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Smart Drug Smarts: Brain Optimization | Nootropics | Neuroscience

Fuel Your Brain With the Latest in Neuroscience

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#230: Measuring Intuition with Dr. Joel Pearson

#230: Measuring Intuition with Dr. Joel Pearson

Some aspects of our internal mental life seem to defy measurement. "Intuition" seems like a prime example of something ... Read more

29 Jun 2018

36mins

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#229: Learning to Learn

#229: Learning to Learn

Last-minute cramming (even on lots of nootropics) isn't the best gameplan for effective learning. So what is? Learning... Read more

8 Jun 2018

49mins

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#228: Perception as a Controlled Hallucination

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Our senses provide us with a best-guess interpretation of reality -- but it's only a guess. Dr. Anil Seth explains how ... Read more

29 May 2018

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#227: How Language Affects Thought

#227: How Language Affects Thought

Is "a rose by any other name" still a rose... to your brain? Dr. Viorica Marian explains how the language that we use a... Read more

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#225: Schizophrenia with Dr. Tyrone Cannon

#225: Schizophrenia with Dr. Tyrone Cannon

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#224: Don’t forget about Prospective Memory

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#222: What are “Fast-Spiking Interneurons”?

#222: What are “Fast-Spiking Interneurons”?

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23 Mar 2018

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#221: Marijuana, the Non-Medical Kind ;)

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