Dwayne Godwin, PhD
@dwaynegodwin
Neuroscientist and Educator. Neuroimaging, electrophysiology, PTSD, TBI, epilepsy, AUD. My book, "OUT OF YOUR MIND: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain" available here:
In this essay, I compare devices meant to shock and immobilize people with each other, and with clinical devices, raising questions about the risk of escalation when they’re used to control a human being. dwaynegodwin.substack.com/p/shock-value #neuroskyence 🧠
New Post: Is it possible to live forever in a digital form? And if you manage to do it, is what remains really you? dwaynegodwin.substack.com/p/how-to-liv... #neuroskyence 🧠 #neuroscience #cognition
Brenda Milner is 108 years old! Here's a comic about her famous patient, HM, reviewing her seminal contribution to our understanding of learning and memory. A chapter of our book, "OUT OF YOUR MIND" is devoted to memory, available here: www.amazon.com/Out-Your-Min... #neuroskyence 🧠 #neuroscience
New Post: Remembering the Future. On the relationship between mental time travel and human memory. dwaynegodwin.substack.com/p/rememberin... #neuroskyence #neuroscience @pantheonbooks.bsky.social
New Substack post: "The Lies We Tell Ourselves." An analysis and indictment of polygraphs. #neuroskyence @pantheonbooks.bsky.social
Lightning in a bottle: A tale of chemistry, seduction and survival at the edge of darkness. dwaynegodwin.substack.com/p/lightning-... #neuroskyence #neuroscience @pantheonbooks.bsky.social @phdcomics.com
The Chinese version of “Out Of Your Mind” is out, complete with some fun stickers! @pantheonbooks.bsky.social The english version is also on sale now at your favorite bookseller or on Amazon, here: www.amazon.com/Out-Your-Min... #neuroskyence
Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent during a federal immigration operation. This post explores how people can see the same event, but draw two very different conclusions. open.substack.com/pub/dwaynego... #neuroskyence #brain #cognition @pantheonbooks.bsky.social
Our book, "Out of Your Mind: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain" by @phdcomics.com and me, is a natural for book clubs. If you'd like to host, I've written a book club guide that you can download free, here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/socy9... @pantheonbooks.bsky.social #neuroskyence #neuroscience
Where can you find 🧠 "Out of Your Mind: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain"? Your local bookseller, or at a great price on Amazon. In time for Christmas, here: t.co/qUfC7bZVrM
Is it for kids, or adults? Well...yes! We've made sure that it’s very readable, but that doesn’t mean it’s dumbed down. It just means you’ll feel smarter for having read it. Politics and Prose said this in making it a staff pick:
If you’re wondering whether it’s legit and readable: Don’t just take my word for it. Check out the reviews on GoodReads and here:
And we shine a light on heavy topics at the core of human existence: 🌌 What is consciousness? 🌀 Do we have free will? ☠️ What happens when we die?
There’s also a clear, human explanation of why people get stuck in addiction – including a visit with the world's greatest detective.
We explore the limits of memory, and why forgetting isn’t just a failure of memory. Sometimes, it’s just how a healthy brain works.
We ask a question that is on everyone’s mind “Will an AI take my job?”🤖 by explaining what an AI is – and what it still can’t do.
We dive into a way of thinking about happiness that might just work for you by knitting together ancient wisdom with modern psychology 🧠. This is a special chapter that can help someone who may be struggling to find a way to process their emotions.
We tell the story of the emotional brain: ❤️ Why do we love? 🔥 Why do we hate? …and how in- and out groups, and learning steer both. And how sometimes, hate can be rewarding, like a drug.
We start with: Where is “you” in the brain? Not your body; your mind, your self, your experience. We make that question feel concrete, by telling the story of how we came to know what we know.
The book is organized around the questions we all ask: Where is the mind? Why do we love? Why do we hate? Do we have free will? What is consciousness?
Looking for an easy, last-minute Christmas gift for the brain-curious person in your family? 🧠 OUT OF YOUR MIND: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain is made for that. 🧵 It’s the story of the mind told with prose & comics @pantheonbooks.bsky.social @phdcomics.com. t.co/qUfC7bZVrM #neuroskyence
Politics & Prose chose "OUT OF YOUR MIND" as a staff pick! "... A fantastic blend of basic concepts, real world examples and, most importantly, the book makes science fun." Snag a copy for that brain-curious person on your gift list! @pantheonbooks.bsky.social @phdcomics.com #neuroskyence
"Tell the people you love about the thing you love". That's why I wrote a book with @phdcomics.com about the brain. Communicating science accessibly and accurately is more important than ever, and we've done it! It makes a great gift, on sale now: www.amazon.com/Out-Your-Min... #SfN25 #neuroskyence
Excited to see the Chinese and Korean covers for "Out of Your Mind: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain"! The English version is at your favorite bookstore or on Amazon here: www.amazon.com/Out-Your-Min...
"Out of Your Mind" is going global! Excited to see the Korean edition cover. @phdcomics.com You can get your (English) copy at your local bookseller, or online, here: www.amazon.com/Out-Your-Min... #neuroskyence #brain #neuroscience #comics
Hey, it's #WorldBrainDay. Or if you're a neuroscientist, Tuesday. If you're not, you can be the next best thing by grabbing a copy of "Out of Your Mind" w/ @phdcomics.com , on sale at your local bookstore, or here: www.amazon.com/Out-Your-Min... #neuroskyence #booksky @pantheonbooks.bsky.social