The Brain
Memory and Brain Plasticity
By understanding how the brain stores and updates information, researchers hope to one day help people with Alzheimer's disease Audio
Can we makes ourselves smarter?
Dan Hurley's a science journalist who's looked into the world of intelligence training in the quest to make himself smarter. His book 'Smarter: The New Science of Building Brain Power' is published by… Audio
Science writer Sam Kean on neuroscience's greatest mysteries
Science writer Sam Kean has researched, for his latest book, the wild and mysterious cases of severe and bizarre brain injuries that made up the foundations of modern neuroscience. In The Tale of the… Audio
Andrew Smart - the benefits of doing nothing
Andrew Smart is a neuroscience researcher and the author of Autopilot. He explains the art and science of being idle as a necessary means to creativity and greater productivity. Audio
Nancy Andreasen: creativity
American neuroscientist and psychiatrist who is the inaugural Creative Fellow for the University of Auckland's Creative Thinking Project. Audio
Maternal Health, Foetal Brain
University of Otago neuroscientists are investigating the effect of maternal obesity on a baby's brain development. Audio
Maternal Health, Fetal Brain
University of Otago neuroscientists are investigating the effect of maternal obesity on a baby's brain development. Audio
Michael A Crawford on the brain and eating fish
Professor Michael A Crawford is the director of the Institute of Brain Chemistry and Human Nutrition, in the UK. He explains how omega-3 fatty acids - and in particular, docosahexaenoic acid - are… Audio
Dr Rick Hanson - Rewiring Happiness
Dr Rick Hansen is a neuro-psychologist who says it's possible to train your brain to get the most out of positive experiences so that they'll see you through lifes challenges. Audio
Brain development in the first three years of life
Nathan Mikaere Wallis is part of the Brain Wave Trust, and X Factor Education, Christchurch. He has been a lecturer at the Christchurch College of Education, lecturing in human development, brain… Audio
Amazing Brains - Disexecutive Syndrome
Neuropsychologist Pascal Saker describes how neurological disorders help us understand the workings of the brain. Dysexecutive syndrome affects some of our most important cognitive abilities, like… Audio
Brain and Self-Control
University of Otago scientists study what happens in the brain when we exercise self-control Audio
Boredom - what causes it? Can it be harmful?
Dr Mark Fenske is a cognitive neuroscientist, author, and Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. He wrote about understanding and enhancing brain function… Audio
Amazing Brains
Neuropsychologist Pascal Saker, a boffin on how we best can use our brains. Audio
Amazing Brains
Neuropsychologist Pascal Saker explains the nature of attention and how it works using some interesting visual and auditory illusions. Audio
Your child's brain: From in utero to Uni
Sandra Aamodt and Sam Wang have written a book called 'Welcome to Your Child's Brain: From In Utero to Uni'. Audio
Barbara Strauch on the secrets of the brain
Science Editor at The New York Times, Barbara Strauch has written books on the human brain in teenage and middle age years, and how research is expanding our knowledge of its development and function… Audio
Cliff Abraham: the brain and Alzheimer's
Cliff Abraham: the brain and Alzheimer's Professor in Psychology and Director of the Brain Health Research Centre at the University of Otago, and international authority on brain mechanisms of memory… Audio