SciFri Radio: Neurology
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: Science of Zombies
Yes, we know they're imaginary -- but what would a psychiatrist make of the brain of a zombie?
SciFri Radio: Now Hear This
We'll talk about research into how people hear, from the tiny hair cells within the ear, to the body's ways of dealing with loud noises.
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: 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: How We Hear
How does the brain process sounds into meaningful speech?
SciFri Radio: Thinning Brain May Point to Depression
Brain-imaging studies indicate that a thinning of the right hemisphere of the brain may be linked to an increased risk of depression.
SciFri Videos: Neurology
Video: Read My Brain
We stopped in at Columbia University's Program for Imaging and Cognitive Sciences for a quick fMRI.
Video: Painting With Light
Artists Michelle McSwain and Ryan Warnberg (known collectively as MRI) demonstrate how to paint with light. The premise: combine LED lights with...
Video: This Bird Can Shake His Tail Feathers
When Irena Schulz discovered her sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita eleonora), Snowball, dancing to the Backstreet Boys, she...
SciFri Newsbriefs: Neurology
Newsbrief: Mapping the Social Brain
What goes through your head when you hear about your reputation, or social status?
Newsbrief: Dogs Bark, Birds Chirp, Fish Grunt
The origin of vocal communication--like talking--may date back to prehistoric fish.










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