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ALTERED BRAIN / BRAIN DISORDERS / MENTAL ILLNESS

[59:20] Psychedelic drugs, once dismissed by some as a flashback to 1960s counterculture, have generated a resurgenc…

[5:23] Michael Pollan explains what goes on during the mental fireworks of a psychedelic experience. – If your e…

[8:13] Near Death Experience (NDE)… Scientifically explained. Lots of anecdotes claiming what seems to be ver…

[53:04] The scientific study of consciousness is in a golden age. Despite the fact the emotions are the amongst the most …

[3:35] UChicago neuroscientist Peggy Mason studies empathy–specifically how rats (and presumably other mam…

[1:28:13] What if your brain at 77 were as plastic as it was at 7? What if you could learn Mandarin with the ease of a toddler …

[3:41] “Neurolaw” is becoming increasingly important in the courtroom, but how effective are the curre…

[31:54] A conversation with psychologist and neuroscientist Robin Carhart-Harris on his work to explore the untappe…

[6:26] Can you force yourself to crave lettuce and running? Nora Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abu…

[19:30] Suzanne O’Sullivan has been a consultant in neurology since 2004, working first at the Royal London Hospita…