The Brain, Epilepsy and Out of Body Experiences
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This week news that men talk as much as women, cosmetics from jellyfish, songbirds "greatest-tits", a breathtaking asthma breakthrough and a gene-screen for bowel cancer. We also uncover the cause of contagious yawns, probe the brain basis of epilepsy and manic depression, and uncover a brain region responsible for out of body experiences. Plus, in Kitchen Science, Ben and Dave find out why the raisins always rise to the top of the cereal box.
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Why do raisins always rise to the top of a box of muesli?
Suncream manufacturers say you should buy new stuff every year, as the previous year’s cream loses its effectiveness. True? Or just a marketing scam to keep up sales?
My question is somewhat creepy. If a person is at the beach, lying in the sun, and dies, will his body continue to become more tanned?
(Eww... I know.)
I give blood, so is it possible that people who have had a transfusion could be carrying my DNA?
I have a question which needs some arbitrating. When I eat raw celery my tongue goes a bit numb, but by girlfriend doesn’t believe me. I’ve looked on the internet, but haven’t seen any definitive answers about what causes this phenomenon, or whether this even really exists.
Here’s a puzzle that science has yet to solve; it’s something we all do, it’s contagious and even animals are affected. It is, of course, yawning. But why do we do it?
This week, Bob and Chelsea talk us through blood based bandages and the benefits of cut-sucking.
Most people are familiar with epilepsy, we may have friends and relatives who suffer from seisures, but the disease it a bit more complicated than that.
Olaf Blanke tells Chris Smith about how a certain region of the brain can be tricked into making you believe there's someone breathing down your neck...
What is it that makes your jaw ache when you’re eating?
With home electrical wiring, why should the wires oxidise? Would it depend on how often the wires are used? Does it matter if they are insulated?
Bipolar disorder, also known as Manic Depression, is one of the most common neuropsychiatric disorders. We spoke to Prof. Nick Craddock to find out more about the disease, and the damage it can do to sufferers and their families.
Homer Simpson once said; “Every time I learn something new it pushes some old stuff out of my brain”. I’m a history student, and as I sit here memorising the last 50 years of the EEC am I simultaneously forgetting potentially more important information, such as my sister’s birth...
Why do certain foods trigger panic attacks, and sometimes depression?
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