Titans of Science: Adrian Owen
About this episode
Adrian Owen discusses his groundbreaking work in neuropsychology and consciousness.
This week, our Titans of Science series continues with neuropsychologist and author Adrian Owen. Adrian's work has focused on determining how different parts of the brain contribute to functions such as cognition and memory, and famously led to him being being able to communicate with a patient in a long-term vegetative state using a brain scanner. Here he retells the story, and explains the basis of what we call consciousness... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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Host: The Naked Scientists
Guest: Adrian Owen
Topics covered
- neuropsychology
- brain function
- cognition
- memory
- consciousness
- vegetative state
Keywords
- neuropsychologist
- brain scanner
- cognition
- memory
- vegetative state
- consciousness
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