Podcasts
These podcasts are audio files in MP3 format that can be played on any computer.
NeuroPod June 2009
In this edition of Neuropod, Kerri Smith interviews Simon Brooks in his laboratory at Cardiff University, where he assesses the motor behaviour of mouse models of Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases. Simon talks her through several of the tests described in more detail in his Nature Reviews Neuroscience article Tests to assess motor phenotype in mice: a user's guide and discusses the factors that should be taken into account to avoid confounds. Also in the June edition: magnetic stimulation in the laboratory and the clinic, examining how the brain processes natural visual scenes and the brain's 'replay' button. NeuroPod is the neuroscience podcast from Nature, highlighting the best neuroscience research and news from Nature's journals.
NeuroPod May 2009
In this edition of Neuropod, Kerri Smith interviews Sonia Lupien and Amy Arnsten, two authors who have contributed to the Nature Reviews Neuroscience focus issue on stress. As discussed in her article Effects of stress throughout the lifespan on the brain, behaviour and cognition, Sonia Lupien explains why the brain is particularly sensitive to stress during certain periods of life. Amy Arnsten talks about the effects of stress on cognition and about the importance of (the perception of) being in control of a situation, as described in her article Stress signalling pathways that impair prefrontal cortex structure and function. NeuroPod is the neuroscience podcast from Nature, produced in association with the Dana Foundation.
NeuroPod September 2008
In this edition of Neuropod, Kerri Smith talks about the psychology of the credit crunch, how deaf people can retain speech, and an unusual play with a neuroscience theme. She also interviews Rob DeRubeis about the antidepressant effects of cognitive therapy and drugs. As discussed in his article for Nature Reviews Neuroscience, Cognitive therapy versus medication for depression: treatment outcomes and neural mechanisms, the two types of treatment might induce different neural changes, which could explain the enduring, relapse–preventing effects of cognitive therapy. NeuroPod is the neuroscience podcast from Nature, produced in association with the Dana Foundation.
NeuroPod interview August 2008
Magicians are masters in manipulating their audience's mind. In this interview by Kerri Smith for Neuropod, Susana Martinez–Conde explains what neuroscientists can learn from magicians about the neural processes that underlie perception and cognition — as discussed in more detail in the article she co–authored for Nature Reviews Neuroscience, Attention and awareness in stage magic: turning tricks into research. NeuroPod is the neuroscience podcast from Nature, produced in association with the Dana Foundation.
NeuroPod April 2008
In this edition of Neuropod, Kerri Smith talks about risky decision-making, high-res working memory, the genetics of stress and anxiety and the teenage brain. In the section on the teenage brain, she interviews Sarah-Jayne Blakemore about the article she authored for Nature Reviews Neuroscience, The social brain in adolescence. Blakemore explains how neuroimaging studies allow us to link the structural and functional changes that the social brain undergoes during adolescence to the dramatic alterations in social behaviour in teenagers. NeuroPod is the neuroscience podcast from Nature, produced in association with the Dana Foundation.
