All In The Mind

Impulsive, impatient, easily bored, chaotic and need to multi-task?  Adult ADHD is quite common but not well understood and managed.

The surprising science of sleep and daydreaming. Letting your mind wander involves complex brain activity and facilitates problem solving, creativity and even enhances our sense of identity. Also, scientific sleep studies are showing that our memory can be enhanced and we can learn new things ... all while we’re quietly snoozing.  This program looks at the benefits of zoning out.

Imagine what it's like to live in the confusing world of dementia. Whilst we wait for a medical breakthrough, nearly 350,000 Australians are living with dementia day to day. A recent study has found that adding fun, laughter and song into the lives of dementia patients can lift their mood and even their cognition. And we see how some Montessori philosophy can help to improve the quality of dementia care.

How do you deal with the voices in your head? We all hear them – but for some it’s terrifying.  What happens in the brain and why engaging with them can actually help to heal.

Brain work, the hope and the hype.

Comedian Tim Ferguson kept his diagnosis of MS secret for years. Now it's out and he's more determined than ever to keep the world laughing.

The story of HM, the man with no memory and what he taught neuroscience.

While brain injuries and disorders are no doubt traumatic– they can lead to dramatic discoveries about how the human brain works. 

Around 2500 people take their own lives in Australia every year. We hear from suicide survivors and those bereaved by suicide who are now lending their voices to a better understanding of the complex feelings involved.

The so called psychiatrists bible, is deeply flawed argues U.S. psychotherapist Gary Greenberg.  Has it become impossible to differentiate mental illness from everyday suffering and does psychiatry need a new paradigm?