Brain
The Big Idea. How does language work? Audio, 9 minutes
How do we process language? We speak to a neuroscientist who specialises in language
- AttributionBBC World Service
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The Big Idea. The teenage brain. Audio, 9 minutes
Why can’t teenagers get out of bed in the morning?
- AttributionBBC World Service
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CrowdScience. How is Your Brain Better Than a Computer? Audio, 27 minutes
How computers can be faster, but brains are still better
- AttributionBBC World Service
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CrowdScience. Can We Find a Cure for Dementia? Audio, 29 minutes
We speak to scientists searching for a cure for dementia
- AttributionBBC World Service
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Brainwaves. Series 5, The Adolescent Brain. Audio, 28 minutes
Pennie Latin examines how our brains evolve and develop as we go through adolescence.
- AttributionBBC Radio Scotland
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- Posted8 December 2017
Discovery. Better Brains. Audio, 27 minutes
New hope for incurable neurodegenerative conditions such as dementia
- AttributionBBC World Service
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Science In Action. Detecting a ‘Bling Nova’ Audio, 27 minutes
Gravity waves, gamma rays and light detected from two neutron stars merging 130 mya
- AttributionBBC World Service
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- Posted11 October 2017
The Essay. The Strangeness of Memory, The Tricks of Memory. Audio, 15 minutes
How do we remember facts or details? Professor David Shanks tells us the secret techniques
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
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Curious Cases. Series 7, The Sticky Song. Audio, 25 minutes
Why do tunes get stuck in our heads? And what makes some songs stickier than others?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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Inside the Brain of Gerald Scarfe. Audio, 30 minutes
What is going on inside Gerald Scarfe's brain?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Shock. Audio, 28 minutes
Kidnapping, robbery or an accident are common moments of shock. How do our brains cope?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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The Life Scientific. Daniel Dennett on the evolution of the human brain. Audio, 28 minutes
Daniel Dennett talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the evolution of the human brain.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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- Posted10 March 2017
Brainwaves. Series 4, Professor Richard Morris. Audio, 28 minutes
Pennie Latin talks to Prof Richard Morris about how the brain and memory create identity.
- AttributionBBC Radio Scotland
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Science In Action. Making Metallic Hydrogen. Audio, 27 minutes
It’s taken 80 years, but metallic hydrogen has finally been made in the lab
- AttributionBBC World Service
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Brainwaves. Series 4, The Anatomy of a Stroke. Audio, 28 minutes
Pennie Latin explores what happens inside the brain during a stroke.
- AttributionBBC Radio Scotland
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Health Check. How Memories are Made and Lost. Audio, 27 minutes
How memories are made and lost? Three prize winning scientists discuss latest research
- AttributionBBC World Service
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The Life Scientific. Richard Morris on how we know where we are. Audio, 28 minutes
Neuroscientist Richard Morris explains how brain cells remember.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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Curious Cases. Series 4, The Melodic Mystery. Audio, 15 minutes
'Why is my mother tone deaf?' asks listener Simon. The team investigates.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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Health Check. Insights into Mental Health from the Teenage Brain. Audio, 27 minutes
Teenage brains provide insights into mental health
- AttributionBBC World Service
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All in the Mind. How Are Memories Formed? Audio, 28 minutes
Claudia Hammond meets the winners of the 2016 Brain Prize.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
