The Synapse

The Synapse

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The Synapse episodes

  • How to Fuel Your Motivation - Optimize Podcast E3, Dr Brett Jones

    All you need to do is compare a gym in January with a gym in February to see how quickly motivation drops off for the average person. We often think of motivation as an elusive, uncatchable force that comes an goes as it pleases, leaving us whenever it wants to in unpredictable patterns. In this episode with Virginia Tech educational psychology professor Dr Brett Jones, we reveal that motivation is something you can deliberately increase in yourself, and we discuss his MUSIC model of motivation and how we can leverage it to push ourselves to our goals.
    Connect with Dr Jones! https://www.themusicmodel.com/team/brett-jones/
    Connect with Simply Neuroscience: simplyneuroscience.org
    Connect with me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/simonjiang43
    Intro and Outro Music:
    Where The Waves Take Us by Purrple Cat | https://purrplecat.com/
    Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/
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    34 min
  • The Pillars of High Performance - Optimize E2, Dr. Greg Wells

    Everyone nowadays is looking for quick fixes to studying, to fitness, and to wellness - but we know that long term wellness isn't made through quick, one time fixes. Join me today while I talk to Dr. Greg Wells, a performance physiologist and Associate Professor at the University of Toronto who is also an avid athlete, bestselling author, and CEO of Wells Performance, a consulting firm dedicated to helping individuals and corporations achieve their potential. In this episode we discuss the foundations of high performance, such as meditation, achieving quality sleep, falling in love with the process, and finding balance over time.
    Check out his new book! https://www.harpercollins.com/products/powerhouse-greg-wells?variant=40612121673762
    Connect with Dr Wells: https://drgregwells.com/
    Connect with Simply Neuroscience: simplyneuroscience.org
    Connect with me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/simonjiang43
    Intro and Outro Music:
    Where The Waves Take Us by Purrple Cat | https://purrplecat.com/
    Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/
    Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0
    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
    0:00 Intro
    2:48 What got you into studying performance?
    5:07 Have a holistic approach (there is no single cure!)
    8:30 How to have a good night’s sleep
    11:25 Why you need to start meditating
    16:32 How to start a mindfulness practice
    18:05 Start small, fall in love with the process
    19:55 Finding balance over time
    23:27 Learning
    25:06 Fitting nutrition into a tight schedule
    27:24 Health food/junk food balance
    30:27 Outro

    32 min
  • Science Based Ways to Study Better - Optimize E1, Dr Daniel Willingham

    What do our brains need to learn, and why does studying so often not work for students? Dr Daniel Willingham is a cognitive psychologist, professor at the University of Virginia, and a Harvard University alumnus. Listen in as we discuss study methods that don't work, ones that do, and the most important finding he's discovered in his years of research.
    Check out his new book!
    https://www.amazon.com/Outsmart-Your-...
    Connect with Dr Willingham: http://www.danielwillingham.com/
    Connect with Simply Neuroscience: simplyneuroscience.org
    Connect with me on Twitter:   / simonjiang43  
    Intro and Outro Music:
    Where The Waves Take Us by Purrple Cat | https://purrplecat.com/
    Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/
    Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0
    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...00:00 Intro
    01:57 What got you into studying learning?
    08:10 Study methods that DON'T work
    13:50 Principles of learning
    17:38 Using flashcards
    19:00 Why you should study with hierarchies
    26:30 How to use practice tests
    29:48 Do students have the study tools they need?
    32:30 The learning styles myth
    36:53 Memory is the residue of thought
    38:56 Outro

    40 min
  • Neuron y Parle - Émission 10 - Comment pouvons-nous contrôler notre langage corporel ?

    Salut !

    Bienvenue à Neuron y Parle, le premier podcast francophone chez le Synapse. Si vous vous intéressez à la neuroscience, la biotechno, la génétique et la psychologie (parmi d'autres sujets !), et vous êtes francophones/francophiles, félicitations, ce podcast est pour vous !

    Aujourd'hui, nous parlerons du langage corporel. Que sont ses origines ? Que sont ses utilisations ? Et comment pouvons nous le contrôler ?

    - Tara, hôte de Neuron y Parle

    Voir la transcription et la traduction ⁠ici⁠.

    7 min
  • Every Kind of Mind - How Bilingualism Can Change Our Brains

    We talked to Dr. Brianna Yamasaki, an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Emory University and leader of the Brain Behavior and Broader Learning Laboratory (BaBL) Lab studying bilingualism. 

    Transcript Link: S2E5 PDF Transcript

    Guest Links:

    • BaBL Lab

      • The Synapse Podcast Instagram

      Do you have an idea for an episode, know someone who would be a great guest, or want to be a guest yourself? Email [email protected] 

      Learn more about Simply Neuroscience (SN) at the links below!

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        • 36 min
      • Every Kind of Mind - Tourette’s on Tiktok with Seren Jaye

        Seren is a 19-year-old disability advocate with Tourette’s Syndrome and a visual impairment. She’s been raising awareness for Tourette’s Syndrome over the past year to encourage others to be themselves and to teach those who don't know the nuances of Tourette’s.

        Transcript Link

        Guest Links:

        • Tiktok: otters.have.pockets 
        • Seren’s Linktree
        • Seren’s Twitter

          • The Synapse Podcast Instagram

          Do you have an idea for an episode, know someone who would be a great guest, or want to be a guest yourself? Email [email protected]

          Learn more about Simply Neuroscience (SN) at the links below!

          • Website
          • Twitter
          • Simply Neuroscience Instagram
            • 31 min
          • Every Kind of Mind - Life with Autism (Autism-ing) with Danielle Sullivan

            We talked to Danielle Sullivan, a neurodiversity life coach and the autistic parent of two neurodivergent kids, living in Colorado. They are the founder of Neurodiverging Coaching, an online, sliding-scale coaching practice supporting a diverse clientele with issues related to neurodiversity, ADHD, autism, and executive functioning for adults. Our organization’s larger mission is to help neurodivergent folks find the resources we need to live better lives as individuals and to further disability awareness and social justice efforts to improve all of our lives as part of the larger world community. Danielle also hosts The Neurodiverging Podcast, a bi-monthly podcast featuring guest experts who talk about issues pertinent to ADHD and autistic folks in society.

            Transcript Link:

            Guest Links:

            • https://neurodiverging.com
            • @neurodiverging on Instagram and Facebook

              • The Synapse Podcast Instagram

              Do you have an idea for an episode, know someone who would be a great guest, or want to be a guest yourself? Email [email protected]

              Learn more about Simply Neuroscience (SN) at the links below!

              • Website
              • Twitter
              • Simply Neuroscience Instagram
                • 42 min

              About The Synapse

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              We explore the interdisciplinary applications of STEM fields with guest interviews and educational productions. This podcast is student-run through the nonprofit "Simply Neuroscience."