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28 minutes

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Mar 23, 2018

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Daniel Glaser explores the complex relationship between mind and body when it comes to emotion

Released:

Mar 23, 2018

Format:

Podcast episode

Titles in the series (21)

Former Observer columnist Dr Daniel Glaser delves into topical culture as seen through the lens of a neuroscientist. Each episode, he takes one of his weekly columns and digs a little deeper, all with the help of former colleagues and neuroscientists from his research days

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A neuroscientist explains: how music affects the brain: In the first episode of this new podcast, Dr Daniel Glaser asks what effect does music have on our brains? And how can it be harnessed for therapy? by A Neuroscientist Explains
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A neuroscientist explains: how the brain stores memories: How do brains and computers differ when it comes to memory storage? And what clues can we get from the ageing brain? by A Neuroscientist Explains
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A neuroscientist explains: listener's emails about empathy: Responding to some of our listener’s emails, Dr Daniel Glaser ponders whether dogs have a Theory of Mind, the neuroscience behind bilingualism, and the value of introspection by A Neuroscientist Explains
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A neuroscientist explains: listener's emails about memory: Responding to some of our listener’s emails, Dr Daniel Glaser explores the role of photographs for recall, and the vividness of musical memory by A Neuroscientist Explains
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A neuroscientist explains: how we perceive the truth: Dr Daniel Glaser explores what can the wiring of the brain tell us about how we perceive the world by A Neuroscientist Explains
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A Neuroscientist Explains: the evolutionary origins of social behaviour: What clues can our evolutionary past give us about human behaviour in the here and now? And, bearing in mind the likes of the recent #MeToo movement, does social conformity have a dark side? by A Neuroscientist Explains
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A Neuroscientist Explains: season two trailer: Dr Daniel Glaser and Producer Max are back for a second season of A Neuroscientist Explains – and this time they’re going it alone! by A Neuroscientist Explains
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A neuroscientist explains: magnetic resonance imaging: Dr Daniel Glaser explores the history and science behind a well known method of brain imaging, including a trip for producer Max into an MRI scanner by A Neuroscientist Explains
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A neuroscientist explains: teaching morality to robots: Dr Daniel Glaser delves into the murky world of Artificial Intelligence and asks whether true intelligence can exist without an understanding of morality by A Neuroscientist Explains
32 min listen
A Neuroscientist Explains: is the internet addictive?: Dr Daniel Glaser is back. To kick off season two he asks whether there is a connection between reward and addiction. And can we really get addicted to Twitter? by A Neuroscientist Explains
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A Neuroscientist Explains: how whooping increases your enjoyment: Daniel Glaser explores the complex relationship between mind and body when it comes to emotion by A Neuroscientist Explains
28 min listen
A Neuroscientist Explains: psychology's replication crisis: Daniel Glaser apprehensively revisits an article of his that saw some fallout due to a study he cited. But that study was not the only one involved in what is now being called a crisis for psychology and further afield by A Neuroscientist Explains
26 min listen
Innermost: episode 1 of a new series: In our first episode, we hear how an uncle’s funeral and meals with an emotionally distant brother help James and Jess think about their families in new and unexpected ways. by A Neuroscientist Explains
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A Neuroscientist Explains: how we read words: For our final episode of this series, Daniel Glaser (with a little misguided help from his producer Max) attempts to unpick what the brain does – and doesn’t do – when we read by A Neuroscientist Explains
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A Neuroscientist Explains: where perception ends and hallucination begins: When it comes to perceiving the world around us, how much of it is due to ‘bottom-up’ sensory data and how much comes from the ‘top-down’ predictions we make? Most importantly; how can the delicate dance between the two lead to hallucinations? by A Neuroscientist Explains
38 min listen
Reverberate: episode 1 of our new series: In the first episode of our new series, Reverberate, we hear from Kashy Keegan – the unlikely voice of Hong Kong’s nascent pro-democracy movement by A Neuroscientist Explains
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Comfort Eating with Grace Dent: episode one of a new podcast: In the first episode of our new podcast, screenwriter Russell T Davies tells Grace Dent about his childhood in Swansea, the delights of Woolworth’s pork and egg pies, and how his husband’s death informed his TV series It’s a Sin by A Neuroscientist Explains
40 min listen
Innermost: another episode of our new series: Two callers tell Leah Green how their relationships sent them down unexpected paths, one with criminal consequences by A Neuroscientist Explains
20 min listen
Weekend: episode one of a new podcast: In our first episode, Marina Hyde reflects on another less than stellar week for Boris Johnson, Edward Helmore charts the rise of Joe Rogan, Laura Snapes goes deep with singer George Ezra, and Alex Moshakis asks, “Are you a jerk at work?” by A Neuroscientist Explains
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Weekend: episode two of a new podcast: In this episode, Marina Hyde looks at the new additions to Downing Street, Hadley Freeman interviews Hollywood actor Will Arnett, Sirin Kale tries her hand at quiz show Mastermind, and David Robson examines why we’re so stressed about stress by A Neuroscientist Explains
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Weekend: episode two of a new podcast: In this episode, Marina Hyde looks at the new additions to Downing Street, Hadley Freeman interviews Hollywood actor Will Arnett, Sirin Kale tries her hand at quiz show Mastermind, and David Robson examines why we’re so stressed about stress by A Neuroscientist Explains
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Weekend: episode one of a new podcast: In our first episode, Marina Hyde reflects on another less than stellar week for Boris Johnson, Edward Helmore charts the rise of Joe Rogan, Laura Snapes goes deep with singer George Ezra, and Alex Moshakis asks, “Are you a jerk at work?” by A Neuroscientist Explains
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Comfort Eating with Grace Dent: episode one of a new podcast: In the first episode of our new podcast, screenwriter Russell T Davies tells Grace Dent about his childhood in Swansea, the delights of Woolworth’s pork and egg pies, and how his husband’s death informed his TV series It’s a Sin by A Neuroscientist Explains
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Reverberate: episode 1 of our new series: In the first episode of our new series, Reverberate, we hear from Kashy Keegan – the unlikely voice of Hong Kong’s nascent pro-democracy movement by A Neuroscientist Explains
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Innermost: another episode of our new series: Two callers tell Leah Green how their relationships sent them down unexpected paths, one with criminal consequences by A Neuroscientist Explains
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Innermost: episode 1 of a new series: In our first episode, we hear how an uncle’s funeral and meals with an emotionally distant brother help James and Jess think about their families in new and unexpected ways. by A Neuroscientist Explains
17 min listen
A Neuroscientist Explains: how we read words: For our final episode of this series, Daniel Glaser (with a little misguided help from his producer Max) attempts to unpick what the brain does – and doesn’t do – when we read by A Neuroscientist Explains
35 min listen
A Neuroscientist Explains: where perception ends and hallucination begins: When it comes to perceiving the world around us, how much of it is due to ‘bottom-up’ sensory data and how much comes from the ‘top-down’ predictions we make? Most importantly; how can the delicate dance between the two lead to hallucinations? by A Neuroscientist Explains
38 min listen
A Neuroscientist Explains: psychology's replication crisis: Daniel Glaser apprehensively revisits an article of his that saw some fallout due to a study he cited. But that study was not the only one involved in what is now being called a crisis for psychology and further afield by A Neuroscientist Explains
26 min listen
A Neuroscientist Explains: the evolutionary origins of social behaviour: What clues can our evolutionary past give us about human behaviour in the here and now? And, bearing in mind the likes of the recent #MeToo movement, does social conformity have a dark side? by A Neuroscientist Explains
38 min listen
A Neuroscientist Explains: is the internet addictive?: Dr Daniel Glaser is back. To kick off season two he asks whether there is a connection between reward and addiction. And can we really get addicted to Twitter? by A Neuroscientist Explains
36 min listen
A Neuroscientist Explains: season two trailer: Dr Daniel Glaser and Producer Max are back for a second season of A Neuroscientist Explains – and this time they’re going it alone! by A Neuroscientist Explains
1 min listen
A neuroscientist explains: teaching morality to robots: Dr Daniel Glaser delves into the murky world of Artificial Intelligence and asks whether true intelligence can exist without an understanding of morality by A Neuroscientist Explains
32 min listen
A neuroscientist explains: magnetic resonance imaging: Dr Daniel Glaser explores the history and science behind a well known method of brain imaging, including a trip for producer Max into an MRI scanner by A Neuroscientist Explains
49 min listen
A neuroscientist explains: listener's emails about empathy: Responding to some of our listener’s emails, Dr Daniel Glaser ponders whether dogs have a Theory of Mind, the neuroscience behind bilingualism, and the value of introspection by A Neuroscientist Explains
13 min listen
A neuroscientist explains: how we perceive the truth: Dr Daniel Glaser explores what can the wiring of the brain tell us about how we perceive the world by A Neuroscientist Explains
34 min listen
A neuroscientist explains: listener's emails about memory: Responding to some of our listener’s emails, Dr Daniel Glaser explores the role of photographs for recall, and the vividness of musical memory by A Neuroscientist Explains
9 min listen
A neuroscientist explains: the need for ‘empathetic citizens’: What is the neuroscience behind empathy? When do children develop it? And can it be taught? by A Neuroscientist Explains
37 min listen
A neuroscientist explains: how the brain stores memories: How do brains and computers differ when it comes to memory storage? And what clues can we get from the ageing brain? by A Neuroscientist Explains
34 min listen
A neuroscientist explains: how music affects the brain: In the first episode of this new podcast, Dr Daniel Glaser asks what effect does music have on our brains? And how can it be harnessed for therapy? by A Neuroscientist Explains
41 min listen

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A Neuroscientist Explains: how whooping increases your enjoyment

A Neuroscientist Explains: how whooping increases your enjoyment

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Titles in the series (21)

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