Brain Inspired
Paul Middlebrooks
Neuroscience and artificial intelligence work better together. Brain inspired is a celebration and exploration of the ideas driving our progress to understand intelligence. I interview experts about their work at the interface of neuroscience, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, philosophy, psychology, and more: the symbiosis of these overlapping fields, how they inform each other, where they differ, what the past brought us, and what the future brings. Topics include computational neuroscience, supervised machine learning, unsupervised learning, reinforcement learning, deep learning, convolutional and recurrent neural networks, decision-making science, AI agents, backpropagation, credit assignment, neuroengineering, neuromorphics, emergence, philosophy of mind, consciousness, general AI, spiking neural networks, data science, and a lot more. The podcast is not produced for a general audience. Instead, it aims to educate, challenge, inspire, and hopefully entertain those interested in learning more about neuroscience and AI.
- 157 episodes
- Updated July 15
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Episodes157
Oct 8, 2025 · 1 hr 28 min
Sep 24, 2025 · 1 hr 43 minBI 221 Ann Kennedy: Theory Beneath the Cortical Surface
Sep 10, 2025 · 1 hr 25 minBI 220 Michael Breakspear and Mac Shine: Dynamic Systems from Neurons to Brains
Aug 27, 2025 · 1 hr 47 minBI 219 Xaq Pitkow: Principles and Constraints of Cognition
Aug 13, 2025 · 1 hr 46 minBI 218 Chris Rozell: Brain Stimulation and AI for Mental Disorders
Jul 30, 2025 · 1 hr 48 minBI 217 Jennifer Prendki: Consciousness, Life, AI, and Quantum Physics
Jul 16, 2025 · 1 hr 34 minBI 216 Woodrow Shew and Keith Hengen: The Nature of Brain Criticality
Jul 2, 2025 · 1 hr 52 minBI 215 Xiao-Jing Wang: Theoretical Neuroscience Comes of Age
Jun 18, 2025 · 1 hr 33 minBI 214 Nicole Rust: How To Actually Fix Brains and Minds
Jun 4, 2025 · 2 hr 7 minBI 213 Representations in Minds and Brains
May 21, 2025 · 1 hr 33 minBI 212 John Beggs: Why Brains Seek the Edge of Chaos
May 7, 2025 · 1 hr 59 minBI 211 COGITATE: Testing Theories of Consciousness
Apr 22, 2025 · 1 hr 50 minBI 210 Dean Buonomano: Consciousness, Time, and Organotypic Dynamics
Apr 9, 2025 · 1 hr 43 minBI 209 Aran Nayebi: The NeuroAI Turing Test
Mar 26, 2025 · 1 hr 35 minBI 208 Gabriele Scheler: From Verbal Thought to Neuron Computation
Mar 12, 2025 · 1 hr 29 minBI 207 Alison Preston: Schemas in our Brains and Minds
Mar 5, 2025 · 6 minQuick Announcement: Complexity Group
Feb 26, 2025 · 1 hr 29 minBI 206 Ciara Greene: Memories Are Useful, Not Accurate
Feb 12, 2025 · 1 hr 39 minBI 205 Dmitri Chklovskii: Neurons Are Smarter Than You Think
Jan 29, 2025 · 1 hr 37 minBI 204 David Robbe: Your Brain Doesn’t Measure Time