Jon Teaches Sean
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Official account of the Jon Teaches Sean About His Brain podcast. Whether you're a neuroscience buff or just looking for a good laugh, this podcast is the perfect blend of education and entertainment.
New Jon Teaches Sean About His Brain episode is a must-listen! Jon & Sean get personal about the realities of kids growing up in two different homes after divorce. How can they navigate the changes, and what are the lasting effects? Listen and join the conversation! #BrainScience #Parenting #Podcast
December 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
New Jon Teaches Sean About His Brain episode is a must-listen! Jon & Sean get personal about the realities of kids growing up in two different homes after divorce. How can they navigate the changes, and what are the lasting effects? Listen and join the conversation! #BrainScience #Parenting #Podcast
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From Sam McDougle's love of music has sprung a focus on how people learn and get better at motor skills – an area he sees as sometimes neglected in cognitive neuroscience. Read a new Q&A with him, a preview of his #CNS2026 YIA talk:
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Taking Action Seriously in the Brain: Revealing the Role of Cognition in Motor Skills
Samuel McDougle, a CNS 2026 YIA recipient, studies both how people build motor skills through mental functions like “motor working memory."
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December 16, 2025 at 1:23 PM
From Sam McDougle's love of music has sprung a focus on how people learn and get better at motor skills – an area he sees as sometimes neglected in cognitive neuroscience. Read a new Q&A with him, a preview of his #CNS2026 YIA talk:
www.cogneurosociety.org/taking-actio...
@actlab.bsky.social
www.cogneurosociety.org/taking-actio...
@actlab.bsky.social
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Do the rules and structure of good research also undermine it? This makes nonscientists' bold claims with no evidence seem more accurate than actual scientists. Do scientists need to communicate with laypeople better to stop this dangerous trend of attacking science?
October 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Do the rules and structure of good research also undermine it? This makes nonscientists' bold claims with no evidence seem more accurate than actual scientists. Do scientists need to communicate with laypeople better to stop this dangerous trend of attacking science?
On this week's episode, Jon teaches Sean the importance of humor and its effect on physical and mental health. Tune in on Spotify, Amazon, iHeartRadio, or YouTube. #JonteachesSean
October 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
On this week's episode, Jon teaches Sean the importance of humor and its effect on physical and mental health. Tune in on Spotify, Amazon, iHeartRadio, or YouTube. #JonteachesSean
🌌 Dive into the transformative power of awe! Discover how wonder strengthens human connections and reshapes our brains. Tune in to the latest episode to explore the magic of finding awe in the world around us. #AweInspiration #HumanConnection
October 1, 2025 at 2:44 PM
🌌 Dive into the transformative power of awe! Discover how wonder strengthens human connections and reshapes our brains. Tune in to the latest episode to explore the magic of finding awe in the world around us. #AweInspiration #HumanConnection
Have you ever experienced FOMO? What exactly is it? Is there a reason to fear missing out on social events? To find the answers to these questions and more, tune in to this week's podcast, where Jon teaches the neuroscience behind FOMO to Sean. #podcast #neuroscience
September 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Have you ever experienced FOMO? What exactly is it? Is there a reason to fear missing out on social events? To find the answers to these questions and more, tune in to this week's podcast, where Jon teaches the neuroscience behind FOMO to Sean. #podcast #neuroscience
Tomorrow's episode features our second guest, Police Lieutenant Jason Perdue. He discusses therapeutic courts and community-based solutions for issues that are typically handled by the police. The aim is to assist those in crisis rather than exacerbate the situation. Worth a listen.
September 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Tomorrow's episode features our second guest, Police Lieutenant Jason Perdue. He discusses therapeutic courts and community-based solutions for issues that are typically handled by the police. The aim is to assist those in crisis rather than exacerbate the situation. Worth a listen.
On this week's episode, Jon teaches Sean the intricacies of research, focusing on the journey of selecting research topics, the importance of hypotheses, and the role of animal studies in understanding human behavior. You can find us on Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon, and YouTube.
August 19, 2025 at 9:07 PM
On this week's episode, Jon teaches Sean the intricacies of research, focusing on the journey of selecting research topics, the importance of hypotheses, and the role of animal studies in understanding human behavior. You can find us on Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon, and YouTube.
Do you have a digital identity? Does it align with your actual beliefs, views, and real-world behavior? On this week's episode, Jon teaches Sean about digital identities and how they can change you in the real world. We are also trying out new theme songs, so if you hear one you like, let us know!
August 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Do you have a digital identity? Does it align with your actual beliefs, views, and real-world behavior? On this week's episode, Jon teaches Sean about digital identities and how they can change you in the real world. We are also trying out new theme songs, so if you hear one you like, let us know!
On this week's episode of "Jon Teaches Sean About His Brain," we’re diving into catastrophizing — why your brain tends to jump to the worst-case scenario and how to overcome it.
🎧 Listen today on Spotify, Amazon, iHeartRadio, or YouTube! #MentalHealth #Catastrophizing #BrainStuff
🎧 Listen today on Spotify, Amazon, iHeartRadio, or YouTube! #MentalHealth #Catastrophizing #BrainStuff
July 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
On this week's episode of "Jon Teaches Sean About His Brain," we’re diving into catastrophizing — why your brain tends to jump to the worst-case scenario and how to overcome it.
🎧 Listen today on Spotify, Amazon, iHeartRadio, or YouTube! #MentalHealth #Catastrophizing #BrainStuff
🎧 Listen today on Spotify, Amazon, iHeartRadio, or YouTube! #MentalHealth #Catastrophizing #BrainStuff
New episode this week! Jon teaches Sean why our brains sometimes turn a stubbed toe into total life collapse. Let’s talk catastrophizing—how it works, why we do it, and what to do instead.
🎧 #JonTeachesSean #BrainStuff #Catastrophizing
🎧 #JonTeachesSean #BrainStuff #Catastrophizing
July 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
New episode this week! Jon teaches Sean why our brains sometimes turn a stubbed toe into total life collapse. Let’s talk catastrophizing—how it works, why we do it, and what to do instead.
🎧 #JonTeachesSean #BrainStuff #Catastrophizing
🎧 #JonTeachesSean #BrainStuff #Catastrophizing
In this week's episode, Jon teaches Sean about the neurological aspects of autism, brain development, and the spectrum of autism. We also address common misconceptions about autism, particularly the debunked myth linking vaccines to autism. Tune in on Spotify, Amazon, iHeart, or YouTube.
July 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
In this week's episode, Jon teaches Sean about the neurological aspects of autism, brain development, and the spectrum of autism. We also address common misconceptions about autism, particularly the debunked myth linking vaccines to autism. Tune in on Spotify, Amazon, iHeart, or YouTube.
Listen this week to hear Jon teach Sean the difference between happiness and contentment. Also, we discover that Sean may be a benign masochist. Tune in on Spotify, Amazon, iHeartRadio, or YouTube.
July 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Listen this week to hear Jon teach Sean the difference between happiness and contentment. Also, we discover that Sean may be a benign masochist. Tune in on Spotify, Amazon, iHeartRadio, or YouTube.
Tune in tomorrow to hear Jon teach Sean all about time and the things that can affect our perception of time. Listen on Spotify, Amazon, iHeartRadio, or YouTube.
July 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Tune in tomorrow to hear Jon teach Sean all about time and the things that can affect our perception of time. Listen on Spotify, Amazon, iHeartRadio, or YouTube.
In this week's episode, Jon teaches Sean about the connection between vision and circadian rhythms, the consequences of sleep deprivation, and the challenges of shift work. Listen on Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon, or YouTube.
June 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
In this week's episode, Jon teaches Sean about the connection between vision and circadian rhythms, the consequences of sleep deprivation, and the challenges of shift work. Listen on Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon, or YouTube.
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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗽 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻?
Study by researchers at Harvard Medical School in which the authors analysed functional magnetic resonance imaging data of over 800 individuals performing #creativity tasks (by Christian Tidona)
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Study by researchers at Harvard Medical School in which the authors analysed functional magnetic resonance imaging data of over 800 individuals performing #creativity tasks (by Christian Tidona)
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
June 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗽 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻?
Study by researchers at Harvard Medical School in which the authors analysed functional magnetic resonance imaging data of over 800 individuals performing #creativity tasks (by Christian Tidona)
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Study by researchers at Harvard Medical School in which the authors analysed functional magnetic resonance imaging data of over 800 individuals performing #creativity tasks (by Christian Tidona)
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Episode 22, "Double Vision" dropped today on Spotify, Amazon, iHeartRadio, and YouTube. Listen to hear Jon teach Sean about cortical blindness and how the brain processes visual information. Got questions? Let's connect!
June 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Episode 22, "Double Vision" dropped today on Spotify, Amazon, iHeartRadio, and YouTube. Listen to hear Jon teach Sean about cortical blindness and how the brain processes visual information. Got questions? Let's connect!
This week's episode is part two of Vision. Jon teaches Sean about the phenomenon of cortical color blindness, the complexities of memory imagery, and the condition of prosopagnosia, which affects face recognition. Tune in on Wednesday on Spotify, Amazon, iHeart Radio, or YouTube.
June 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This week's episode is part two of Vision. Jon teaches Sean about the phenomenon of cortical color blindness, the complexities of memory imagery, and the condition of prosopagnosia, which affects face recognition. Tune in on Wednesday on Spotify, Amazon, iHeart Radio, or YouTube.
Episode 21, "Vision" dropped today. Tune in to hear Jon teach Sean the science of how color is perceived through the eyes and brain, the physics of light, and the differences in color perception among various species. Listen now on Spotify, Amazon, iHeart Radio, or YouTube.
June 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Episode 21, "Vision" dropped today. Tune in to hear Jon teach Sean the science of how color is perceived through the eyes and brain, the physics of light, and the differences in color perception among various species. Listen now on Spotify, Amazon, iHeart Radio, or YouTube.
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Tune in tomorrow to hear Jon teach Sean about vision. Watch Sean's head explode when Jon tells him that color doesn't exist in the external world. That shirt you are wearing isn't blue! Listen on Spotify, Amazon, iHeart Radio, or YouTube.
June 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Tune in tomorrow to hear Jon teach Sean about vision. Watch Sean's head explode when Jon tells him that color doesn't exist in the external world. That shirt you are wearing isn't blue! Listen on Spotify, Amazon, iHeart Radio, or YouTube.
This week's episode focuses on burnout syndrome. Listen now to hear Jon teach Sean about the signs and symptoms of burnout, which not only affects individuals but also organizations. Tune in now on Spotify, Amazon, iHeart Radio, or YouTube. #MentalHealth
June 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This week's episode focuses on burnout syndrome. Listen now to hear Jon teach Sean about the signs and symptoms of burnout, which not only affects individuals but also organizations. Tune in now on Spotify, Amazon, iHeart Radio, or YouTube. #MentalHealth
Are you or someone you know suffering from burnout syndrome? Did you know that was a real thing? Listen this week to hear Jon teach Sean all about the signs and symptoms of burnout syndrome.
June 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Are you or someone you know suffering from burnout syndrome? Did you know that was a real thing? Listen this week to hear Jon teach Sean all about the signs and symptoms of burnout syndrome.