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About the show
Welcome to CortexCast, a space for deep dives into the workings of the human brain. We explore neurones and networks, memory and meaning, the biology of thought and the art of being. Each episode brings inspiring conversations with world-leading neurobiologists that connect science, philosophy and imagination. This is the official podcast of Oxford University Cortex Club - the student-led neuroscience society that through research seminars and workshops unites the academic community to decode the mind.