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Learning with All Kinds of Minds
8 juli 2006 · 30 min
We now know that we all differ in the way we think. We have different areas of natural strength and weakness which can deeply affect our learning experience. We look at some alternative approaches to helping children achieve their potential and we hear from the mother of a boy with Tourette's syndrome whose school experience has been transformed. Also a psychologist speaks about the importance of teaching children to manage their emotions in school. Lees meer
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Emotions at work
1 juli 2006 · 30 min
Australians seem to be working harder than ever, highlighting an increased need to manage stress and establish a better balance between work and family life. This week we hear about some learnable techniques that might help people be more self-aware at work, allowing them to use their emotions as a positive force. Lees meer
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Early childhood and the developing brain
24 juni 2006 · 30 min
We explore how very early childhood experiences can deeply affect the way the brain develops.
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The Long Grassers' legacy - Aboriginal mental health part 2
17 juni 2006 · 30 min
For many Aboriginal people the loss of their country has caused significant health and social problems, including substance abuse, and has led them to 'living in the long grass' on the outskirts of urban townships.
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Aboriginal mental health part 1 - Tiwi Islands
10 juni 2006 · 30 min
Mental health in many Aboriginal communities takes a back seat because often the most basic human needs are not adequately provided for. However, depression, psychosis and suicide are widespread, against a backdrop of chronic alcohol and substance abuse. But there are some amazingly committed individuals working hard to improve the situation with an innovative approach. Lynne Malcolm visits Tiwi and meets a man whose story of mental illness is being used to educate his community. Lees meer
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Mother's Little Helper on the Couch
3 juni 2006 · 30 min
In the late 1950s the first of the psychiatric wonder drugs hit the United States with a vengeance - and in the 70s Valium was widely prescribed to women as 'mother's little helper'. It was seen as the biological revolution that overthrew Freudian psychotherapy, as the dominant treatment for psychiatric problems. But in today's Prozac era, what's changed? Lynne Malcolm speaks with psychiatrist and cultural historian Jonathan Metzl, who looks at modern psychiatry through a gender and cultural lens. Lees meer
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Multiple Sclerosis - when your brain lets your body down
20 mei 2006 · 30 min
Scientists are still puzzled about the causes of multiple sclerosis. It's a disorder of the brain and nervous system, which usually affects young people in the prime of their lives and can cause extreme disability. We hear some of the latest research into the causes of MS and speak with a man who's lost vital movement in his body, but has found a remarkable resilience in his mind. Lees meer
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The art of healing trauma
13 mei 2006 · 30 min
Since Anzac Day the nation has been absorbed in the plight of the Beaconsfield miners, and we've been told by trauma psychologists that now the men are safely reunited with family their natural need to talk through their experience will be a vital mental salve. Lees meer
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Mind your mind: Alzheimer's disease
6 mei 2006 · 30 min
There are 25 million people in the world suffering from Alzheimer's disease and the figure is forecast to double every 20 years. It's now believed that the changes in our brains that lead to the disease may begin decades before the symptoms appear. What are the early signs, and how can you distinguish them from the natural memory loss that comes with ageing? We also hear from a woman who cares for her husband with Alzheimer's and an Australian scientist who's developing a promising new drug that may stop the disease from progressing. Lees meer
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Whatever happened to Helen Demidenko?
29 april 2006 · 30 min
What led a 20-year-old Australian woman to pose as the descendant of Ukrainian war criminals in order to tell the story The Hand that signed the Paper? Lynne Malcolm speaks with Helen Dale, formerly Helen Demidenko the woman at the centre of one of Australia's biggest literary hoax scandals. Ten years on and now in her early 30s, what personal insight has she gained from this life-changing experience, and how has she emerged from the furore that her deception unleashed? Lees meer
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Seeing ourselves as others see us
22 april 2006 · 30 min
We take an honest and sometimes confronting look at how we perceive others and how they perceive us. We hear about the difference between benevolent sexism and hostile sexism and the intricate ways in which we form our prejudices towards others. And, beware - it seems that we may often be judged according to the personality of our pets! Lees meer
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The psychology of terrorism
15 april 2006 · 30 min
Given that terrorism is an ancient phenomenon it's surprising how little we know about the psychology of terrorists. And without proper understanding efforts to counter terrorism are often based on stereotypes. We speak with two practising psychologists who study the mind of the suicide bomber. Lees meer
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Fragmented minds, part 2
8 april 2006 · 30 min
Schizophrenia is caused by a complex range of genetic and environmental factors but it can seem to occur out of the blue. We hear from a father who first knew his son had schizophrenia when he found him curled up in his wardrobe, psychotic, frozen with fear. We find out about some of the early warning signs and how young people with schizophrenia can be helped to cope with the social isolation and impaired thinking abilities that result from this debilitating brain disorder. Lees meer
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Fragmented minds, part 1
1 april 2006 · 31 min
One in one hundred people in Australia will develop schizophrenia during their lifetime it's frightening and alienating, devastating the lives of individuals and their families. Psychiatrists and researchers are still puzzled by the complexity of the disorder. We hear about some recent fascinating insights into the causes and risk factors for schizophrenia. And a young woman tells of her lonely battle to tame her fragmented mind. Lees meer
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The starving brain
25 maart 2006 · 30 min
The pressure to be thin is more intense than ever and with around 80% of teenage girls choosing to diet some slide down the slippery slope into anorexia nervosa. While our knowledge of this puzzling disorder is still limited, some inroads of understanding are being made into what occurs in the starving brain. In this week's program we hear some of the latest scientific research into the mechanisms of anorexia, and a young woman who's on the path to recovery gives a moving insight into what she's been through. Lees meer
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The brain and Omega 3 - fishy or fact?
18 maart 2006 · 30 min
It's now recognised that Omega 3, essential fatty acids mainly found in fish, can help to prevent conditions like cardiovascular disease and rheumatoid arthritis but the evidence is accumulating for just how important fish oil is for mental health and wellbeing. We hear some remarkable findings from a British study looking at the effect of giving fish oil supplements to children with ADHD and learning difficulties. And the figures showing significantly lower depression rates in countries which eat lots of seafood may give you an idea for tonight's dinner! Lees meer
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Outsider art
11 maart 2006 · 30 min
For some individuals living with psychosis, art-making becomes an act of necessity, a way to bring coherence to experiences that threaten to overwhelm. We meet an artist whose hallucinatory episodes serve as inspiration for paintings and drawings, as we learn about the fascinating history of outsider art. Lees meer
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The Creating Brain - Reaching Xanadu
4 maart 2006 · 30 min
Is there anything different about the brains of extraordinary creative geniuses like Michelangelo, Coleridge or Mozart? World renowned psychiatrist and doctor of English Renaissance Literature Dr Nancy Andreasen unravels the 'creative brain' and explores how we can foster creativity in ourselves and throughout our society. Lees meer
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Epilepsy - Taming seizures and dispelling myths
25 februari 2006 · 30 min
Until the 18th century epilepsy was associated with the supernatural or seen as the work of the devil, and it continues to be surrounded by social stigma. There's still a hard core of sufferers who aren't helped by medication - despite the plethora of new drugs being developed. Lynne Malcolm speaks with a brave young girl who turned to brain surgery after years of daily seizures, a woman whose life has been transformed by nerve stimulator implanted in her chest and a geneticist who gives us hope for the future. Lees meer
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What's in a face?
18 februari 2006 · 30 min
Faces are the most important biological stimuli we see and we've evolved to be exquisitely sensitive to the most minute changes in another person's face. But what happens when our brain's ability to recognise the human face breaks down? In All in the Mind this week, some intriguing research on how our brains process faces, and we hear one inspiring woman's story of what it feels like not to even recognise her family and friends, and what strategies she uses to adapt to her condition of 'face blindness'. Lees meer
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The prison of depression - a conversation with Dorothy Rowe
11 februari 2006 · 30 min
Dorothy Rowe has always seen herself as an outsider, yet this psychologist and prolific author is considered one of the 50 wisest people in the UK and her many books continue to sell like hot cakes. Depression, she says, is an intolerable prison we build for ourselves, but we can escape by choosing to change the way we interpret our lives. Hear her controversial yet heartfelt views on the 'prison of depression' in this frank conversation with Lynne Malcolm. Lees meer
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The Other End of Shyness
4 februari 2006 · 30 min
Do you privately shake with nerves or shyly blush when the attention is on you? Most people experience some form of shyness but others are so immobilised by the fear of being judged negatively that they can barely function. Social phobia is the third most common mental illness after depression and substance abuse. We hear about one woman's 20 year struggle with social anxiety and some recent scientific findings about the brain activity associated with this disorder. Lees meer
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Petrol sniffing and the brain: 'petrol blackbella, chuck im la bin' Yilila
28 januari 2006 · 30 min
The practice of petrol sniffing is devastating some Australian Aboriginal communities, with some kids starting to inhale petrol fumes as young as six years old. But amazingly very little was known about the effect sniffing petrol has on the brain until recently. Lynne Malcolm speaks with a scientist whose research is beginning to cast light on a problem which has been too easy to sweep under the carpet. And we hear from an Aboriginal mental health worker who takes computerised card games out into the community to test the brain function of her people. Lees meer
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If this is a Man? Men and mandatory detention
21 januari 2006 · 28 min
The majority of asylum seekers held in Australia's immigration detention centres are men. Detention centres impose severe restrictions and for men long-term incarceration can be devastating. Aamer Sultan is a doctor and refugee and he believes the three years he spent in detention changed the core of his identity. The director of the NSW Institute of Psychiatry, Dr Louise Newman, assists some of those critically disturbed by their incarceration. Together they offer insight into the impact of long-term detention on men. Lees meer
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Growing Up a Clone: The Psychology of Reproductive Cloning
14 januari 2006 · 28 min
The prospect of human clones walking amongst us is a while off yet. Some argue that human reproductive cloning is inevitable, others suggest our moral sensibilities will hold us back even when the technology is ripe. But whatever our brave future holds for us, ethicists are already asking what it might be like to grow up a clone? Can we predict what the social and psychological impacts of being born a 'mini-me' will be - an exact genetic copy of just one other? From identical twins and stepchildren to the progeny of famous parents, Psychiatrist Stephen Levick and other guests join Natasha Mitchell, and embark on a remarkable thought experiment to find out. Lees meer
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Do You See What I See? Delusions
7 januari 2006 · 28 min
Cotard's syndrome is the belief that you have died, and for sufferers it is a terrifying state. Delusions can take many forms, from widespread paranoia to a specific and singular delusion - you might think an impostor has replaced your spouse. These misbeliefs are commonly associated with schizophrenia, but they can also occur in people with brain injuries, Huntington's and Parkinson's disease and dementia. The Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science is seeking to explain delusions by developing a model of how we all come to accept or reject beliefs. We see how this research is progressing. Lees meer
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The Emotional Brain: Part 2, Anger
3 december 2005 · 28 min
Emotions are complex reactions that engage our bodies and minds and anger is one of our most commonly felt emotions. Each day, be it at home, work or school, we may find the deeds of others maddening. To respond to these often minor irritations with a 'blind fury' can be destructive, but more tempered feelings of annoyance may fuel productive change. Anger is the emotion that can motivate us to act against perceived injustices but it can also provoke fear and violence. We explore the 'good, the bad and the ugly' of our angry selves. Lees meer
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The Emotional Brain: Part 1, Sexual Desire
26 november 2005 · 28 min
For centuries western philosophers proclaimed emotions the enemy of rational thought. It was believed that emotions stymied cool-headed thinking. But over the last twenty years a quiet scientific and philosophical revolution has taken place. Instead of being the font of irrationality, emotions are now routinely viewed as integral to intelligent action. But uncertainty still surrounds the emotions. So what can contemporary science and philosophy tell us about our emotional selves? Over four weeks the emotional brain is explored. The series gets underway with sexual desire. Lees meer
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Epilepsy: The 'falling sickness'.
19 november 2005 · 28 min
Shakespeare wrote of Julius Caesar's 'falling sickness'. Epilepsy was a mystery then and remains an enigmatic condition. It affects around 400,000 Australians and is typified by seizures and commonly a temporary loss of consciousness during the seizure. For centuries it has been associated with prophets, mystics and witchcraft. Most famously the Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky believed epilepsy deepened his religious beliefs and gave him intense feelings of joy or 'ecstatic auras'. More recently, studies have recorded that a small minority of epileptics do develop a powerful religious faith, seemingly as a result of their condition. Professor Michael Trimble, from the Institute of Neurology in London, and Professor Bryan Kies from Groote Schuur Hospital in South Africa discuss the continuing challenges and puzzles of epilepsy. Lees meer
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Grandad is an artist! Dementia and the creative mind.
12 november 2005 · 29 min
Dementia is commonly regarded as a cruel and relentlessly progressive disorder -where, over time, a person is stripped of their unique skills and identity. But recently clinicians have noted not only deficits in dementia patients, but that other cognitive skills remain intact - and can even become accentuated. Remarkably a number of patients with dementia develop new artistic abilities. According to neurologist Bruce Miller, from the Memory and Aging Centre in California, the maintenance and even growth of artistic skills in dementia patients offers insight into creativity and brain plasticity. Bruce and Professor John Hodges, from the University of Cambridge, consider what we know about dementia and its impact on personality and ability. Lees meer
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Getting the Regional Blues - postnatal depression and the rural mum
5 november 2005 · 28 min
Nambucca Heads is a beautiful seaside town on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales. But despite the tranquil environment, figures for postnatal depression in new mothers appear, at first glance, to be astronomical. Early research suggests half of new mothers suffer postnatal depression five times the rate of their city sisters. The possible reasons for this includes the 15 per cent unemployment rate, poverty, limited medical help and a claustrophobic and watchful social environment. Liz Keen investigates the incidence, diagnosis and treatment of postnatal depression in Nambucca. Lees meer
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Theodore Millon - Grandfather of Personality Theory
29 oktober 2005 · 28 min
The 20th century gave us many things, including democracy and modernism. But from these developments there grew specific types of mental illness and we now have an increasing number of people suffering from narcissism and borderline personality disorder, according to Dr Theodore Millon known as the grandfather of personality theory. Lees meer
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The Paranormal and Quantum Theory - Beyond the realms of scientific respectability?
22 oktober 2005 · 28 min
The writers Mary Gilmore and Arthur Conan Doyle and pianist Roger Woodward had at least one thing in common - a shared belief in the paranormal. But beyond personal anecdotes, there is no evidence to suggest that the paranormal actually exists. Yet the mystical intrigues and as science cannot give definitive statements on the nature of our minds or the possible limits of consciousness, an unfettered fascination with the psychic persists. Psychiatrist Dr Diane Powell and computer scientist Dr Ken Hennacy speculate that quantum theory should be explored in relation to human consciousness. They even suggest that quantum mechanics may account for autistic savants and the psychic. Dr Peter Slezak dismisses such suggestions as unwarranted speculation. Lees meer
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Confabulation - Unscrambling an enigma
15 oktober 2005 · 28 min
Last night you went to a party. The music and food were excellent it was a great night out. But there's a problem. People tell you you're in hospital and that there was no party. But you remember it, so how can your memory be wrong? Welcome to the world of confabulation the unintentional retrieval of false memories and false perceptions. People who confabulate experience their false memories as true. It's a rare and enigmatic condition. Dr Martha Turner and Dr Katerina Fotopoulou disentangle some of the confabulation puzzle. Lees meer
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If this is a Man? Men and mandatory detention
8 oktober 2005 · 28 min
The majority of asylum seekers held in Australia's immigration detention centres are men. Detention centres impose severe restrictions and for men long-term incarceration can be devastating. Aamer Sultan is a doctor and refugee and he believes the three years he spent in detention changed the core of his identity. The director of the NSW Institute of Psychiatry, Dr Louise Newman, assists some of those critically disturbed by their incarceration. Together they offer insight into the impact of long-term detention on men. Lees meer
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Writing on the Mind the power of story telling
1 oktober 2005 · 28 min
What is the narrative of our lives - and can we influence the way our story is told? Michael White is a psychologist and therapist who in the 1970s co-founded the internationally successful therapeutic technique known as Narrative Therapy. Barbara Brooks is a memoir writer, biographer, and lecturer in life writing. Both listen to stories and then fill out the spaces in between. They join producer Gretchen Miller in conversation. Lees meer
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Do You See What I See? Delusions
24 september 2005 · 28 min
Cotard's syndrome is the belief that you have died, and for sufferers it is a terrifying state. Delusions can take many forms, from widespread paranoia to a specific and singular delusion - you might think an impostor has replaced your spouse. These misbeliefs are commonly associated with schizophrenia, but they can also occur in people with brain injuries, Huntington's and Parkinson's disease and dementia. The Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science is seeking to explain delusions by developing a model of how we all come to accept or reject beliefs. We see how this research is progressing. Lees meer
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Missing the Point! - The mysteries of Autism
17 september 2005 · 28 min
One of the common first indicators of autism is the inability of the 18-month-old child to point with their index finger. Autism shapes behaviour and severely limits a person's ability to form relationships and communicate. But the complex causes of this disorder are obscure. We look at some of the research seeking answers, and a mother with a 3-year-old autistic son portrays life with this mystery. Lees meer
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The Wings of a Butterfly - Children, Teenagers and Anxiety.
10 september 2005 · 28 min
The World Health Organisation estimates that by the year 2020 depression will be the world's second most prevalent illness. The whirlwind of changes experienced by teenagers make them particularly vulnerable to this. Right around Australia high schools are looking at how to teach resilience to adolescents, and thus the skills that enable kids to spring back from adversity. And what does new neurobiological research tell us about the impact of trauma on the developing brain? Lees meer
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Life on Ice - Behind the Psychology of Infertility
3 september 2005 · 28 min
For many people becoming a parent is at the very heart of the meaning of life.
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Self Help Obsession?
27 augustus 2005 · 28 min
Each year Australians spend millions of dollars striving for personal perfection. There is a multi-billion-dollar industry to tell us how to do anything from remove excess fat on our bodies to bulk-up the mediocrity of our pay packets. The language of self help has seeped into almost every corner of our lives, with TV programs like Dr Phil giving daily advice for self improvement. Micki McGee - a sociologist from New York University - puts this personal development phenomenon under the microscope, and self-help author Stephanie Dowrick defends the usefulness of the genre. Lees meer
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Remember This! - Recovering the Memories (Part 3 of 3)
20 augustus 2005 · 26 min
The impact of memory loss can be utterly profound. We depend on our capacity to remember at every turn - from shopping lists to the names of our children. Brain injury can put a devastating spanner in the works. What memories can be recovered, what must be relearned, and what might be compensated for if you suffer the trauma of brain damage? In Part 3 of this BBC series on the science of memory, some new technologies to aid those with fractured memory. And, the phenomenon of the super-memory - how do memory whizzes do it? Lees meer
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Remember This! - Losing Control (Part 2 of 3)
13 augustus 2005 · 25 min
Losing grip on your memory is terrifying. The brutal memories that plague those with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder can revive the visceral emotions of traumas past. In part 2 of this series on the science of memory, BBC presenter Pam Rutherford explores why memory goes haywire during both PTSD and depression, and the important role emotions play in the machinations of your mind's memory vault. Lees meer
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Remember This! - The Origins of Memory (Part 1 of 3)
6 augustus 2005 · 28 min
Do you remember your first kiss? The smell of your grandmother's perfume? How to do calculus? From birth through to death our brains will file away impressive amounts of information - names, faces, sounds, smells, and events, and the emotions that we bundle up with all of these. We're ever reliant on our ability to plunder our mind's memory vault at a moment's notice. But what are the neurological processes that give birth to a memory? The first in a series of 3 programs exploring memory, from the BBC World Service. Lees meer
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Neuroethics and the 21st Century Brain
30 juli 2005 · 28 min
The 21st century has been coined the Century of the Brain. But as the exciting tools of neuroscience probe deeper compelling ethical and philosophical questions over the privacy of our thoughts, identity and selfhood are coming to the fore. What if a brain scan revealed more about you than you really want to know? How might neuroscience be used in the courts? What can we confidently read from the bright lights of a brain image? How should this information be used beyond the research lab? Two of the world's leading thinkers in the emerging field of 'neuroethics' explore these and other timely questions. Lees meer
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The Getting of Wisdom
16 juli 2005 · 28 min
None of us are getting any younger. As our bodies show signs of wear, so do our brains. We get forgetful, are confronted by new ideas and perplexed by new technologies. The world appears to be moving way too fast, as we sink into memories of the good ol' days. Eminent neuropsychologist and author Elkhonon Goldberg argues we have no excuse. His message - make your brain sweat if you want to enjoy your mental life to its fullest. And his suggestion is that the two hemispheres of our brain age differently as we wise up. Gretchen Miller reports. Lees meer
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The Orgasmic Brain
9 juli 2005 · 28 min
Ecstasy? Agony? Euphoria? Surprisingly little is known about what happens in the brain at the very peak of our sexual experience. A Dutch team have done the unthinkable and scanned the brains of men and women during orgasm. This week, Natasha Mitchell probes for the neurobiology of the human orgasm. Would you put your hand up to have your brain scanned? And is the technology good enough to take a complete snapshot of what after all can be...a fleeting event. Lees meer