Brain

This year's IgNobels have been announced, we'll take a look at some of the winners. Also, blocking a specific part of the brain's immune system has switched off the impulse of mice to drink alcohol in… Audio

Are emotions more than just automatic reactions? The current theory suggests our reactions to what happens around us are hardwired and universal. But Lisa Feldman Barrett rejects this, and says… Audio

Tips on training your brain and improving your memory, with UCLA Professor on Ageing, Dr Gary Small. He is the director of the UCLA Longevity Centre. Audio

Migraines are debilitating headaches, and Debbie Hay says that new drugs targeting the pain hormone CGRP are showing lots of promise. Audio

Brought up in a small rural town with no other connection to the fields of science or medicine Sir Richard Faull says it was growing up in a community minded family that ultimately led to him falling… Audio

Dr Chris Smith of The Naked Scientists on a discovery by a team of Australian researchers which has found that the venom of one of the world's most dangerous spiders can protect brain cells after a… Audio

Professor Nicholas Dale of the University of Warwick is developing a simple blood test to detect if you've had a stroke. He hopes this will ensure that stroke sufferers can be diagnosed and treated as… Audio

Kathryn Ryan speaks to Alex Korb, a neuroscientist at the University of California about his book The Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at at… Audio

Science news with Dr Chris Smith. A team at Stanford is using brain computer interfaces to get monkeys to type at speeds of up to 12 words per minute. Throw in some predictive text (good old… Audio

Dr Ian Rosemergy has a particular interest in epilepsy. He's a consultant neurologist and the clinical leader for neurology at Capital & Coast DHB. Audio

Kim Hill talks to Dr Josh Davis, Reader for Psychology in the Department of Psychology, Social Work and Counselling at the University of Greenwich. He has published research on human face recognition… Audio

Kim Hill talks to neuroscientist Dr Stuart Firestein, Chair of Columbia University's Department of Biological Sciences, whose lab studies the vertebrate olfactory system, seeking answers to the… Audio

Kim Hill talks to designer Thomas Thwaites, whose new book, GoatMan, tells about how he took a holiday from being human by becoming a goat in Switzerland, using special prostheses and attempting to… Audio, Gallery

Kim Hill talks to Professor Damian Bailey, a world leading expert on concussion and the ageing brain, and Director of the Research Institute of Science and Health for the University of South Wales. He… Audio

We are more microbe than human, and our microbiome may be affecting our brain, moods and behaviour. Audio

It seems like the colony of bacteria living inside our gut has never been so important! Previous studies have revealed links between the composition of this microbiome and our mood, how likely mothers… Audio