brain connectivity

Bring on the tunes! In this episode, Michael explores the power of music, from reducing pain to forging strong family relationships. Neuroscientist Dr Psyche Loui from Northeastern University in Boston reveals how just eight weeks of music listening can change activity in the brain, impacting our reward centres in our brain, and why this could be important for healthy ageing. Our volunteer Roberta has a go at “mindful” music listening with an eclectic range of music from Bollywood music to opera.

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Producer: Nija Dalal-Small Science Producer: Catherine Wyler Assistant Producer: Gulnar Mimaroglu Trainee Assistant Producer: Toni Arenyeka Executive Producer: Zoe Heron A BBC Studios production for BBC Sounds / BBC Radio 4.

Episode 104 sees *definitely* all three of The ADHD Adults discuss psychedelics and ADHD.  As usual, Alex the Psycho.......education Monkey provides skull-crushingly boring 'evidence' on the subject, all three (definitely not just two) ADHD adults give their personal reflections on the theme and provide 'top tips' on the topic.  'What has James lost, forgotten or mislaid this week?" returns, and Alex reads the usual 'definitely real' correspondence.  Alex can’t be arsed to do a Shakespeare joke and James does Mrs ADHD throughout the whole episode (ding)...

Written by James Brown, Alex Conner and Sam Brown.

Produced by James Brown and JBHD Ltd.

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