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179 - Adam Gazzaley: Neuroscience, Therapeutic Video Games, and the Cognition Crisis

179 - Adam Gazzaley: Neuroscience, Therapeutic Video Games, and the Cognition Crisis

Robinson's Podcast vor 2 Jahren

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Adam Gazzaley is David Dolby Distinguished Professor of
Neurology, Physiology, and Psychiatry in the School of Medicine
at the University of California, San Francisco. He obtained his
M.D. and Ph.D. in Neuroscience at the Mount Sinai School of
Medicine. Adam works on developing new approaches to both assess
and optimize human cognition, with particular attention to
underutilized but high-potential tools like video games. In this
episode, Robinson and Adam discuss the cognition crisis—why our
brains seem to be under such duress in the modern age—and the
structural features of the brain, as well as its plasticity, and
how these things can be modified and optimized to deal with the
current environment. Check out Adam’s book, The Distracted Mind
(MIT, 2016).

Adam’s Website: https://gazzaley.com

The Distracted Mind: https://a.co/d/aZm8Reg

OUTLINE

00:00 In This Episode…

00:39 Introduction

03:09 Science and Medicine

07:29 What Is Brain Plasticity

11:17 What Is the Cognition Crisis?

31:48 Can Neuroscience Make Us Smarter?

43:17 Can Neuroscience Develop Technological Medicine?

54:45 On Medicinal Video Games

01:04:01 Why Doctors Might Prescribe Video Games For ADHD

01:23:49 Sleep Improvement

01:27:24 The Future of Medicinal Video Game Research

01:43:07 How We Can All Improve Cognitive Function

Robinson’s Website: http://robinsonerhardt.com

Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of
mathematics at Stanford University. Join him in conversations
with philosophers, scientists, weightlifters, artists, and
everyone in-between.