7 episodes

Two guys fascinated by the brain, that’s how this podcast came to be. When we dove into the realm of neuroscience, we found many researchers trying to uncover the secrets hidden in this mysterious organ. In this 5-episode podcast series, we take you on a scientific journey, past neurons screaming for attention, threats to our mental realm, and ideas that could shift our opinions about ourselves.

Matter of the Mind Florian Bohr

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    • 5.0 • 5 Ratings

Two guys fascinated by the brain, that’s how this podcast came to be. When we dove into the realm of neuroscience, we found many researchers trying to uncover the secrets hidden in this mysterious organ. In this 5-episode podcast series, we take you on a scientific journey, past neurons screaming for attention, threats to our mental realm, and ideas that could shift our opinions about ourselves.

    Bonus: Brain Fascinations

    Bonus: Brain Fascinations

    At the end of every interview for Matter of the Mind, we asked the same question: what fascinates you about the brain? In this bonus episode, we embedded some of these brain fascinations in music and sound to share them with you!



    Music:
    Lee Rosevere – Just Blue Sky
    Daniel Birch – Looking Out To Sea
    Lee Rosevere – Taking And Sending
    Fließgewässer – Tropfsteinhöhle
    Cape Willoughby Road – Flying Carpet
    Chris Zabriskie – I’m About to Do the Second Hardest Thing I’ve Ever Done
    Mannateas – Everglade (Side A)
    Lee Rosevere – Planet G
    Daniel Birch – Set Adrift
    Lee Rosevere – Twilight Dawn
    Daniel Birch – Sleep
    Kai Engel – Mercy

    • 6 min
    The Source of Your Actions

    The Source of Your Actions

    Our lives are packed with decisions. How do they come to be and how much control do we have over them ourselves? In the final episode of our series, we investigate what neuroscientists can add to this discussion - and how other disciplines respond.


    Music:
    Chris Zabriskie - The Dark Glow of the Mountain
    Lee Rosevere - Vagus
    Lee Rosevere - Soft Euphoria
    Chris Zabriskie - I Should Have Been More Human
    NAPZ - Apparat
    Chris Zabriskie - Candlepower
    Daniel Birch - Deep In Peace
    Three Chain Links - Heavy Traffic
    Lee Rosevere - Where Was I?
    HexOcularyNewt - Cute Mecha
    Lee Rosevere - Here’s Where Things Get Interesting
    Lee Rosevere - A List of Ways to Die
    Chad Crouch - Moonrise
    Chris Zabriskie - Oxygen Garden
    Podington Bear - Three Colors
    Lee Rosevere - Distant Shores
    Lee Rosevere - Eileen

    • 1 hr 4 min
    Blurred Reality

    Blurred Reality

    How do we see the world around us? In this episode, we discuss the intricacies of our visual system and find out that vision isn't as straightforward as it seems. Along the way, we see what happens when the process of perception goes wrong.



    Music:
    Chris Zabriskie - The Dark Glow of the Mountain
    Antethic - Breath Craft (Kraizer Keto mix)
    Lee Rosevere - Where Was I?
    HexOcularyNewt - Where Crawling Robots Have Forgotten
    Chris Zabriskie - We Always Thought the Future Would Be Kind of Fun
    Chris Zabriskie - Take Off and Shoot a Zero
    Lee Rosevere - Flow
    Cloudkicker - Tmesis (12/12/2005)
    Lee Rosevere - Thought Bubbles
    Chris Zabriskie - Heliograph
    Lee Rosevere - Transitioning
    Chris Zabriskie - I Am Running a Marathon with Thousands of Other Highly Qualified People Who Are All Trying to Defeat Me
    Chris Zabriskie - CGI Snake
    Guenter Schlienz - Bon Voyage
    Lee Rosevere - All the Answers
    Chris Zabriskie - What True Self? Feels Bogus, Let's Watch Jason X
    Lee Rosevere - Taking the Time
    Chris Zabriskie - I Am Running Down the Long Hallway of Viewmont Elementary
    Chris Zabriskie - A New Day in a New Sector
    Chris Zabriskie - I Should Have Been More Sea Offs - Leave

    • 59 min
    Deciphering the Intimate

    Deciphering the Intimate

    Because of advances in the field of neuroimaging, more and more of our brain is brought to light. What could this lead to in the future? As we get lost in the workings of brain scanners, we encounter what could happen when you expose the invisible.



    Music:
    Chris Zabriskie - The Dark Glow of the Mountains
    Podington Bear - Loll
    Lee Rosevere and Daniel Birch - M87
    Chris Zabriskie - I Can't Imagine Where I'd Be Without It
    HexOcularyNewt - Cute Mecha
    Lee Rosevere - Where Was I?
    Chris Zabriskie - Oxygen Garden
    Chris Zabriskie - Air Hockey Saloon
    Chris Zabriskie - What True Self? Feels Bogus, Let's Watch Jason X
    Chris Zabriskie - Heliograph
    Lee Rosevere - Crimson Park
    Lee Rosevere - We Don't Know How it Ends
    Lee Rosevere - Curiosity
    Chris Zabriskie - Mario Bava Sleeps In a Little Later Than He Expected To
    Lee Rosevere - Betrayal
    Lee Rosevere - Inside
    Chris Zabriskie - I Am Running Down the Long Hallway of Viewmont Elementary
    Lee Rosevere - They Wait
    Chris Zabriskie - Divider
    Lee Rosevere - Slow Lights
    Lee Rosevere - First Walk
    Blear Moon - Recalling

    • 1 hr 15 min
    An End to Silence

    An End to Silence

    Few people get to a life where interaction with the outside world is close to impossible. But for those that do, the impact is enormous. In this episode, we talk to researchers that are trying to restore their ability to communicate.



    Music:
    Chris Zabriskie - The Dark Glow of the Mountains
    Chris Zabriskie - Take Off and Shoot a Zero
    Fog Lake - Fading Away
    Chris Zabriskie - The House Glows (With Almost No Help)
    Kai Engel - Headway
    Lee Rosevere - Where Was I?
    Lee Rosevere - It's A Mystery
    Chris Zabriskie - Land On the Golden Gate
    Lee Rosevere - All the Answers
    Lee Rosevere - Sad Marimba Planet
    Chris Zabriskie - Air Hockey Saloon
    Lee Rosevere - Thought Bubbles
    Antethic - Искусство Дыхания
    Lee Rosevere - Transitioning
    Chris Zabriskie - We Always Thought the Future Would Be Kind of Fun
    Chris Zabriskie - Another Version of You
    Lee Rosevere - EMDR
    Lee Rosevere - Taking the Time
    Lunartica Library - Allswell Sundown

    • 1 hr 3 min
    The Unfinished Brain

    The Unfinished Brain

    How does our brain change? Can it simply rewire itself? In a story past amputees and our critical period, we uncover the brain's seemingly endless possibilities – and, at last, its limits.


    Music:
    Chris Zabriskie - The Dark Glow of the Mountains
    Chris Zabriskie - The House Glows (With Almost No Help)
    bolus - comacentre
    Chris Zabriskie - The Theatrical Poster for Poltergeist III
    A Ninja Slob Drew Me - There We Walked
    Chris Zabriskie - To Hide Their Secrets
    Lee Rosevere - Daydreaming
    Snakecharm - Welcome to my brain
    Lee Rosevere - Where Was I?
    Chris Zabriskie - Divider
    Guenter Schlienz - Bon Voyage
    Chris Zabriskie - Land On the Golden Gate
    Snakecharm - Maze
    Chris Zabriskie - Readers! Do You Read?
    Chris Zabriskie - Candlepower
    Chris Zabriskie - I Am Running Down the Long Hallway of Viewmont Elementary
    Chris Zabriskie - Another Version of You
    Lunartica Library - Sentient Bean
    Lee Rosevere - Tough Decisions
    Cloudkicker - Empyrian to Behold
    Chris Zabriskie - We Always Thought the Future Would Be Kind of Fun
    Lee Rosevere - You Will Never Truly Know How Much You Mean To Me
    Lee Rosevere - They Wait
    Chris Zabriskie - Oxygen Garden
    Tovatronica - Stardust

    • 1 hr 5 min

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