Understanding the Brain
This podcast introduces the modern field of neuroscience to listeners regardless of their scientific background. It draws on everyday experiences, popular books, and current research to make the topic accessible and engaging. The show aims to enlighten its audience about how the brain works. Each episode promises an exciting and fun journey into understanding the mind.
Episodes
The Light Before the Dark: When the Mind Returns- terminal lucidity
WE DISCUSS THE LATEST RESEARCH ON MUSIC'S INFLUENCE ON OUR BRAINS
COGNITIVE AND AFFECTIVE PERSONALITY THEORIES
PERCEPTION AND ATTENTION AND CONSCIOUSNESS
WE DISCUSS HOW MEMORY WORKS
PSYCHONEUROIMMUNOLOGY
LOW LEVELS OF VITAMIN D DURING PREGNANCY INCREASES RISK FOR AUTISM, ADHD AND SCHIZOPHRENIA
NEUROBIOLOGY OF BRAIN DEVELOPMENT FROM CHILDHOOD TO ADULT
THE BIOLOGY OF SLEEP
WE DISCUSS THE BIOLOGY OF CERTAIN PSYCHIATRIC ISSUES
CENTRAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
DISCUSSING NOREPINEPHRINE, GABA, GLUTAMATE, AND MORE
THE BRAIN ON ALCOHOL
HOW WALKING CAN IMPACT THE BRAIN
OBESITY LINKED TO ALMOST A THIRD OF GENES RELATED TO ALZHEIMERS DISEASE
POOR ORAL HEALTH RELATED TO INCREASED RISK OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS 1
DR. REGO DISCUSSES PRE-FRONTAL CORTEX AND THE INFLUENCE OF TECHNOLOGY
NEW RESEARCH IDENTIFIES WHERE IN THE BRAIN FLUID INTELLIGENCE OPERATES
KETAMINE CAN INCREASE BRAIN NOISE
WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR BRAIN WHEN YOU ARE TIPSY FROM ALCOHOL1
PSYCHOPATHS BRAINS DONT RESPOND TO DRUG CUES THE SAME AS NON-PSYCHPATHSO
ANTIDEPRESSANT USE DURING PREGNANCY MAY ALTER NEUROBIOLOGY OF BABIES BRAIN
HOW MOTOR MEMORY BECOMES CONSOLIDATED WHILE YOU SLEEP
VIRAL INFLAMMATION IN THE OLFACTORY SYSTEM AND THE ACCELERATED ONSET OF ALZHEIMERS
HIGHER LEVELS OF VITAMIN D IN THE BRAIN IS ASSOCIATED WITH BETTER COGNITIVE FUNCTION1
LIFE MAY FLASH BEFORE YOUR EYES JUST BEFORE DEATH4
STUDY SHOWS SUBSTANTIAL DIFFERENCES IN BRAIN STRUCTURE IN PEOPLE WITH ANOREXIA1
NEW STUDY ON THE DEFAULT MODE NETWORK
DR. LANIUS DISCUSSES THE DEFAULT MODE NETWORK IN THE BRAIN
THE BRAINS BUILTIN SYSTEM TO KEEP UNWANTED MEMORIES OUT
DR. PERL DISCUSSES HEAD TRAUMA1
DR. DIAMOND DISCUSSES WITH US EXECUTIVE FUNCTION AND NEUROSCIENCE
ARE PLASTIC TOYS BAD FOR YOUR CHILDREN3
THE DANGERS OF PARABENS
WE DISCUSS THE LATEST RESEARCH ON MUSIC'S INFLUENCE ON OUR BRAINS WITH DR. PATEL3
DR. WRIGHT DISCUSSES THE PERIACQUEDUCTAL GREY AREA OF THE BRAIN1
DR. HELLERSTEIN DISCUSSES THE LATEST RESEARCH ON PSILOCYBIN AND TREATMENT RESISTANT DEPRESSION3
THE FASCINATING ROLE OF THE PLACENTA AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT1
DR. SOLMS DISCUSSES EMOTION CONSCIOUSNESS 2
DR. SIMON BARON-COHEN DISCUSSES AUTISM AND ITS INFLUENCE ON HUMAN INVENTION2
THE EFFECTS OF CREDIT CARDS USE ON OUR BRAIN
KETAMINE INFUSIONS LINKED TO FAST RELIEF OF PTSD1
UNDERSTANDING POLYVAGAL THEORY WITH DR. PORGES
WE LOOK AT PRENATAL CANNABIS USE AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
A DISCUSSION ON THE LEFT BRAIN VS THE RIGHT BRAIN WITH IAIN MCGILCHRIST2
DRINKING BLOCKS A CHEMICAL THAT PROMOTES ATTENTION
HOW ALCOHOL IS LINKED TO THE DECLINE IN BRAIN HEALTH IN THREE KEY TIME PERIODS IN A PERSONS LIFE
BRAIN IMAGING PREDICTS PTSD AFTER TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
THE LATEST RESEARCH ON YOGA AND MEDITATION WITH DR. SARA LAZAR1
THE SCIENCE OF ATTRACTION AND BONDING 2
DOES COFFEE AFFECT YOUR DNA1
SOME OF THE BENEFITS OF KISSING4
HOW LEAD MIGHT CONTRIBUTE TO CRIME AND PSYCHOPATHY3
Exercise and the hormones they influence
Can serotonin make you more moral?
Dopamine and social media
scientists find neural circuit that drives physical responses
Cuddling and hormones
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