NeuroPod - December 2009

Very cool podcast on the latest research in neuroscience.

NeuroPod

December 2009

In this episode:

• A drug for Huntington's

  A treatment that could prevent neurons from damage caused by overexcitement

  • Research paper: Okamoto et al.
  • News & Views article

• Fair play to testosterone

  A dose of the hormone makes behaviour fairer; thinking you've had a dose does the opposite

  • Research paper: Eisenegger et al.
  • News: Testosterone link to aggression may be all in the mind

• Learning to connect

  What happens in the brain when we learn a new skill?

  • Research paper: Yang et al.
  • Research paper: Xu et al.

• No fear

  Erasing fearful memories without the need for drugs

  • Research paper: Schiller et al.
  • News: Fear memories erased without drugs
  • Video: Erasing fearful memories

Tags: Psychology, brain, memory, learning, fears, Neuropod, Huntington's Disease, testosterone, connecting