Think About It

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Riding the brainwaves

The decade of the brain, the brain mapping programs, the explosion in neuroscience globally – these have all brought about a new understanding of the three pounds of meat stuffed into our noggins. We explore what it means for the future of neuroscience.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:27:30]

Smarter than a radio show

Having a high IQ has been a mark of intellectual superiority for years .. but is it really a definition of intelligence? We talk to researchers and educators who are exploring other sides of smart.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:27:29]

I Don't Remember (let me sleep on it)

For many of us our memories are a diary of our lives. They are mental movies of where we’ve been, what we did, who we are. But memories aren’t so neat and tidy as photos in an album or videos on a flash drive.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:27:29]

Curiosities

We laugh, we cry, we yawn and stretch. But what’s going on in our brains when we do these things is very different from what we think we’re doing.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:27:29]

Back to Nature

Is a simple walk in the forest enough to counteract the stressful effects of modern living? Research is showing the brain benefits by getting back to nature – from the foods we eat, to the pets we keep and to the places we go to relax.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:27:29]

Decisions

Decisions decisions decisions. We make hundreds a day. Neuroscientists don’t have the whole picture yet on how we make decisions but they do know about one part of the process - the reward system. Listen to find out how it is triggered.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:27:29]

The Brain's Eye View

Our eyes dart about all day long. Researchers estimate we make 200 thousand eye movements each day. And those eye movements can tell a lot about what we are thinking. It turns out we don’t see with our eyes ... we see with our brains.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:27:29]

Brainiac Book Club - Daniel Levitin

Listen in on an extended part of our interview with authour Dr Daniel Levitin that explores the brain capacities that are specific to mammalian creatures that make us so well cut out for music and dance.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:06:15]

Music and Dance

The old saying is true ... it does take two to tango - you and your brain. Lace up your dancing shoes, join the chorus and ride an "action potential" down the axon of a neuron in this show that explains your brain on music and dance.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:27:29]

Neuro-gastronomy

When you sip that first cup of coffee in the morning, don’t go asking your taste buds what they think. Ask your brain. This week we follow the food from the store to the kitchen to the plate down the hatch and into the brain.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:27:29]

Brain 101

The brain was once thought of as a place where demons crept, a pump that sent fluids coursing through the body, an organ separate from the mind. Hear from neuroscientists about the checkered history of brain science and its promising future.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:26:45]