SciFri Radio: Mental Health

SciFri Radio: Two Personalities, One Brain?
We'll talk about the condition known as dissociative identity disorder.

SciFri Radio: Concussions
We'll hear about research into the long term health effects of concussions, and about what can be done to minimize damage from brain trauma.

SciFri Radio: Frans de Waal and 'The Age of Empathy'
Where does empathy come from - and can animals be empathetic? In this segment, primatologist Frans de Waal joins us to discuss the topic.

SciFri Radio: Neuroscience Meeting Highlights
We'll talk about some of the research presented this week at the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting.

SciFri Radio: Creating Memories
Researchers have used pulses of light to store the memory of a bad event that never actually happened into the brains of fruit flies. We'll talk...

SciFri Radio: ADHD And The Brain's Reward System
New research says that people suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are lacking in certain brain proteins essential for...

SciFri Radio: The Science of Decision-Making
Paper or plastic? Steak or salmon? Stay or go? Every day, we make thousands of decisions, most minor, some major. But how does your brain make the...

SciFri Radio: Why We Trust
Almost all obituaries of the late Walter Cronkite referred to how trusted he was. But why do we trust some people and not others?

SciFri Radio: Some Projects to Try on Your Summer Vacation (Or Perhaps Not)
We'll give you some ideas for safe -- and not so safe -- science experiments that you may be tempted to try at home.

SciFri Radio: The Life and Legacy of Stanley Milgram
We'll talk about the life and contributions of the pioneering social scientist.

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