Hosted by Sucheta Kamath · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 210 episodes
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Welcome to the podcast, Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function hosted by Sucheta Kamath. Executive Function is a core set of cognitive skills that allow humans to focus attention, block out distractions, plan ahead, stay engaged, temper emotions, and think flexibly while creatively solving problems to fulfill personal and social goals. The prefrontal cortex region of the brain, which governs Executive Function, is often compared to an air traffic control system at a busy airport. Much like an air traffic controller guides planes on different flight paths in the direction that each needs to go, the prefrontal cortex intercepts thoughts and impulses in order to direct them towards situationally appropriate and productive outcomes that serve the need of the future self. Significant research in the field suggests that developing strong Executive Function is critical for school-aged children and remains one of the most reliable predictors o
Sucheta Kamath hosts Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function, a science show with 210 episodes published.
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Send us Fan Mail 200 episodes! The Full PreFrontal Podcast has reached a significant milestone, and what does that mean to us? We’re “in it for the long haul!” We find inspiration from Japanese artist, On Kawara, known f
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Send us Fan Mail If a boy has an odd affect, you might think he’s autistic. But if a girl has an odd affect, you’ll think she’s a drama queen!…How does autism present itself? And what if it presents in a way you might no
Send us Fan Mail The process of educating children and growing as an educator in return requires everyone to acknowledge the bidirectionality that is inherent to teaching and learning. The context and culture that invest
Send us Fan Mail Culture in general plays an important role in human development and particularly childhood is shaped by culture. Not so long ago raising children was considered rather noisy, dirty, tedious and anything
Send us Fan Mail Culture encourages girls and women to exhibit both traditional “feminine” qualities, such as being empathic, good with relationships, nice, obedient, good mothers, and home-organizers, as well as traditi
Send us Fan Mail Why is it that our resolve to lose weight, give up eating desserts, and start a new exercise regimen is bound to fail? Because we all have bought into to the conventional wisdom that follow-through with
Send us Fan Mail Research shows that young children with stronger Executive Function skills present themselves far differently than their peers and their behaviors and actions stand out a bit more. These children are mor
Send us Fan Mail Raising children, which was always hard, has become harder; not because of the work that goes into changing diapers, preparing meals, taking kids to soccer or piano, or all the laundry that one has to do
Send us Fan Mail There is no impulse more natural than the desire to protect ourselves and our loved ones from pain. When we experience social-emotional pain, we activate the same instincts as a mama bear who jumps to pr
Hugh Catts
Ph.D.
1 appearance on this show
William Stixrud
clinical neuropsychologist, best-selling author
2 appearances on this show
Maggie Jackson
author of Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure
1 appearance on this show
Ayelet Fishbach
University of Chicago
1 appearance on this show
Daniel Simons
Professor
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Dr. Christopher Chabris
Professor
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Donna Henderson
PsyD, author of Is This Autism: A Guide for Clinicians and Everyone Else
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Eduardo Briceño
The Performance Paradox - Maximizing Results through the Learning Zone
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Janice Kaplan
Author of What Your Body Knows About Happiness
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Dr. Jonathan Schooler
top 100 cognitive scientist, consciousness researcher, OG mind explorer · Meta Lab
1 appearance on this show
Beverly Daniel Tatum
former president · Spelman College
1 appearance on this show
Gregg Behr
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