NeuroPod
NeuroPod is the neuroscience podcast from Nature,
produced in association with the Dana Foundation.
Each month, Kerri Smith will be delving into the latest research on the brain, from its molecular makings to the mysteries of the mind.
For complete access to the original papers featured in NeuroPod, subscribe to Nature, Nature Neuroscience, and Nature Reviews Neuroscience.
Current Show
April 2008: In this episode, we take a chance to find out about risky
decision-making, liken working memory to a digital camera, link stress and anxiety to genetics and explore the unfathomable world of the teenage brain.
NeuroPod Archive
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December 2007: Audio (mp3 file)
This month, Kerri Smith reports from a brain imaging conference in London, discovers a protein that triggers aggression in male mice, bisexual flies reveal how the brain controls behaviour, and we learn why exercise is good for the brain as well as the body -
SFN Special Audio (mp3 file)
In this special issue of NeuroPod, Kerri Smith brings you the best of the Society for Neuroscience meeting in San Diego, California. Find out what computers can do for brains, find two ways to zoom in on pain, hear some of the most quickfire conference presentations ever, and discover what the Rolling Stones were doing at the meeting. [48kbps mp3] -
November 2007 Audio (mp3 file)
This month, we see the brain in glorious Technicolor, discover how the brain controls optimism, hear about an on-off switch for mice, and debate the 'hash realities' of cannabis. [48kbps mp3] -
October 2007: Audio (mp3 file)
We investigate how brain research is changing the face of warfare, what brain imaging really tells us, anaesthetics that don't cause paralysis, and learning under stress. [48kbps mp3] -
October 2006: Audio (mp3 file)
Kerri Smith explores the latest neuroscience research from Nature: untangling autism, slimming down obesity, getting emotional about memories, multipurpose ion channels, and neuroeconomics. [48kbps mp3]
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