Matter of the Mind

At the end of every interview for Matter of the Mind, we asked the same question: what fascinates you about the brain? In this bonus episode, we embedded some of these brain fascinations in music and sound to share them with you!

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Our lives are packed with decisions. How do they come to be and how much control do we have over them ourselves? In the final episode of our series, we investigate what neuroscientists can add to this discussion - and how other disciplines respond.

How do we see the world around us? In this episode, we discuss the intricacies of our visual system and find out that vision isn't as straightforward as it seems. Along the way, we see what happens when the process of perception goes wrong.

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Because of advances in the field of neuroimaging, more and more of our brain is brought to light. What could this lead to in the future? As we get lost in the workings of brain scanners, we encounter what could happen when you expose the invisible.

Few people get to a life where interaction with the outside world is close to impossible. But for those that do, the impact is enormous. In this episode, we talk to researchers that are trying to restore their ability to communicate.

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How does our brain change? Can it simply rewire itself? In a story past amputees and our critical period, we uncover the brain's seemingly endless possibilities – and, at last, its limits.

Two guys fascinated by the brain, that’s how this podcast came to be. When we dove into the realm of neuroscience, we found many researchers trying to uncover the secrets hidden in this mysterious organ. In this 5-episode podcast series, we take you on a scientific journey, past neurons screaming for attention, threats to our mental realm, and ideas that could shift our opinions about ourselves.