NeuroPod

NeuroPod: April 2012

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:00:00 +0100

The roots of modern justice in the brain, tuning in to one voice in a crowded room, anaesthetised monkeys play ball, and how our social relationships influence our physical health.

NeuroPod Extra: March 2012

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:30:00 +0100

Will we ever know how the brain produces our subjective, conscious experiences? Neuroscientist Christof Koch thinks we will, and his new book sets out his views on consciousness and more.

NeuroPod: March 2012

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:30:00 +0100

The hardest problem in science, the ultimate memory experiment, a new brainy exhibition opens, and is it possible to be addicted to food?

NeuroPod: February 2012

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Some neuro myth-busting, the link between ageing and degeneration, how the brain’s wiring makes us who we are, and humans: not just scaled-up monkeys.

NeuroPod: January 2012

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0000

Computing reward in the brain, how neurons change the language they speak, neuronal Mexican waves boost memory, and some very important cellular gatekeepers.

NeuroPod: December 2011

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:00:00 +0000

The changing brains of London taxi drivers, why we love a good story, how learning changes brain circuits, and a round-up of the best neuroscience research of 2011.

NeuroPod: November 2011

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:00:00 +0000

Gaming and the brain, growing healthy human neurons, DIY neuroscience, and subjective attention: now you think you see it, now you think you don't.

NeuroPod: October 2011

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:00:00 +0000

We look back on twenty colourful years of fMRI, talk about some stimulating treatments for depression, and get some hints from genetics on how to build a brain.

NeuroPod Extra: October 2011

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:00:00 +0000

How do you build a brain? Two studies of gene expression in this week's Nature give a few hints. Gene expression varies by brain region and by age. Two teams have been mapping the changes.

NeuroPod: September 2011

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:00:00 +0000

How the brain learnt to read, the burden of mental disorders in Europe, how the brain is like an Amazon warehouse, and the many faces of the hippocampus.