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I am Dr. Aldrich Chan, a neuropsychologist in Miami and I teach for the MA and Doctoral programs at Pepperdine University. I am the host of the Center for Neuropsychology and Consciousness (CNC) Dialogues. In this series, I interview and discuss a wide range of topics with several recognized professionals in the field of psychology, neuroscience and philosophy for educational purposes. Dialogues are tailored towards creative angles to conventional ideas and how they relate to cutting-edge science, and living.

  1. Jul 23

    Ep. 21 with Alfried Längle, M.D., Ph.D.

    My guest today is Professor Alfried Längle, a leading voice in existential analysis and a close collaborator of Viktor Frankl (who, if you somehow don’t know, was the author of Mans Search for Meaning which The Library of Congress listed as"One of the ten most influential books in America).“In his work with Frankl during the 1980s, he helped extend logotherapy into what is now known as the Viennese School of Existential Analysis. He served for decades as president of the International Society for Logotherapy and Existential Analysis and has taught and lectured worldwide.Trained as both a physician and psychologist, and grounded in decades of clinical work in psychiatry and psychotherapy, he has been instrumental in evolving logotherapy into a rich, phenomenological approach that centers not only on meaning, but on lived experience, freedom, and the person’s inner consent to life.

    Ep. 21 with Alfried Längle, M.D., Ph.D.

  2. Feb 6

    Ep. 20 with Nikhil Chaudhary, Ph.D.

    Dr. Nikhil Chaudhary is an Evolutionary Anthropologist at the University of Cambridge whose work applies evolutionary theory to explain the diversity of behaviour and cognition acrosshuman societies. His current focus lies in advancing the emerging field of evolutionary psychiatry. Much of his research has explored the evolution of social behaviour and cooperation in humans, drawing on extensive fieldwork among the BaYaka hunter-gatherers of the northern Congolese rainforest. To illuminate the role that socialrelationships have played in our evolutionary history, he has examined how individual differences in social integration and cooperative networks influence health, mating patterns, and fertility.

    Ep. 20 with Nikhil Chaudhary, Ph.D.

  3. 07/08/2025

    Ep. 19 with Peter Tse, Ph.D.: Not a Puppet: The Neural Basis of Free Will

    Dr. Peter Ulric Tse is a Professor of cognitive neuroscience and chair of the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College. He also directs the NationalScience Foundation’s EPSCoR Attention Consortium.  He is the author of The Neural Basis of Free Will, CriterialCausation; and his two part book: A Neurophilosophy of Libertarian Free Will; and Free Imagination: the deep roots of creativity, freedom, and meaning in the human brain and mind. Needless to say He is a modern pioneer in the defense ofand offense for free will. Today we begin by discussing by definingimportant terms such as free will, and Libertarian free will, further clarifying the position he defends. We subsequently move in to debunk the interpretations of common studies used when arguing for determinism, and the error in Sapolsky’s arguments for determinism. Dr. Tse follows by discussinghis core idea of criterial causation, and free will from neurons to neural circuits. Then we move into a discussion of consciousness, intelligence, and physicalism. This transitions into the evolutionary account for free will, and why it emerged and the importance of imagination. We wrap up with our rapid fire questions to more deeply understand who Dr. Tse is as a person.

    Ep. 19 with Peter Tse, Ph.D.: Not a Puppet: The Neural Basis of Free Will

  4. 05/23/2025

    Ep. 18 with Edward Shafranske, Ph.D.: Psychoanalysis and Spirituality

    Dr. Edward Shafranske he is a Professor of Psychology,Muriel Lipsey Chair in Clinical and Counseling Psychology, and director of the Psy.D. program at Pepperdine University. He is published widely and conducts clinical research in the fields of clinical supervision and the applied psychology ofreligion. Dr. Shafranske is board-certified psychoanalyst and has published over 75 articles/chapters and 10 books, is a member of eight editorial boards, and maintains a clinical practice in Irvine, CA. Dr. Shafranske is recognizedas a fellow in 3 divisions of APA (Divisions 12, 29, 36) and the International Psychoanalytical Association, and twice served as president of APA Division 36: Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. As a bonus, he was oneof my supervisors during my time at Pepperdine. He was a fountain of wisdom, knowledge, humility and inspiration.   In todays discussion, we begin by exploring the differencesbetween religion and spirituality. We subsequently dive into the science behind their relationship to mental health. We follow by investigating its relationship to positive psychology before entering deeply into its connectionto Psychoanalysis, and how psychoanalysis may interpret or approach religion and spirituality. We talk about god concepts vs god representations, how earlychildhood experiences may reflect our relationship to the transcendant, and even touch on mystical and religious experiences. The work of Christopher Bollas,and Wilfred Bion, amongst others are also included and his own reflections on themes within this transcendant dimension of experience. We then touch onsuggestions for clinicians who may be interested incorporating this domain into their work. Finally we end with some rapid fire questions to better acquaintourselves with who Dr. Shafranske is as a person. If any of these sound interesting to you, feel free to skip around. Websites: Dr. Shafranske: https://gsep.pepperdine.edu/about/our-people/faculty/edward-shafranske/ Personal: www.drchancnc.com

    Ep. 18 with Edward Shafranske, Ph.D.: Psychoanalysis and Spirituality

  5. 04/30/2025

    Ep. 17 with Kirk Schneider, Ph.D. : Existential-Integrative Approach

    Dr. Kirk J. Schneider is a leading spokesperson for existentialism and pioneers the existential-integrative approach to therapy. He has authored or coauthored twelve books, with his latest book called Life-enhancing anxiety: key to a sane world. Several of his works have been translated into multiple languages. He is the president of the Existential-Humanistic Institute (EHI), adjunct faculty at Saybrook University and Teachers College at Columbia University. He is also the recipient of Honorary Diplomas and Memberships from The Society for Existential Analysis, The East European Association for Existential Therapy; and the Living Institute.Today we begin by touching on the Dr. Schneiders definition of existentialism, as well as elaborating on the Existential-Integrative or EI approach. We talk about the evidence behind it. Then we then delve into his idea of presence, and invoking the actual. This is followed by a comparative analysis looking into how EI incorporates psychoanalytic ideas and techniques into its framework. We then discuss how conditions may be viewed through the lens of constriction and expansion, as well as their associated dreads. We talk about anxiety as an example and transition into his idea of life-enhancing anxiety, and how to cultivate awe. We further chat about his views of meaning, metaphysics, new projects he is working on and reflections on his time with Rollo May and James and Elizabeth Bugental. As is CNC tradition, we end with rapid fire questions to learn more about Dr. Scheider as a person. Feel free to skip around if any of these are of interest to you.Personal website: www.drchancnc.comGuest website: https://kirkjschneider.com/ https://www.corpsofdepthhealers.com/

    Ep. 17 with Kirk Schneider, Ph.D. : Existential-Integrative Approach

  6. 01/24/2025

    Ep. 16 with Dan Siegel, M.D. : The Nature of the Mind

    My next guest is Dr. Dan Siegel, he received his medical degree from Harvard University and completed his medical education at UCLA. Dr. Siegel is the executive director of the Mindsight Institute and founding co-director of the Mindful Awareness Research Center at UCLA. He is one of the founders of interpersonal neurobiology and has lectured for the King of Thailand, Pope John Paul II, His Holiness theDalai Lama, Google University, and London’s Royal Society of Arts (RSA). Dr. Siegel has published numerous book, many which became New York Times bestsellers. my personal favorites are the mindful therapist and the handbook of interpersonal neurobiology. His 2 latest publications include intraconnected and Personality and wholeness in therapy. He played a major influential role in my life and remains a great colleague and I’m proud to say, my friend. In this episode we begin by defining the mind through the lens of science. We then discuss differences between the mind, the self and consciousness, further diving into how our understanding of the self diminishes our experience. Usefulacronyms and the origin stories to many of the ideas central to his thinking were revealed in this episode. When talking to Dan, Meditation, quantum physics, neuroscience, psychology and mathematics are seamlessly knit togetherto bring about the nature of mental life. Finally, we end on exciting rapid fire questions to better understand who Dan is as a person. If any of these topics sound interesting to you. Feel free to skip around.

    Ep. 16 with Dan Siegel, M.D. : The Nature of the Mind

  7. 12/12/2024

    Ep. 15 with Darcia Narvaez, Ph.D. Hunter-Gatherers, Parenting, Wisdom, Morals

    My next guest is Darcia Narvaez, she is a Professor Emerita of Psychology at the University of Notre Dame. She has published dozens of academic journal articles and chapters and over twenty books. Her latest books include Restoring the Kinship Worldview, The Evolved Nest: Nature’s Way of Raising Children and Creating Connected Communities and Neurobiology and the Development of Human Morality: Evolution, Culture and Wisdom which won the 2015 William James Book Award from the American Psychological Association and the 2017 Expanded Reason Award. Today we begin by discussing the mismatch between the environments we evolved to be in, and the modern society in which we exist in today. We talk about cultural differences in hunter gatherer society, such as rearing practices and general values and how this may contribute to many of the struggles we currently face. We then move on to discuss the importance of attachment in moral development touching on some of her original ideas. We subsequently shift to talk about the evolved developmental niche, which includes the ideal parenting practices that developed from her interdisciplinary research on hunter-gatherer societies, psychology and neuroscience. More practical questions are asked of her, before we talk about wisdom, its definition, different types, and how to foster moral development. We end on the CNC rapid fire question tradition. If any of these topics are of interest to you, feel free to skip around.

    Ep. 15 with Darcia Narvaez, Ph.D. Hunter-Gatherers, Parenting, Wisdom, Morals

  8. 10/21/2024

    Ep. 14 with Colin Depp, Ph.D.: Bipolar Disorder

    Dr. Colin Depp is the Director of Research Education and Training at the Clinical and Translational Research Institute at the University of California San Diego. In addition, he is a professor and psychologist at the VA Hospital in UC SanDiego. He mentors many students and clinical scientists in multiple training programs. One of his specialties is the development of technologies and strategies to assess, manage and treat Bipolar-Disorder.  In todays discussion we begin by defining Bipolar disorder.Dr. Depp then addresses and debunks some myths about it. We subsequently talkedabout the evolutionary theory behind Bipolar disorder and move into diagnoses often confused with it, further touching on how depressive phases may beslightly different from those with MDD, in addition to the biological theories behind it. We then talk about its impact on cold cognition, social cognition, and creativity. We discuss the best treatments and practices currently known, before ending with some of his future projects and reflections on what he has learned from his work. If any of this is of interest you, feel free to skip around.  Dr. Depp: https://profiles.ucsd.edu/colin.depp, also look up cognitive dynamics lab team at UCSD. My website: drchancnc.com

    Ep. 14 with Colin Depp, Ph.D.: Bipolar Disorder
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I am Dr. Aldrich Chan, a neuropsychologist in Miami and I teach for the MA and Doctoral programs at Pepperdine University. I am the host of the Center for Neuropsychology and Consciousness (CNC) Dialogues. In this series, I interview and discuss a wide range of topics with several recognized professionals in the field of psychology, neuroscience and philosophy for educational purposes. Dialogues are tailored towards creative angles to conventional ideas and how they relate to cutting-edge science, and living.

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  • Creator
    Aldrich Chan
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    21
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