All In The Mind

The international race is on to build a bionic brain. But where do you start? We hear from the world’s top brain builders on this complex and exciting challenge.

Magicians mostly keep their secrets under their hats – but in a new form of treatment for children with a brain disorder called Hemiplegia, they are making an exception.  

Big data and what it can tell us about our emotions

Are we in the midst of a narcissism epidemic? We explore the causes, symptoms and solutions to this growing trend of self obsession.

Brain training in social skills and emotion recognition can help people with the psychotic symptoms of mental illness.

The intriguing story of the neuroscientist with the brain scan of a psychopathic killer, and can we stop 'callous and unemotional' kids from becoming adult psychopaths?

Post traumatic stress causes structural brain changes, as well as psychological, emotional and physical health problems. A retired SAS commander tells his story and a Cambodian refugee benefits from neurofeedback treatment.

As a teenager life is on fire but it can also be risky & overwhelming. Hear how a new understanding of the science behind the emerging young mind can help to capture the positive essence of adolescence and make way for a strong and stable adulthood.

How the human brain perceives music, how composers exploit our instinctive reaction to it and the relationship between music and emotion

Ants can teach, rats have a sense of humour, chimpanzees can deceive and elephants grieve. Fascinating research now shows that the cognitive and emotional processes of animals are far more sophisticated than we once thought.