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Think Fast S1, EP1 - Where have they been with John Hardy
Oct 1, 2020 • 10:39
This is the first episode of Think Fast, a new short series we are making which brings you cutting edge news from around the world of Neuroscience and Psychology. Over the past six months with a lockdown across most of the world research has been equally hit. When you study…
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Think Fast S1, EP2 - Where have they been with Joe Galea
Oct 8, 2020 • 15:26
Dr Joseph Galea was a guest on WCNeuro back in season 2 talking about motor learning, stroke rehabilitation and the encounters of being mugged in this post-doctorate life which is he oddly well adjusted over. In this catch up we ask him how his lab has been handling not only…
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Think Fast S1, EP3 - Psychologist Vs Psychiatrist with Prof Matthew Broome
Oct 15, 2020 • 12:56
Once upon a time, I was a teaching assistant and when I was a teaching assistant I was asked all the time what was the difference between a psychologist and psychiatrist. It is probably the most common question I have ever been asked since I graduated as a psychologist half…
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Think Fast S1, EP4 - Where have they been with Julianne Flanagan
Oct 22, 2020 • 12:10
Continuing our inauguration of Think Fast with a visit back to our previous guests this time we are talking with a guest from season 3 of WCNeuro which was kindly sponsored by the Biochemical Society in the UK. Julianne is a researcher who studies PTSD and interpersonal violence. We spoke…
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Think Fast S1, EP5 - How your legs work with Brigitte Lavoie
Oct 29, 2020 • 11:06
In this episode of think fast we are speaking with Brigitte Lavoie who is a neuroscientist that worked on the fundamentals of antagonist muscles, when we need one muscle to contract and another to relax. Most motions our bodies does automatically keep the balance between two sets of muscles in…
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Think Fast S1, EP6 - Where have they been with Antje Ihlefeld
Nov 5, 2020 • 11:39
Antje was a guest on season two of WaterCooler Neuroscience discussing her work with auditory perception and how that effects those with hearing impairment and hearing aids. In this episode we talk about how the last six months have been for her and her lab and the work that she…
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Think Fast S1, EP7 - The twinkling stars of the brain with Ashley Ingiosi
Nov 12, 2020 • 17:51
Sleep is a deep and rich topic in Psychology and Neuroscience because while it doesn't have the flashiness of 'what is consciousness' it is still a state that we occupy for around a third of lives and yet we understand very little of. In this episode we are not talking…
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Think Fast S1, EP8 - Learning about the structure of neurons with Bryan Roth
Nov 19, 2020 • 15:58
In this episode, Bryan Roth is talking with our host Wilf Nelson about how serotonin and hallucinogens bind. Hallucinogens have received a lot of press recently for their uses in medicine and helping those with conditions traditionally resistant to other medical interventions but we will still don't know a lot…
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Think Fast S1, EP9 - Laser precision memory manipulation with Asaf Marco
Nov 26, 2020 • 16:42
Dr. Asaf Marco is a memory expert from MIT who came on episode 9 of Think Fast. His work studies how memory formation and the genes instead our neurons can be manipulated to better understand the day to day working of human memory formation. This episode was fascinating too because…
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Think Fast S1, EP10 - Can cannabis help mental health with Carrie Cuttler
Dec 3, 2020 • 18:03
This episode is about cannabis, for decades it has been used by people to manage their mental health providing anxiety alleviating effects and supported by a range of other anecdotal evidence. With cannabis only recently being legalised across many countries in the Western world or at least approved in various…