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Brain Space Time Podcast

#1 Georg Northoff: Spatiotemporal neuroscience

Jul 14, 2023
Neuroscientist, psychiatrist, and philosopher Georg Northoff discusses the role of spontaneous brain activity, the default mode network, and the self in constructing a model of the world. They explore time perception, conservation of neural time scales across species, the mind-body problem, and the world-brain problem. The podcast also dives into topics like the link between species communication and long-term navigation, the influence of music on resting state activity, inner and outer time perception, and the intersection of philosophy, neuroscience, and medicine.
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Quick takeaways

  • The brain actively encodes and aligns its own temporal activity with the temporal structure of the environment, shaping our perception and cognition.
  • The self is a fundamental aspect of our subjectivity and is closely linked to cortical midline structures, playing a role in our perception of the self.

Deep dives

Spatial-temporal encoding in the brain and its influence on perception

The brain actively encodes and aligns its own temporal activity with the temporal structure of the environment, shaping our perception and cognition. This encoding is often neglected in traditional neuroscience, but it plays a crucial role in how we experience the world.

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