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A Neuroscientist Explains

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... Read more

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A Neuroscientist Explains: how whooping increases your enjoyment

A Neuroscientist Explains: how whooping increases your enjoyment

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

23 Mar 2018

28mins

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A neuroscientist explains: how we perceive the truth

A neuroscientist explains: how we perceive the truth

Dr Daniel Glaser explores what the wiring of the brain can tell us about how we perceive the world

12 Feb 2017

33mins

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A Neuroscientist Explains: season two trailer

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 goin... Read more

27 Feb 2018

1min

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A Neuroscientist Explains: is the internet addictive?

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... Read more

5 Mar 2018

35mins

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A Neuroscientist Explains: psychology's replication crisis

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 wa... Read more

19 Mar 2018

26mins

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A neuroscientist explains: magnetic resonance imaging

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 prod... Read more

19 Feb 2017

48mins

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A neuroscientist explains: the need for ‘empathetic citizens’

A neuroscientist explains: the need for ‘empathetic citizens’

What is the neuroscience behind empathy? When do children develop it? And can it be taught?

5 Feb 2017

37mins

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A Neuroscientist Explains: the evolutionary origins of social behaviour

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 o... Read more

12 Mar 2018

37mins

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A neuroscientist explains: listener's emails about memory

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 vivid... Read more

8 Feb 2017

8mins

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A neuroscientist explains: listener's emails about empathy

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 neuroscien... Read more

14 Feb 2017

12mins

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