The 3 Best Naked Neuroscience, from the Naked Scientists Podcast Episodes
1) Getting Serious on Sleep
This month - should we be changing the way we view sleep? We're talking slumber and mental health, body clocks and genes, and snoozing's impact on learning and memory. Plus, we'll be diving into some ...Show More
2) New ideas about OCD pave the way for alternative treatments
Pervasive misconceptions about what OCD is may have stood in the way of making progress towards better treating the condition. Keeping your room tidy is not necessarily a sign that you have a psychiat...Show More
3) Uncovering Consciousness
This month, Naked Neuroscience is delving into the curious concept of consciousness - asking what exactly is it? Why should scientists study it? And what has the unconscious mind got to do with genera...Show More
4) Managing multiple sclerosis
This episode of Naked Neuroscience is co-published on the Naked Scientists Podcast. James Tytko examines one of the largest causes of disability amongst the young: multiple sclerosis. We hear from Lar...Show More
5) Are smartphones bad for children?
In this episode of Naked Neuroscience, James Tytko is investigating what harms smartphones might be inflicting on adolescents. He hears from a collective action group seeking to delay giving phones to...Show More
6) Head injuries: Reducing risk and improving treatment
In this episode of Naked Neuroscience, James Tytko takes us in depth on traumatic brain injuries: assessing the risks of repeat head knocks, and shining a light on key developments in treating them. W...Show More
7) Extremist brains, and expelling traumatic memories
On Naked Neuroscience, James Tytko learns about the traits shared by extremist individuals with the help of political neuroscientist Leor Zmigrod. Also, how the genetic predispositions of your peers c...Show More
8) Fruit fly vision, sensing sarcasm, and social connection
In the latest Naked Neuroscience, James Tytko brings you two new pieces of research involving the use of AI. First, how machine learning has been deployed to map out the visual system of a fruit fly i...Show More
9) Neuro highlights: SNAP, tickles, and unpopular beliefs
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 under...Show More
10) 'Nostalgia ain't what it used to be,' with Charan Ranganath
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. H...Show More