• Naked Neuroscience, from the Naked Scientists

  • By: James Tytko
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Naked Neuroscience, from the Naked Scientists

By: James Tytko
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  • Open your mind with Naked Neuroscience, the spine-tingling, interactive monthly exploration of the workings of the nervous system from the Naked Scientists.
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  • Neuro highlights: SNAP, tickles, and unpopular beliefs

    Neuro highlights: SNAP, tickles, and unpopular beliefs
    Apr 30 2024
    For April's episode, James Tytko brings you the latest and greatest in neuroscience news and views. First, we're probing a touchy subject, finding out whether our tactile sense might be the most underappreciated of all. Then, the sequence of genes responsible for cognitive impairment in those with schizophrenia and ageing reveals new avenues for research. And a bit later on, how the cultural convergence many psychologists predicted as a result of globalisation is not coming to fruition... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    30 mins
  • 'Nostalgia ain't what it used to be,' with Charan Ranganath

    'Nostalgia ain't what it used to be,' with Charan Ranganath
    Mar 28 2024
    This episode is an extended interview with Dr Charan Ranganath, director of the Memory and Plasticity Program and a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of California at Davis. He's also the author of the book, 'Why we remember.' James Tytko started by asking him about his love of popular music...Charan - Yes, music is a very big part of my life and, when I wrote this book, it was a very personal thing for me to be able to write something that both tracked the development of my own ideas, but also my life in this field of science. Some people who are personally attached... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    26 mins
  • Brain chips: 'Moral imperative' or a danger to liberty?

    Brain chips: 'Moral imperative' or a danger to liberty?
    Feb 13 2024
    This month, James Tytko explores the dangers of debunking fake news online with Francis Madden, and discusses ongoing developments in the neuroscience of Long COVID with Stephanie Brown. Then, following on from Elon Musk's news that his brain chip company Neuralink have successfully implanted their device into a human, we explore what this means for the field of computer brain interfaces... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    27 mins
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