Neuroscience

Why are we so obsessed with pumpkin spice?
Attribution
Wales
Posted
29 September
CrowdScience. What is the voice inside my head? Audio, 28 minutes
What’s the science behind the silent inner voice many of us experience?
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Scientists probe link between football and players' brain health
Attribution
England
Posted
1 September
What is love (from a neuroscientific perspective) ? Video, 00:04:43
Attribution
BBC
Posted
29 August
The science behind why doughnuts are so hard to resist. Video, 00:04:50
Attribution
BBC
Posted
29 August
Why do humans laugh? Video, 00:05:21
Attribution
BBC
Posted
29 August
The 7,000-year-old alternative to 'smart drugs' Video, 00:07:15
Attribution
BBC
Posted
29 August
Three simple tips for making better decisions. Video, 00:03:31
Attribution
BBC
Posted
29 August
Can you trust your senses? Video, 00:03:35
Attribution
BBC
Posted
22 August
CrowdScience. Why is my handwriting so messy? Audio, 30 minutes
Alex Lathbridge explores the genetics, culture and neuroscience of handwriting
Attribution
BBC World Service
Available for over a year
CrowdScience. Why am I afraid of this building? Audio, 26 minutes
How do buildings affect our emotions – whether fear or sadness, wonder or joy?
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
The Conversation. Lessons in laughter. Audio, 27 minutes
Professor Sophie Scott and Dr Disa Sauter on how having a laugh makes you feel better
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
CrowdScience. What does prayer do to my brain? Audio, 28 minutes
Can science explain the effects of prayer on our brains and wellbeing?
Attribution
BBC World Service
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The Conversation. Pioneering women in neurosurgery. Audio, 27 minutes
Datshiane Navanayagam meets two neurosurgeons operating in a male-dominated field
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
The Easy Wellness Podcast with Vinny Hurrell & Cate Conway. Series 1, EP 2 - Our BE CALM episode. TJ Power explains how to be calm, plus meditation coach Ann Ward takes us forest bathing. Audio, 19 minutes
Neuroscientist TJ Power explains the science of being calm.
Attribution
BBC Radio Ulster
Available for over a year
The Life Scientific. Hannah Critchlow on the connected brain. Audio, 28 minutes
Neuroscientist Hannah Critchlow on connections within - and between - brains.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Aphantasia: Why I cannot see my children in my mind
Attribution
Health
Posted
31 March
The Sober Diaries: Nothing hits the spot
Attribution
London
Posted
1 March
5 Questions On. New Alzheimer's Drugs: Are They a Turning Point? Audio, 7 minutes
A charity has questioned whether the NHS is ready for lecanemab and donanemab.
Attribution
BBC News
Available for over a year
5 Live Science Podcast. Elon Musk's brain implants and the science of shipping. Audio, 53 minutes
Science news, brain implants, a spine exhibition and the science of shipping
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BBC Radio 5 Live
Available for over a year
CrowdScience. Why do we daydream? Audio, 31 minutes
Meandering into your wandering mind, why can’t we stay present?
Attribution
BBC World Service
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BBC Inside Science. When brains and computers meet. Audio, 27 minutes
A look at the science and ethics behind the companies driving brain-computer interface.
Attribution
BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Musk says Neuralink implanted wireless brain chip
Attribution
Technology
Posted
30 January
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CrowdScience. How should we measure cleverness? Audio, 26 minutes
The CrowdScience team are tested to the limit to see how brainy they are.
Attribution
BBC World Service
Available for over a year