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Free Thinking 2013 - Controlling Moods and Minds

Free Thinking 2013 - Controlling Moods and Minds

FromArts & Ideas


Free Thinking 2013 - Controlling Moods and Minds

FromArts & Ideas

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Length:
43 minutes
Released:
Nov 5, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

What is the neuroscience of depression, how does it affect decision-making, and what are the ethics of medical treatments? Rana Mitter chairs a discussion looking at how we control our minds. He is joined on stage by Professor Barbara Sahakian who questions the ethics of smart drugs, Richard Bentall the Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Liverpool, and Guardian columnist and author Clare Allan. Recorded on Saturday 26th October 2013 in front of a live audience at Sage Gateshead as part of Radio 3's Free Thinking festival.
Released:
Nov 5, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Leading artists, writers, thinkers discuss the ideas shaping our lives & links between past & present and new academic research.