Working Scientist
Latest Episodes
How trauma’s effects can pass from generation to generation
Neuroepigenetics researcher Isabelle Mansuy investigates how life life experiences and environmental factors can shape not only us, but also our descendants.
How deep brain stimulation is helping people with severe depression
Neurologist Helen Mayberg describes a treatment that tunes a circuit in the brain with an implanted device.
Restoring the sense of smell to COVID-19 patients
Cochlear implants allow deaf people to process sounds and speech. Could a similar device help those who can no longer smell?
Understanding the difference between the mind and the brain
Neuroscientist Chantel Prat is keen to understand why, despite a growing awareness of diversity and its importance, we still sometimes struggle to accept different perspectives.
The hospital conversation that set a young epilepsy patient on the neuroscience career path
Epilepsy researcher Christin Godale credits a child neurologist for spotting her curiosity about the the human brain and her medical condition.
How ice hockey helped me to explain how unborn babies’ brains are built
William Harris is fascinated by the complexities of neural development. He turned to a sport he loves to explain it to a general audience.
The brain science collaboration that offers hope to blind people
A key aim of Pieter Roelfsemas research is to develop a device to restore rudimentary eyesight to people whose optic nerve has died.
Social sponges: Gendered brain development comes from society, not biology
After debunking many myths around male and female brains, Gina Rippons research interests now include gender gaps in science and why they persist, even in allegedly gender-equal societies.
What happens in our brains when we're trying to be funny
Did you hear the one about the neuroscientist who became a stand-up comic and who now researches artificial intelligence's joke-writing potential?
Marvelling at the mystery of consciousness through a scientific lens
Neuroscientist Anil Seth, author of Being You: A New Science of Consciousness, describes the multidisciplinary appeal of his research.