Neuroscience
Word of Mouth. Why do we laugh? Audio, 28 minutes
Michael Rosen finds out why we laugh and why we cry, with neuroscientist Sophie Scott.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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A History of Ideas. Neuro-psychologist Paul Broks on Morality and the Brain. Audio, 13 minutes
Neuropsychologist Paul Broks on moral decisions and the brain.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Personality Politics. Audio, 28 minutes
Timandra Harkness discovers links between political choices and how our brains function.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Exchanges at the Frontier. Henry Markram, Director of the Human Brain Project. Audio, 55 minutes
Building a super computer which will virtually replicate the human brain
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How to Teach Maths. Audio, 28 minutes
Alex Bellos looks at the science behind learning maths and if school lessons reflect this.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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The Life Scientific. Sophie Scott. Audio, 28 minutes
Jim Al-Khalili talks to neuroscientist Sophie Scott about the science of laughter.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Ideas That Make Us. Series 1, Ideas. Audio, 15 minutes
Bettany Hughes' archaeology of philosophy. Who came up with the idea of an idea?
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- Available for over a year
Deep Down Inside. Audio, 28 minutes
Geoff Watts finds out how deep brain stimulation is treating Parkinson's and depression.
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Frontiers. Build Me a Brain. Audio, 28 minutes
Roland Pease reports on scientists building brains from scratch in the lab.
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Frontiers. Brain Machine Interfaces. Audio, 28 minutes
Geoff Watts looks into how scientists can use the mind to control artificial limbs.
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- Available for over a year
Hallucination: Through the Doors of Perception. Audio, 28 minutes
Geoff Watts explores the cultural and scientific story of hallucination.
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- Available for over a year
The Life Scientific. Uta Frith. Audio, 28 minutes
Jim meets psychologist Prof Uta Frith, whose work changed how we view brain disorders.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Mind Myths. Audio, 30 minutes
Claudia Hammond slays common myths about the brain and its workings.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Life Scientific. Colin Blakemore. Audio, 30 minutes
Neuroscientist Colin Blakemore talks to Jim Al-Khalili about his life and work.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Sound of Fear. Audio, 30 minutes
Sean Street investigates the sound of fear, the noises and music that scare us, and why.
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- Available for over a year
Erased Memories and Spotless Minds. Audio, 30 minutes
Dr Mark Lythgoe investigates the science of erasing memories.
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- Available for over a year
Power to Persuade: The Story of NLP. Audio, 30 minutes
The 'science of success'? William Little explores the history and techniques of NLP.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Inside the Brain of a Five-Year-Old. Audio, 30 minutes
How neursocience is heading for the classroom.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
- Available for over a year
Beyond Belief. God and Neuroscience. Audio, 30 minutes
Ernie Rea and guests discuss what cognitive neuroscience is revealing about belief in God.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Criminal Mind. Audio, 30 minutes
Joshua Rozenberg examines new medical insights into the criminal mind.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
State of Mind. Which Way Now? Audio, 30 minutes
Claudia meets leading experts to discuss their views of the future.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
In Our Time. Neuroscience. Audio, 45 minutes
Melvyn Bragg examines neuroscience, the relationship between the mind and the brain.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Pain of Emotion. Audio, 30 minutes
Vivienne Parry explores the similarities between emotional and physical pain.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
