This week on Neurotalk, we speak with Hey-Kyoung Lee about the first chemical LTD experiments, the role of phosphorylation in learning and memory, and how a happy accident increased our knowledge of mutimodal sensory plasticity!

Dr. Lee is an associate professor of neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins Mind/Brain Institute.

Neurotalk S2E21 Hey-Kyoung Lee

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Many people think of time as a series of events, like successive frames in a movie. But French philosopher Henri Bergson (1859-1941) argued that this widespread picture was wrong: everything is in constant motion, and can’t be captured by a series of static descriptions. So why does Bergson think our intuition guides us and reason leads us astray? If your self is constantly in flux, is there any such thing as the real you? And how would we have to change our language to reflect the truth? Josh and Ray go with the flow of Barry Allen from McMaster University, author of "Living in Time: The Philosophy of Henri Bergson."

Henri Bergson and the Flow of Time

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Born in Japan, raised in London, Fu seamlessly blends the essence of British music culture with her deep-seated passion for the sounds of Chicago and Detroit. Influenced by the underground music scenes of both Japan and the UK, Fu will instantly bring you into the zone with her deep house/techno set. Beyond Japan, Fu is spreading her wings out into the growing presence of dance music communities in Asia, including Indonesia (Bali) and Thailand. 

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Robert Musil (1880-1942) was an Austrian novelist, famous for "The Man Without Qualities." Set in Austria just before the start of World War I, it features a character who tries to live without fixed principles. But is it a good idea to conduct your life in this way? Is it even possible? Could having a rigid system of beliefs make you insensitive to changes in society? Is there a happy medium between dogmatism and spinelessness? Josh and Ray remain flexible with Bence Nanay from the University of Antwerp, author of "Philosophy Without Qualities: Robert Musil, the Thinker" (forthcoming).

Robert Musil and Life as Experiment

Making and Breaking Habits

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To honk or not to honk?

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Humans are uniquely storytelling creatures who can narrate the events of their own lives. Some argue that our lives derive meaning from our ability to see them as an ongoing story. So is telling our own life story the key to a meaningful life? Is it the events that matter, or how we describe them? Does it matter if we’re unreliable narrators who fudge the facts to make ourselves look good? Josh and Ray tell tales with Helena de Bres from Wellesley College, author of "Philosophy in the First Person."

Narrative and the Meaning of Life

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Neurotalk S2E21 Hey-Kyoung Lee

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