one of the most overreaching questions--what caused the universe to “happen”? In today’s episode, we’ll be looking at Cause Arguments (specifically the Cosmological Argument), its errors, contexts where questions can be meaningfully raised, and brute facts in philosophy. This season, I’m going to be relying heavily on Stephen Law’s The Philosophy Gym for great, easy-to-digest examples and arguments--I strongly recommend you check out his book for more information and philosophical viewpoints ----- If you love this podcast, show your support by rating, subscribing, and downloading! The best way to support me is by sharing this podcast with others—the more people can learn, the better we can understand the crazy world we live in :D

Premiering on July 1st comes the fifth season of "The Mystery of Your Mind"! Every other week, I'll be exploring emerging, controversial, or unintuitive approaches and arguments in philosophy, in our classic quick-listen style episodes. You'll learn about everything from existential philosophy to theories about our relations with each other—and come out of every episode with a little more insight about our world. Come join me this season to challenge your biases and learn more about why we are the way we are! --- If you love this podcast, show your support by rating, subscribing, and downloading! The best way to support me is by sharing this podcast with others—the more people can learn, the better we can understand the crazy world we live in :D This past year has been a bit hectic in terms of keeping up with the podcast--I've had a few issues with my podcast server, my recording service changed platforms (degrading audio quality with it), and some personal work I had to shift my focus towards, but I've come back this season with renewed excitement to share one of my favorite subjects (philosophy!) Sorry for the inconsistent posting schedule this past year, and thank you for your patience—this season is going to be the best one yet! :)

Neurotransmitters are our brain’s version of messengers. Since not all neurons are interconnected, the best way for them to communicate between themselves is through a sort of chemical “code” to tell nearby neurons what needs to be done or what we’re experiencing. In this fast-facts episode, Edward reviews common Neurotransmitters' form and function, as well as the key features that make us who we are. To create this episode, I used information provided by the Queensland Brain Institute which can be found here: https://qbi.uq.edu.au/brain/brain-physiology/what-are-neurotransmitters No statement, phrase, or episode of this series—or any episode in this podcast—are intended to treat, diagnose, cure, prevent, or otherwise change your mind or body in any form or manner. This podcast—and this series especially—is meant purely for education purposes for the common person. Please do not rely on any of the information I share in this podcast in any way for your medical or psychological treatment. If you feel that you may have a condition mentioned or not mentioned in this podcast, do not come to me. Instead, immediately go to a trusted psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist, counselor, or other reliable source of information and help for further guidance. Never disregard professional, psychological, or medical advice—nor delay in the seeking of this advice—because of something that you have heard or read from this podcast, this podcast's episode descriptions, this podcast's promotional materials, or any other information explicitly or implicitly generated from this podcast. ----- If you love this podcast, show your support by rating, subscribing, and downloading! The best way to support me is by sharing this podcast with others—the more people can learn, the better we can understand the crazy world we live in :D I realize that this episode is coming back after a very long hiatus--I have had a few issues with my podcast server, but the rest of the episodes of this season will be published in the next few days :) Sorry for the delays and thank you for your patience!

One of the key parts of ourselves that makes us who we are is our memory. Dopamine, a hormone oftentimes associated with happiness, satisfaction, or success, has a unique function in consolidating memory through the variety of processes and brain structures that are together known as the Dopaminergic System. Dopamine controls and tunes the activity of the Nuclei Accumbens, Putamen, Ventral Tegmental Area, and more and synchronizes them to allow for neurotransmitter-based learning. In this fast-facts episode, Edward reviews the Dopaminergic System's form and function, as well as the key features that make us who we are. To create this episode, I used information provided by Arias-Carrión et al, 2010, which can be found here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2958859/ No statement, phrase, or episode of this series—or any episode in this podcast—are intended to treat, diagnose, cure, prevent, or otherwise change your mind or body in any form or manner. This podcast—and this series especially—is meant purely for education purposes for the common person. Please do not rely on any of the information I share in this podcast in any way for your medical or psychological treatment. If you feel that you may have a condition mentioned or not mentioned in this podcast, do not come to me. Instead, immediately go to a trusted psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist, counselor, or other reliable source of information and help for further guidance. Never disregard professional, psychological, or medical advice—nor delay in the seeking of this advice—because of something that you have heard or read from this podcast, this podcast's episode descriptions, this podcast's promotional materials, or any other information explicitly or implicitly generated from this podcast. ----- If you love this podcast, show your support by rating, subscribing, and downloading! The best way to support me is by sharing this podcast with others—the more people can learn, the better we can understand the crazy world we live in :D I realize that this episode is coming back after a very long hiatus--I have had a few issues with my podcast server, but the rest of the episodes of this season will be published in the next few days :) Sorry for the delays and thank you for your patience!

The Vagus Nerve is the tenth cranial nerve and a major part of the Parasympathetic Nervous System and controls for mood, immune response, digestion, and heart rate. It is one of the major connections between the brain and the gastrointestinal tract, and is understood to help the brain monitor conditions of the inner organs. In this fast-facts episode, Edward reviews the Vagus Nerve's form and function, as well as the key features that make us who we are. To create this episode, I used information provided by Breit, et al., 2018 in Frontiers in Psychiatry, Psychological Therapy and Psychosomatics, which can be found here: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00044/full No statement, phrase, or episode of this series—or any episode in this podcast—are intended to treat, diagnose, cure, prevent, or otherwise change your mind or body in any form or manner. This podcast—and this series especially—is meant purely for education purposes for the common person. Please do not rely on any of the information I share in this podcast in any way for your medical or psychological treatment. If you feel that you may have a condition mentioned or not mentioned in this podcast, do not come to me. Instead, immediately go to a trusted psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist, counselor, or other reliable source of information and help for further guidance. Never disregard professional, psychological, or medical advice—nor delay in the seeking of this advice—because of something that you have heard or read from this podcast, this podcast's episode descriptions, this podcast's promotional materials, or any other information explicitly or implicitly generated from this podcast. ----- If you love this podcast, show your support by rating, subscribing, and downloading! The best way to support me is by sharing this podcast with others—the more people can learn, the better we can understand the crazy world we live in :D I realize that this episode is coming back after a very long hiatus--I have had a few issues with my podcast server, but the rest of the episodes of this season will be published in the next few days :) Sorry for the delays and thank you for your patience!

French physician and anatomist, Pierre Paul Broca, discovered what’s now known as the Broca’s Area in 1861 after looking for similarities between two patients who were speech-impaired. Typically on the same side as the Wernicke’s Area (typically left, but sometimes right), the Broca’s Area serves in language production, comprehension, and integration. In this fast-facts episode, Edward reviews the Broca's Area's form and function, as well as the key features that make us who we are. To create this episode, I used information provided by Stinnett, Reddy, and Zabel, 2021 in StatPearls, through NCBI Bookshelf, which can be found here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK526096/ No statement, phrase, or episode of this series—or any episode in this podcast—are intended to treat, diagnose, cure, prevent, or otherwise change your mind or body in any form or manner. This podcast—and this series especially—is meant purely for education purposes for the common person. Please do not rely on any of the information I share in this podcast in any way for your medical or psychological treatment. If you feel that you may have a condition mentioned or not mentioned in this podcast, do not come to me. Instead, immediately go to a trusted psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist, counselor, or other reliable source of information and help for further guidance. Never disregard professional, psychological, or medical advice—nor delay in the seeking of this advice—because of something that you have heard or read from this podcast, this podcast's episode descriptions, this podcast's promotional materials, or any other information explicitly or implicitly generated from this podcast. ----- If you love this podcast, show your support by rating, subscribing, and downloading! The best way to support me is by sharing this podcast with others—the more people can learn, the better we can understand the crazy world we live in :D I realize that this episode is coming back after a very long hiatus--I have had a few issues with my podcast server, but the rest of the episodes of this season will be published in the next few days :) Sorry for the delays and thank you for your patience!

Discovered in 1874 by Carl Wernicke, a German neurologist, Wernicke’s area is one of the two main areas in the Cerebral Cortex that is responsible for speech. As many people are left-hemisphere dominant, Wernicke’s Area is often found on the left side, but in those that are right-hemisphere dominant, the Wernicke’s Area may be found on the right side of the brain. In this fast-facts episode, Edward reviews the Wernicke's Area's form and function, as well as the key features that make us who we are. To create this episode, I used information provided by Javed, et al., 2021 in StatPearls, through NCBI Bookshelf, which can be found here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK533001/ No statement, phrase, or episode of this series—or any episode in this podcast—are intended to treat, diagnose, cure, prevent, or otherwise change your mind or body in any form or manner. This podcast—and this series especially—is meant purely for education purposes for the common person. Please do not rely on any of the information I share in this podcast in any way for your medical or psychological treatment. If you feel that you may have a condition mentioned or not mentioned in this podcast, do not come to me. Instead, immediately go to a trusted psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist, counselor, or other reliable source of information and help for further guidance. Never disregard professional, psychological, or medical advice—nor delay in the seeking of this advice—because of something that you have heard or read from this podcast, this podcast's episode descriptions, this podcast's promotional materials, or any other information explicitly or implicitly generated from this podcast. ----- If you love this podcast, show your support by rating, subscribing, and downloading! The best way to support me is by sharing this podcast with others—the more people can learn, the better we can understand the crazy world we live in :D I realize that this episode is coming back after a very long hiatus--I have had a few issues with my podcast server, but the rest of the episodes of this season will be published in the next few days :) Sorry for the delays and thank you for your patience!

The Corpus Callosum, Latin for “tough body”, is a bundle of nerves that serve to send signals from both hemispheres to the other and to allow for hemisphere-hemisphere communication of sensory, motor, and cognitive information. It’s the largest white matter structure in the brain and has approximately 300 million nerve fibers, on average. In this fast-facts episode, Edward reviews the Corpus Callosum's form and function, as well as the key features that make us who we are. To create this episode, I used information provided by the Queensland Brain Institute, which can be found here: https://qbi.uq.edu.au/brain/brain-anatomy/corpus-callosum No statement, phrase, or episode of this series—or any episode in this podcast—are intended to treat, diagnose, cure, prevent, or otherwise change your mind or body in any form or manner. This podcast—and this series especially—is meant purely for education purposes for the common person. Please do not rely on any of the information I share in this podcast in any way for your medical or psychological treatment. If you feel that you may have a condition mentioned or not mentioned in this podcast, do not come to me. Instead, immediately go to a trusted psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist, counselor, or other reliable source of information and help for further guidance. Never disregard professional, psychological, or medical advice—nor delay in the seeking of this advice—because of something that you have heard or read from this podcast, this podcast's episode descriptions, this podcast's promotional materials, or any other information explicitly or implicitly generated from this podcast. ----- If you love this podcast, show your support by rating, subscribing, and downloading! The best way to support me is by sharing this podcast with others—the more people can learn, the better we can understand the crazy world we live in :D I realize that this episode is coming back after a very long hiatus--I have had a few issues with my podcast server, but the rest of the episodes of this season will be published in the next few days :) Sorry for the delays and thank you for your patience!

The Amygdala is a roughly almond sized structure within the brain that’s mostly composed of gray matter. It’s a part of the Limbic System, located in the center of the brain. While the Limbic System as a whole controls emotions, behaviors, and memory, the Amygdala specifically affects emotion and connects emotion with memories. In this fast-facts episode, Edward reviews the Amygdala's form and function, as well as the key features that make us who we are. To create this episode, I used information provided by the AbuHasan, Reddy, and Siddiqui, 2021 in StatPearls through NCBI Bookshelf, which can be found here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537102/ No statement, phrase, or episode of this series—or any episode in this podcast—are intended to treat, diagnose, cure, prevent, or otherwise change your mind or body in any form or manner. This podcast—and this series especially—is meant purely for education purposes for the common person. Please do not rely on any of the information I share in this podcast in any way for your medical or psychological treatment. If you feel that you may have a condition mentioned or not mentioned in this podcast, do not come to me. Instead, immediately go to a trusted psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist, counselor, or other reliable source of information and help for further guidance. Never disregard professional, psychological, or medical advice—nor delay in the seeking of this advice—because of something that you have heard or read from this podcast, this podcast's episode descriptions, this podcast's promotional materials, or any other information explicitly or implicitly generated from this podcast. ----- If you love this podcast, show your support by rating, subscribing, and downloading! The best way to support me is by sharing this podcast with others—the more people can learn, the better we can understand the crazy world we live in :D I realize that this episode is coming back after a very long hiatus--I have had a few issues with my podcast server, but the rest of the episodes of this season will be published in the next few days :) Sorry for the delays and thank you for your patience!

The Cerebellum is a small structure located at the lower bottom of the brain, just behind the Spinal Cord and below the Occipital Lobe. While the Cerebellum only contributes to about a tenth of the brain’s weight, it contains more than 50% of the neurons of the brain. In this fast-facts episode, Edward reviews the Cerebellum's form and function, as well as the key features that make us who we are. To create this episode, I used information provided by the McGovern Medical School of the University of Texas which can be found here: https://nba.uth.tmc.edu/neuroscience/m/s3/chapter05.html#:~:text=The%20cerebellum%20(%E2%80%9Clittle%20brain%E2%80%9D,of%20neurons%20in%20the%20brain. No statement, phrase, or episode of this series—or any episode in this podcast—are intended to treat, diagnose, cure, prevent, or otherwise change your mind or body in any form or manner. This podcast—and this series especially—is meant purely for education purposes for the common person. Please do not rely on any of the information I share in this podcast in any way for your medical or psychological treatment. If you feel that you may have a condition mentioned or not mentioned in this podcast, do not come to me. Instead, immediately go to a trusted psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist, counselor, or other reliable source of information and help for further guidance. Never disregard professional, psychological, or medical advice—nor delay in the seeking of this advice—because of something that you have heard or read from this podcast, this podcast's episode descriptions, this podcast's promotional materials, or any other information explicitly or implicitly generated from this podcast. ----- If you love this podcast, show your support by rating, subscribing, and downloading! The best way to support me is by sharing this podcast with others—the more people can learn, the better we can understand the crazy world we live in :D I realize that this episode is coming back after a very long hiatus--I have had a few issues with my podcast server, but the rest of the episodes of this season will be published in the next few days :) Sorry for the delays and thank you for your patience!

The Midbrain is the topmost part of the Brainstem, located between the Forebrain and the Hindbrain, and serves as a role in integrating the brain and the Spinal Cord, just like the Pons and Medulla. The Midbrain itself is made of three main formations, the Colliculi, the Tegmentum, and the Cerebral Peduncles, and is directly connected to the Oculomotor and Trochlear Cranial Nerves, controlling eye and eyelid movement. In this fast-facts episode, Edward reviews the Midbrain's form and function, as well as the key features that make us who we are. To create this episode, I used information provided by the University of Queensland’s Queensland Brain Institute which can be found here: https://qbi.uq.edu.au/brain/brain-anatomy/midbrain No statement, phrase, or episode of this series—or any episode in this podcast—are intended to treat, diagnose, cure, prevent, or otherwise change your mind or body in any form or manner. This podcast—and this series especially—is meant purely for education purposes for the common person. Please do not rely on any of the information I share in this podcast in any way for your medical or psychological treatment. If you feel that you may have a condition mentioned or not mentioned in this podcast, do not come to me. Instead, immediately go to a trusted psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist, counselor, or other reliable source of information and help for further guidance. Never disregard professional, psychological, or medical advice—nor delay in the seeking of this advice—because of something that you have heard or read from this podcast, this podcast's episode descriptions, this podcast's promotional materials, or any other information explicitly or implicitly generated from this podcast. ----- If you love this podcast, show your support by rating, subscribing, and downloading! The best way to support me is by sharing this podcast with others—the more people can learn, the better we can understand the crazy world we live in :D I realize that this episode is coming back after a very long hiatus--I have had a few issues with my podcast server, but the rest of the episodes of this season will be published in the next few days :) Sorry for the delays and thank you for your patience!

The Pons is part of brainstem and sits just above the Medulla and below the Limbic System as a bulge on the upper Spinal Cord. It’s part of the continuous brainstem that connects to the brain and is closely related to the Reticular Formation. Staying true to its name that comes from the word bridge in Latin, the Pons coordinates communication between the Spinal Cord and the two hemispheres of the brain. In this fast-facts episode, Edward reviews the Pons's form and function, as well as the key features that make us who we are. To create this episode, I used information provided by the Queensland Brain Institute which can be found here: https://qbi.uq.edu.au/brain/brain-anatomy/hindbrain No statement, phrase, or episode of this series—or any episode in this podcast—are intended to treat, diagnose, cure, prevent, or otherwise change your mind or body in any form or manner. This podcast—and this series especially—is meant purely for education purposes for the common person. Please do not rely on any of the information I share in this podcast in any way for your medical or psychological treatment. If you feel that you may have a condition mentioned or not mentioned in this podcast, do not come to me. Instead, immediately go to a trusted psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist, counselor, or other reliable source of information and help for further guidance. Never disregard professional, psychological, or medical advice—nor delay in the seeking of this advice—because of something that you have heard or read from this podcast, this podcast's episode descriptions, this podcast's promotional materials, or any other information explicitly or implicitly generated from this podcast. ----- If you love this podcast, show your support by rating, subscribing, and downloading! The best way to support me is by sharing this podcast with others—the more people can learn, the better we can understand the crazy world we live in :D I realize that this episode is coming back after a very long hiatus--I have had a few issues with my podcast server, but the rest of the episodes of this season will be published in the next few days :) Sorry for the delays and thank you for your patience!

The Medulla Oblongata, also referred to simply as the Medulla, is the lowest part of the brainstem, and therefore the lowest part of the brain. Like the Pons, it’s part of the continuous brainstem, but lies below the Pons, and plays an important part in transmitting information from the Spinal Cord to the Mid and Forebrain, as well as controlling autonomic functions like our heartbeat and respiration. In this fast-facts episode, Edward reviews the Medulla Oblongata's form and function, as well as the key features that make us who we are. To create this episode, I used information provided by the Encyclopedia Britannica which can be found here: https://www.britannica.com/science/medulla-oblongata No statement, phrase, or episode of this series—or any episode in this podcast—are intended to treat, diagnose, cure, prevent, or otherwise change your mind or body in any form or manner. This podcast—and this series especially—is meant purely for education purposes for the common person. Please do not rely on any of the information I share in this podcast in any way for your medical or psychological treatment. If you feel that you may have a condition mentioned or not mentioned in this podcast, do not come to me. Instead, immediately go to a trusted psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist, counselor, or other reliable source of information and help for further guidance. Never disregard professional, psychological, or medical advice—nor delay in the seeking of this advice—because of something that you have heard or read from this podcast, this podcast's episode descriptions, this podcast's promotional materials, or any other information explicitly or implicitly generated from this podcast. ----- If you love this podcast, show your support by rating, subscribing, and downloading! The best way to support me is by sharing this podcast with others—the more people can learn, the better we can understand the crazy world we live in :D I realize that this episode is coming back after a very long hiatus--I have had a few issues with my podcast server, but the rest of the episodes of this season will be published in the next few days :) Sorry for the delays and thank you for your patience!

The Spinal Cord is a part of the Central Nervous System that connects the central Nervous system with the Peripheral Nervous System. Enclosed within the Spinal Vertebrae, the Spinal Cord extends down the length of the back. In this fast-facts episode, Edward reviews the Spinal Cord's form and function, as well as the key features that make us who we are. To create this episode, I used information provided by the Queensland Brain Institute which can be found here: https://qbi.uq.edu.au/brain/brain-anatomy/spinal-cord No statement, phrase, or episode of this series—or any episode in this podcast—are intended to treat, diagnose, cure, prevent, or otherwise change your mind or body in any form or manner. This podcast—and this series especially—is meant purely for education purposes for the common person. Please do not rely on any of the information I share in this podcast in any way for your medical or psychological treatment. If you feel that you may have a condition mentioned or not mentioned in this podcast, do not come to me. Instead, immediately go to a trusted psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist, counselor, or other reliable source of information and help for further guidance. Never disregard professional, psychological, or medical advice—nor delay in the seeking of this advice—because of something that you have heard or read from this podcast, this podcast's episode descriptions, this podcast's promotional materials, or any other information explicitly or implicitly generated from this podcast. ----- If you love this podcast, show your support by rating, subscribing, and downloading! The best way to support me is by sharing this podcast with others—the more people can learn, the better we can understand the crazy world we live in :D I realize that this episode is coming back after a very long hiatus--I have had a few issues with my podcast server, but the rest of the episodes of this season will be published in the next few days :) Sorry for the delays and thank you for your patience!

The Pineal Gland, called the “Seat of the Soul” by Rene Descartes, is located in the center of the brain. Its main function, from what we know, is to receive and process information regarding the environment and the light-dark cycle, and secrete melatonin, a hormone that allows us to fall asleep smoother, accordingly. In this fast-facts episode, Edward reviews the Pineal Gland's form and function, as well as the key features that make us who we are. To create this episode, I used information provided by the Aulinas, 2019 in Endotext, which can be found here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK550972/ No statement, phrase, or episode of this series—or any episode in this podcast—are intended to treat, diagnose, cure, prevent, or otherwise change your mind or body in any form or manner. This podcast—and this series especially—is meant purely for education purposes for the common person. Please do not rely on any of the information I share in this podcast in any way for your medical or psychological treatment. If you feel that you may have a condition mentioned or not mentioned in this podcast, do not come to me. Instead, immediately go to a trusted psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist, counselor, or other reliable source of information and help for further guidance. Never disregard professional, psychological, or medical advice—nor delay in the seeking of this advice—because of something that you have heard or read from this podcast, this podcast's episode descriptions, this podcast's promotional materials, or any other information explicitly or implicitly generated from this podcast. ----- If you love this podcast, show your support by rating, subscribing, and downloading! The best way to support me is by sharing this podcast with others—the more people can learn, the better we can understand the crazy world we live in :D I realize that this episode is coming back after a very long hiatus--I have had a few issues with my podcast server, but the rest of the episodes of this season will be published in the next few days :) Sorry for the delays and thank you for your patience!

The Hippocampus is a small, yet complex, structure located deep within the Temporal Lobe and plays a critical role in our processing and storage of memory and learning process. In this fast-facts episode, Edward reviews the Hippocampus's form and function, as well as the key features that make us who we are. To create this episode, I used information provided by Anand and Dhikav, 2012 in the Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology through NCBI, which can be found here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3548359/#:~:text=Hippocampus%20is%20a%20complex%20brain,of%20neurological%20and%20psychiatric%20disorders. No statement, phrase, or episode of this series—or any episode in this podcast—are intended to treat, diagnose, cure, prevent, or otherwise change your mind or body in any form or manner. This podcast—and this series especially—is meant purely for education purposes for the common person. Please do not rely on any of the information I share in this podcast in any way for your medical or psychological treatment. If you feel that you may have a condition mentioned or not mentioned in this podcast, do not come to me. Instead, immediately go to a trusted psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist, counselor, or other reliable source of information and help for further guidance. Never disregard professional, psychological, or medical advice—nor delay in the seeking of this advice—because of something that you have heard or read from this podcast, this podcast's episode descriptions, this podcast's promotional materials, or any other information explicitly or implicitly generated from this podcast. ----- If you love this podcast, show your support by rating, subscribing, and downloading! The best way to support me is by sharing this podcast with others—the more people can learn, the better we can understand the crazy world we live in :D I realize that this episode is coming back after a very long hiatus--I have had a few issues with my podcast server, but the rest of the episodes of this season will be published in the next few days :) Sorry for the delays and thank you for your patience!

The Basal Ganglia is actually a set of brain structures that are across the Telencephalon, Diencephalon, and Mesencephalon, Caudate Nucleus, Putamen, Nucleus Accumbens (Ventral Striatum), and the Globus Pallidus. Together, these structures are known as the Corpus Striatum. In this fast-facts episode, Edward reviews the Basal Ganglia's form and function, as well as the key features that make us who we are. To create this episode, I used information provided by the McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas’s Health Science Center at Houston and from Lanciego et al., 2012 in the Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine, which can be found here: https://nba.uth.tmc.edu/neuroscience/m/s3/chapter04.html ; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3543080/#:~:text=The%20%E2%80%9Cbasal%20ganglia%E2%80%9D%20refers%20to,functions%20and%20behaviors%2C%20and%20emotions. No statement, phrase, or episode of this series—or any episode in this podcast—are intended to treat, diagnose, cure, prevent, or otherwise change your mind or body in any form or manner. This podcast—and this series especially—is meant purely for education purposes for the common person. Please do not rely on any of the information I share in this podcast in any way for your medical or psychological treatment. If you feel that you may have a condition mentioned or not mentioned in this podcast, do not come to me. Instead, immediately go to a trusted psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist, counselor, or other reliable source of information and help for further guidance. Never disregard professional, psychological, or medical advice—nor delay in the seeking of this advice—because of something that you have heard or read from this podcast, this podcast's episode descriptions, this podcast's promotional materials, or any other information explicitly or implicitly generated from this podcast. ----- If you love this podcast, show your support by rating, subscribing, and downloading! The best way to support me is by sharing this podcast with others—the more people can learn, the better we can understand the crazy world we live in :D I realize that this episode is coming back after a very long hiatus--I have had a few issues with my podcast server, but the rest of the episodes of this season will be published in the next few days :) Sorry for the delays and thank you for your patience!