Mind and Body Podcasts

Dr. Kevin Keough, interviews Dr. David J. Linden, author of The Accidental Mind: How Brain Evolution Has Given Us Love, Memory, Dreams, and God  published by Belknap Press.

David J. Linden, Ph.D. is a professor in the Department of Neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His laboratory has worked for many years on the cellular substrates of memory storage in the brain. You can see a list of some of his lab’s recent scientific papers here.

He lives in Baltimore, Maryland with his wife and two children. Visit his website.

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Mr. Dennis Cass author Head Case: How I Almost Lost My Mind Trying To Understand My Brain published by HarperCollins.

Dennis Cass is a writer, journalist, and occasional teacher and public speaker. His work has appeared in the New York Times magazine, GQ, Slate, Harper's Magazine, and Restaurant Business, where he once wrote an informative, exceptionally well-crafted article about pudding. He lives with his wife and son in Minneapolis, MN, and wouldn't have it any other way. Visit his blog.

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. Louis Cozolino author of The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy: Building and Rebuilding the Human Brain published by Norton.

Dr. Cozolino has diverse clinical and research interests and holds degrees in philosophy and theology, in addition to his doctorate in clinical psychology. He has conducted  empirical research in schizophrenia, child abuse, and long-term impact of stress. Recently, his interests have turned to a synthesis of the biobehavioral sciences and psychotherapy. He is the author of The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy: Building and Rebuilding the Human Brain and The Making of a Therapist: A Practical Guide for the Inner Journey, as well as numerous articles and chapters on various topics.  He maintains a clinical and consulting practice in Los Angeles. Visit his website

 

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. Louis Cozolino, the author of The Neuroscience of Human Relationships: Attachment and the Developing Social Brian published by Norton.

Dr. Cozolino has diverse clinical and research interests and holds degrees in philosophy and theology, in addition to his doctorate in clinical psychology. He has conducted  empirical research in schizophrenia, child abuse, and long-term impact of stress. Recently, his interests have turned to a synthesis of the biobehavioral sciences and psychotherapy. He is the author of The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy: Building and Rebuilding the Human Brain and The Making of a Therapist: A Practical Guide for the Inner Journey, as well as numerous articles and chapters on various topics.  He maintains a clinical and consulting practice in Los Angeles. Visit his website.

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney interviews Dr. Robert Sylwester, author of  The Adolescent Brain: Reaching for Autonomy published by Corwin Press.

Robert Sylwester is an Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Oregon who focuses on the educational implications of new developments in science and technology. He is the author of several books and many journal articles. The Education Press Association of America has given him two Distinguished Achievement Awards for his syntheses of cognitive science research, published in Educational Leadership. He has made more than 1,400 conference and inservice presentations on educationally significant developments in brain�¢ï¿½ï¿½stress theory and research. He writes a monthly column for the Internet journal Brain Connection

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. Richard Restak, MD, author of The Naked Brain: How the Emerging Neurosociety is Changing How We Live, Work, and Love  published by Harmony.

Dr. Restak is a graduate of Georgetown University School of Medicine. Post Graduate training included a rotating internship at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York, psychiatric residencies at Mount Sinai Hospital and Georgetown University Hospital and a residency in neurology at George Washingon Hospital in Washington D.C. Concurrently, he is Clinical Professor of Neurology at George Washingon Hospital University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Dr. Restak has written over 18 books on the human brain, two of which were main selections of the Book Of The Month Club. He has penned dozens of articles for national newspapers including  the Washington Post, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and USA Today.

As a regular lecturer, both nationally and internationally, he has presented communtaries for both Morning Edition and All Things Considered on National Public Radio and has made numerous appearances on leading television talk shows.  Visit his website.

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney  interviews Dr. Arlene Taylor, co-author of Mindwaves  

If you ask Dr. Taylor what she does in life that absolutely energizes her, she will likely reply, I'm a brain function specialist and I help people thrive.

A recipient of the American Medal of Honor for Brain-Function (American Biographical Institute, 2002) Arlene Taylor, PhD. holds earned doctorates in Health and Human Services with an emphasis on women's issues, and in Clinical Pastoral Counseling with an emphasis on issues of abuse, addiction, and recovery.  Visit her website.