Everyday Neuro: Psychology and Neuroscience Podcast

Dr Matthew Hughes, a Clinical Neuropsychologist specializing in Type II diabetes, discusses how diet impacts cognition, including the effects of the 'Western diet', alcohol, and caffeine. They explore how genes and brain influence food choices. The podcast emphasizes the importance of a balanced diet for cognitive health and managing cognitive effects of Type II diabetes.

Guest Joel Goulter, an expert on Air Traffic Controllers, discusses the complex skills required for safety in the air. Topics include expertise, attention, working memory, and executive functions. The impacts of distractions on inhibitory control and working memory are explored, and techniques for enhancing learning and becoming an expert are discussed.

In this episode, I discuss brain injury and how it affects the brain, physical abilities, cognition and behaviour. There is a particular focus on traumatic brain injury and how concussion in sport is an area receiving interest from researchers. I interview Brodie Ingham who has investigated concussion in Australian gridiron, and she reveals that the results show the need for greater reporting within the sport. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I interview Hannah Miller, a researcher in psychology who has found that sociability and having hobbies is an important factor in the relationship between perceived memory issues and anxiety in older adults. In a bonus episode available through Patreon or Acast+, I discuss the clinical profile and hallmark biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease, and the research that suggests that lifestyle factors such as exercise can be beneficial in reducing the impact of the disease on behaviour and wellbeing. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I discuss the current psychology/neuroscience research that suggests that lifestyle factors such as physical exercise, are helping to enhance aspects of cognition, brain functioning and wellbeing in older adults. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I introduce you to the human brain and discuss the global structure of the central nervous system, cognitive functions such as memory and attention, and the neuron at the microscopic level. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.