Everyday Neuro 013: Is it Ethical? When the Harm Outweighs the Benefit in Psychology Research
In this episode, I introduce the topic of ethical considerations in psychological research and describe past research experiments that are now deemed as potentially harmful. I will be telling you abou...
30 Apr 201931min
Everyday Neuro 012: Theories of How We Learn and Develop, and How This Shapes Our Relationships
In this episode, I discuss theories of human development including a look at the psychologists who proposed them and how these contribute to our current understanding of learning. I talk about neuroim...
31 Mar 201931min
Everyday Neuro 011: How to Achieve your Goals - Future Thought and Success
In this episode, I discuss goal setting and implementation including a review of intrinsic and extrinsic goals. I talk about ways to maximise your success as an individual, small business or as an ent...
31 Jan 201916min
Everyday Neuro 010: Distortions of Memory - Truth, Lies and Eyewitness Testimony
In this episode, I invite you to take part in tasks to help illustrate the use of schemas, or packages of information, that help to guide our memory and how such energy saving ‘short-cuts’ by our brai...
30 Nov 201831min
Everyday Neuro 009: Using Rehabilitation Apps to Enhance Lives in Developmental Amnesia, Stroke and Brain Injury
In this episode, I discuss the topic of apps and how they are becoming increasingly used to support symptoms relating to brain damage. I provide a summary of a novel virtual peer delivered memory supp...
30 Okt 201819min
Everyday Neuro 008: Autobiographical Memory - How Good is Your Memory about You?
In this episode, I discuss the topic of autobiographical memory (ABM) and the brain areas associated with it. I will test your own memory for personal events, and will look at cases of people with hig...
18 Sep 201826min
Everyday Neuro 007: Anxiety in the Workplace - How to Enhance Culture and Productivity
In this episode, I discuss the topic of anxiety with a particular focus on the workplace. I will look at the symptoms of anxiety and provide helpful ways in which anxiety can be reduced to enhance wel...
25 Jun 201817min
Everyday Neuro 006: How Diet Affects Cognition - Exploring the Consumption of Caffeine, Alcohol and the So-called Western Diet
In this episode, I discuss the topic of diet on cognition. I look specifically at the affects of the so-called ‘western diet’, alcohol and caffeine on cognitive skills such as memory and attention, an...
30 Mai 201820min
