Camilla Nord, who leads the Mental Health Neuroscience Lab at the University of Cambridge, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the latest science of brain health – what works to return to equilibrium and why it sometimes doesn’t.
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Why you need fear in your life
Dr. Arash Javanbakht, psychiatrist and neuroscientist, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how fear works in the brain, its relationship to PTSD and trauma, and how we can tame it.
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Could deep brain stimulation cure depression?
Laura Sanders, who writes about neuroscience for ScienceNews, joins host Krys Boyd to talk about the pros and cons of deep brain stimulation, where electrical pulses are delivered straight into the brain during surgery.
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How to fight fake news with science
Ben Rein, a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University and a prolific science communicator, joins host Krys Boyd to set the record straight on some well-established scientific myths and misconceptions.
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Plenty of people hear voices nobody else can hear
Ben Alderson-Day, an associate professor of psychology, joins us to discuss the psychology and neuroscience of feeling watched or hearing voices as he tries to unravel a phenomenon felt by people the world over.
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Are evil people born that way?
Professor Simon Baron-Cohen joins us to discuss the neuroscience of narcissism and psychopathy and the reasons someone might lack the ability to care.
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There IS such a thing as too much pleasure
Dr. Anna Lembke, a medical director of Stanford Addiction Medicine, joins us to discuss the neuroscience of pleasure, why our bodies crave it, and the consequences of overconsumption.
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How your brain navigates
Neuroscientist Christopher Kemp explains our brain’s ability to orient ourselves in space and find our way through a confusing world.
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Are evil people born that way?
Professor Simon Baron-Cohen joins us to discuss the neuroscience of narcissism and psychopathy and the reasons someone might lack the ability to care.
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How does your brain perceive the world around you?
Neuroscience professor, Dr. György Buzsáki discusses his research into the way the brain computes signals in order to better understand human decision making.
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How to make your anxiety work for you
Tracy Dennis-Tiwary, a psychology and neuroscience professor, explains why, she says, anxiety is tied to hope, and why linking it to disease is an outmoded way of thinking.
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She studied romance, he studied loneliness. Then they fell in love.
Neuroscientist Stephanie Cacioppo explores her story of love and loss, and what she’s learned about what makes us fall in love and what breaks our hearts.
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