The Brain

Podcast for 21 October 2011

October 21, 2011

PREVENTIVE HEALTH - Vitamin D and ethnicity, a breath test for toxins, drinking and the immune …

October 17, 2011

Researchers have developed a way to measure pain in the brain.

October 7, 2011

The brain has special hotspots that are sensitive to each type of taste.

October 5, 2011

A computer algorithm partially reconstructs movies from patterns of brain activity in people …

September 30, 2011

HORMONES & BEHAVIOR - Testosterone and fatherhood, the genetics of oxytocin and depression, …

September 26, 2011

A gene variant may influence a person’s outlook on life.

September 19, 2011

Rats are supposed to be afraid of cats, but a tiny pathogen has turned the relationship around for …

September 15, 2011

Gender differences in spatial reasoning abilities may be strongly influenced by culture.

September 6, 2011

An enzyme deficiency makes mice afraid of the wrong things.

August 30, 2011

Our brains shrink by up to 15% over our lifetimes, but those of chimpanzees do not.

August 26, 2011

FEAR, LIES & SHRINKING BRAINS - Why our brains shrink, but chimps' don't, why computers are …