Memory
The case for whether plants can actually learn
What if plants are smarter than we think - a lot smarter? That's the central premise for an essay, published in The Paris Review by New York-based writer and editor Cody Delistraty. Audio
Anne Unkenstein - How do you remember?
Anne Unkenstein is a Melbourne-based clinical neuropsychologist who helps people cope with memory illnesses, including dementia. Dr Unkenstein's new book, Memory-wise, explains how memory works and… Audio
I Didn't Know That: How You Remember Memories
What's your first memory? And how accurate do you think is it? Tonight in our occasuonal series "I Didn't Know That" we're examining memory and memory distortions and whether you can repress memories… Audio
Shane O'Mara: walking can help combat depression
Neuroscientist Shane O'Mara is an avid walker who has just released a new book that is something of a hymn to the most basic of exercises, In Praise of Walking. He joins the show to discuss the… Audio
Senior moments: reversing memory loss in old age
American neuroscientist Robert Reinhart is making advances in attempting to reverse memory loss. He has, with his team at Boston University, worked out how to give someone in their sixties or… Audio
Don't be fooled! Magic tricks & the psychology of the mind
What do illusions tell us about how our mind works and what is it about human cognition that makes us fooled by trickery? Kathryn talks with Professor Nicola Clayton and Clive Wilkins… Audio
How far back do your memories go?
Professor Martin Conway, the director of the center for memory at the University of London, says if you remember anything before the age of 3, your mind is playing tricks. Audio
Science news: better faster?
Scientists have discovered memory in skin cells enables faster healing. But what are the dangers? Audio
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles
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
How to remember
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
How to erase a snails memory
In the future we might be able to choose our memories and delete the bad ones. Now that might sound like something from science fiction, indeed it's the plot to films like Eternal Sunshine of the… Audio
Movement and memory
The way you move can say a lot about how your brain is ageing. Rodolfo Savica of the Mayo Clinic recently published a study in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease linking gait with memory and cognitive… Audio
Why do we remember things differently?
So why is that different people can remember the same event in a very different way?
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Depression impairs forward-thinking
Neuroscientist Donna Rose Addis on the study which says the ability to think about the future is significantly impaired during depression, and it is linked to changes in the brain. Audio
Lynne Kelly: The Memory Code
How did ancient cultures record and retain vast amounts of information about animals and plants to pass down to future generations? Australian science writer Lynne Kelly's latest book explores the… Audio
Science: new bones and how exercise improves your memory
Dr Chris Smith with science news and this week how exercise can help your memory, and a new way to replace damaged bones. Audio
Pesticide bad news for bee learning and memory
Chemists and zoologists have teamed up to investigate the impact of the pesticide chlorpyrifos on bee learning and memory Audio
Probiotics and the brain
A team of researchers led by Professor Ted Dinan of University College Cork has found that people taking a specific kind of probiotic bacteria experienced reduced stress levels and also an improvement… Audio
How soon is too soon for commemorating traumatic events?
How soon is too soon for commemorating traumatic events such as terrorist attacks, wars and natural disasters? Prof Kendall Philips, from Syracuse University in the US, is coming to New Zealand for… Audio
The effect of sleep on memory
Professor Ted Abel, director of the Biological Basis of Behaviour Program, University of Pennsylvania. He is an expert on sleep and memory, and has studied how sleep deprivation hampers memory… Audio