Welcome to brain science, the podcast that explores how recent discoveries in

neuroscience are helping unravel the mystery of how our brain makes us human.

I'm your host Dr. Ginger Campbell and this is episode 197.

Last month's episode was on the technical side, so this month we're doing an episode that is somewhat aimed at newbies.

I will be talking with my friend Frank Amthor, who is the author of both Neuroscience for Dummies and Neurobiology for Dummies.

He's also the co-author of an excellent introductory textbook called

essentials of modern neuroscience.

This episode is also a great review for long time listeners.

It's actually a free encore episode for my premium back catalog.

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My guest today is Dr Frank, Amthor, author of Neuroscience for Dummies and his new book

Neurobiology for Dummies. Frank, it's great to have you on the brain science

podcast today. Thank you for having me. And I think you might be the first

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