The Brain, Epilepsy and Out of Body Experiences

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

Science Radio, Engineering, Naked Scientists, Natural Sciences, Technology, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness, Medicine, Science

4.6 • 957 Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2007

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

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. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	Stripping down science, the naked scientists.
0:05.0	Hello, welcome to this week's naked scientist.
0:09.0	That's with me, Chris Smith and also with Katai.
0:11.0	Hello, Kat.
0:12.0	Hello.
0:12.6	Now coming up this week, skin care by jellyfish.
0:14.6	Yum, Japanese scientists have found the key to silkier skin
0:17.5	and better cosmetics, and the source is a jellyfish.
0:20.7	Wonderful.
0:21.7	It's also official, men talk as much as women do and
0:24.0	scientists have also found a gene this week that causes asthma. That's all on the
0:27.6	way. But also get this. Researchers have found a part of the brain which if you
0:31.4	stimulate it triggers out of body experiences.
0:34.1	We have induced the very striking experience that there is a person behind you.
0:39.2	This feeling is so convincing that you have to turn around.
0:41.6	That is so spooky.
0:44.0	You can hear the full interview coming up later.
0:46.0	I cannot wait to hear that.
0:48.0	Anyway, on the subject of the brain this week,
0:50.0	we are exploring the basis of how the brain works
0:52.0	and how it sometimes can go wrong. We'll also
0:54.8	be finding out why we yawn and why yawning's infectious. I want to yawn right now.
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