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Naked Neuroscience, from the Naked Scientists

by James Tytko
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  • Managing multiple sclerosis

    February 19, 2025 · 28 min

    This episode of Naked Neuroscience is co-published on the Naked Scientists Podcast. James Tytko examines one of the largest causes of disability amongst the young: multiple sclerosis. We hear from Lara Kingsman who is living with MS…

  • New ideas about OCD pave the way for alternative treatments

    December 10, 2024 · 28 min

    Pervasive misconceptions about what OCD is may have stood in the way of making progress towards better treating the condition. Keeping your room tidy is not necessarily a sign that you have a psychiatric condition, despite what someone…

  • Are smartphones bad for children?

    November 11, 2024 · 31 min

    In this episode of Naked Neuroscience, James Tytko is investigating what harms smartphones might be inflicting on adolescents. He hears from a collective action group seeking to delay giving phones to their children, neuropsychologist…

  • Head injuries: Reducing risk and improving treatment

    October 9, 2024 · 37 min

    In this episode of Naked Neuroscience, James Tytko takes us in depth on traumatic brain injuries: assessing the risks of repeat head knocks, and shining a light on key developments in treating them. We hear from Dawn Astle, daughter of…

  • Extremist brains, and expelling traumatic memories

    August 16, 2024 · 25 min

    On Naked Neuroscience, James Tytko learns about the traits shared by extremist individuals with the help of political neuroscientist Leor Zmigrod. Also, how the genetic predispositions of your peers could change your risk of developing…

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  • Fruit fly vision, sensing sarcasm, and social connection

    July 17, 2024 · 24 min

    In the latest Naked Neuroscience, James Tytko brings you two new pieces of research involving the use of AI. First, how machine learning has been deployed to map out the visual system of a fruit fly in all its complexity, and how feeding a…

  • Neuro highlights: SNAP, tickles, and unpopular beliefs

    April 30, 2024 · 30 min

    For April's episode, James Tytko brings you the latest and greatest in neuroscience news and views. First, we're probing a touchy subject, finding out whether our tactile sense might be the most underappreciated of all. Then, the sequence…

  • 'Nostalgia ain't what it used to be,' with Charan Ranganath

    March 28, 2024 · 26 min

    This episode is an extended interview with Dr Charan Ranganath, director of the Memory and Plasticity Program and a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of California at Davis. He's also the author of the book, 'Why…

  • Brain chips: 'Moral imperative' or a danger to liberty?

    February 13, 2024 · 27 min

    This month, James Tytko explores the dangers of debunking fake news online with Francis Madden, and discusses ongoing developments in the neuroscience of Long COVID with Stephanie Brown. Then, following on from Elon Musk's news that his…

  • Traumatic brain injuries: Invisible wounds of war

    January 12, 2024 · 37 min

    Today, we're taking a closer look at traumatic brain injuries, TBIs. We'll be hearing from the doctors who are treating them, and a former soldier who is suffering from a host of mental health conditions as a consequence of his military…

  • Diverse roots: Investigating youth mental health

    November 24, 2023 · 27 min

    This time on Naked Neuroscience, James Tytko explores the miracle of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with Stephanie Brown from the University of Cambridge, including a new innovation to decrease 'scan-xiety' amongst children. Then, we'll…

  • In the brain of the beholder: Music across cultures

    October 21, 2023 · 35 min

    Kicking off a new series of Naked Neuroscience, James Tytko serves up the latest research making waves in brain science with the help of Stephanie Brown and Francis Madden. This month, the brain networks linked with addiction, and why…

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Open your mind with Naked Neuroscience, the spine-tingling, interactive monthly exploration of the workings of the nervous system from the Naked Scientists.