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Naked Neuroscience, from the Naked Scientists

Naked Neuroscience, from the Naked Scientists

By: James Tytko
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 Open your mind with Naked Neuroscience, the spine-tingling, interactive monthly exploration of the workings of the nervous system from the Naked Scientists.The Naked Scientists Biological Sciences Hygiene & Healthy Living Natural History Nature & Ecology Physical Illness & Disease Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Science
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  • Managing multiple sclerosis

    Managing multiple sclerosis
    Feb 19 2025
    This episode of Naked Neuroscience is co-published on the Naked Scientists Podcast. James Tytko examines one of the largest causes of disability amongst the young: multiple sclerosis. We hear from Lara Kingsman who is living with MS, doctors at the University of Cambridge take us inside the brain to help guide interventions, and the MS Society tell us about their innovative drug trial in collaboration with UCL to help find new treatments... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    28 mins
  • New ideas about OCD pave the way for alternative treatments

    New ideas about OCD pave the way for alternative treatments
    Dec 10 2024
    Pervasive misconceptions about what OCD is may have stood in the way of making progress towards better treating the condition. Keeping your room tidy is not necessarily a sign that you have a psychiatric condition, despite what someone might claim in passing. Now, new theories about the way this anxiety disorder affects the brain are leading to new possibilities with regards to helping people who don't see an improvement from current gold standard therapies. James Tytko explores... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    28 mins
  • Are smartphones bad for children?

    Are smartphones bad for children?
    Nov 11 2024
    In this episode of Naked Neuroscience, James Tytko is investigating what harms smartphones might be inflicting on adolescents. He hears from a collective action group seeking to delay giving phones to their children, neuropsychologist Richard Cytowic describes the autism-like symptoms which arise from too much screen time, and we hear why a ban on smartphones in schools might be a step too far in mitigating the negative effects. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    31 mins
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