Brain Stories

Kate Jeffery talks to Steve and Caswell about memory, how place cells might be the neural basis of our sense of space, the joys of training rats to climb around in three dimensions, and what all this has got to do with architecture.For more information and to access the transcript: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/research/domains/neuroscience/brain-stories-podcastDate of episode recording: 2023-01-31Duration: 00:49:55Language of episode: EnglishPresenter: Steve Flemming; Caswell BarryGuests: Professor Kate JefferyProducer: Patrick Robinson

Ed Wild talks to Steve and Selina in a wide-ranging discussion about Huntington's disease – encompassing genetics, disease mechanisms, therapeutic development and clinical trials – with some interesting stories about Sea Urchins and CAG repeats, and the Pope!For more information and to access the transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/research/domains/neuroscience/brain-stories-podcastDate of episode recording: 2023-01-24Duration: 00:57:18Language of episode: EnglishPresenter: Steve Flemming; Selina WrayGuests: Professor Ed WildProducer: Patrick Robinson

Tobias Hauser talks to Steve and Caswell about common misconceptions around OCD, what the "computational" means in computational psychiatry, and the reasons why teenagers might hold the key to understanding the origins of mental health problems.For more information and to access the transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/research/domains/neuroscience/brain-stories-podcastDate of episode recording: 2023-01-13Duration: 00:42:17Language of episode: EnglishPresenter: Caswell Barry; Steve FlemmingGuests: Tobias HauserProducer: Patrick Robinson

Katharina Schmack talks to Caswell and Steve about dopamine, hallucinations, how to juggle careers in science and medicine, and why sleep-deprived parents might hear things that are not really there.For more information and to access the transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/research/domains/neuroscience/brain-stories-podcast

Hugo Spiers talks about taxis, how where you grew up affects your navigation skills, and the time that Benedict Cumberbatch ruined one of his experiments.For more information and to access the transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/research/domains/n…in-stories-podcastDate of episode recording: 2022-07-19Duration: 00:56:28Language of episode: EnglishPresenter:Selina Wray & Caswell BarryGuests: Hugo SpiersProducer: Patrick Robinson

Conversations with the speakers from the 2022 UCL Neuroscience Symposium.For more information and to access the transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/research/domains/neuroscience/brain-stories-podcast Date of episode recording: 2022-06-22Duration: 00:35:39Language of episode: EnglishPresenter:Selina Wray; Caswell Barry; Steve FlemingGuests: UCL Neuroscience Symposium speakersProducer: Patrick Robinson

Aman talks to Caswell and Steve about his journey from metallurgical engineering to multi-brain region neuroscience, how this has informed his rodent VR based studies of visual navigation, and what brains taste like.For more information and to access the transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/research/domains/neuroscience/brain-stories-podcastDate of episode recording: 2022-04-13Duration: 00:43:13Language of episode: EnglishPresenter: Caswell Barry; Steve Fleming; Selina WrayGuests: Aman SaleemProducer: Patrick Robinson

Benedetto De Martino talks to Selina and Caswell about decision making, why we make choices that are bad for us, and the importance of having a hobby - plus a banjo makes an appearance.For more information and to access the transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/research/domains/n…in-stories-podcast

In our first episode in 2022, Caswell & Selina talk to Professor Sanjay Sisodiya (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) about his research into epilepsy and the intersection between climate change and neurological disease.For more information and to access the transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/research/domains/n…in-stories-podcastDate of episode recording: 2021-12-06Duration: 15/12/21Language of episode: EnglishPresenter: Caswell Barry; Steve Fleming; Selina WrayGuests: Sanjay SisodiyaProducer: Suzie McCarthy

In our fifth episode Selina and Steve chat to Professor Tamar Makin about her fascinating research on brain plasticity, artificial limbs and the potential for human augmentation.For more information and to access the transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/research/domains/n…in-stories-podcastDate of episode recording: 2021-11-24Duration: 00:34:20Language of episode: EnglishPresenter: Caswell Barry; Steve Fleming; Selina WrayGuests: Professor Tamar MakinProducer: Suzie McCarthy

In our third episode Andrew Macaskill joins Selina and Caswell to talk about how the brain weighs evidence and makes decisions - also why it's important for neuroscientists to get out of their comfort zone once in a while.For more information and to access the transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/research/domains/n…in-stories-podcast

In our third episode Selina & Caswell talk to Professor Nick Fox about the importance of research into Alzheimer's disease and the progress being made towards better diagnosis and treatment.Find out more and access the transcript here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/research/domains/neuroscience/brain-stories-podcast

Professor Nichola Raihani talks about her new book, Kalahari Babblers, Lizard Island and why we're better off together.Find out more and access the transcript here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/research/domains/neuroscience/brain-stories-podcast 

Welcome to the brand new monthly podcast series from the UCL Neuroscience Domain presented by Caswell Barry (UCL Division of Biosciences), Steve Fleming (UCL Division of Psychology & Language Sciences) and Selina Wray (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology). UCL Brain Stories aims to showcase the best of UCL Neuroscience, highlighting the wide range of cutting-edge research going on within the Neuroscience Domain as well as bringing you the people behind the research to share their journey of how they ended up here. Each month we'll be joined by a leading neuroscientist to offer their perspective on the big questions and challenges in Neuroscience research, to find out what stimulated their fascination with the brain and hear how they ended up becoming part of the UCL Neuroscience community.In our 1st episode we are joined by Professor Sophie Scott, who chats to Selina & Steve about her journey from "polytechnic to PhD" and why understanding the science of laughter is importantMore info and transcript on: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/research/domains/neuroscience/brain-stories-podcastTo hear more UCL (University College London) Podcasts, visit www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-minds/podcasts