Unpopular Neuroscience

Author: Patrick D. Watson

Neuroscientists Katie McAllister and Patrick Watson discuss the nervous system, scrutinize pop neuroscience, and attempt to understand whydespite millions of published articles and advances in artificial intelligenceeveryone still seems to think the brain is a mysterious organ.
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Slug Fest
Episode 9
Monday, 26 January, 2026

This week on Unpopular Neuroscience, Katie and Patrick welcome special guest Matt Baumann with a deep question from his son, Calvin. When a slug remembers something, is it reliving the experience, or just firing a reflex? And what about remembering for humans? Or for robots?