Naked Neuroscience, from the Naked Scientists

This episode treats OCD as a serious condition shaped by intrusive thoughts, compulsive behavior, and the brain systems that can keep those loops going.

It treats smartphone use in childhood as a real tradeoff, not a simple yes or no. The discussion gives phones their due as a source of information, communication, and entertainment, then keeps the focus on what worries people most: mental health, weaker grades, and the pull of…

Traumatic brain injury is often talked about in general terms, but this episode makes it feel immediate: a footballer ringed by medals and caps who cannot remember them, and an injury that can look minor before it worsens fast.

Naked Neuroscience uses a neatly varied set of stories to ask how much context the brain needs before the world starts to make sense. It opens with scientists in America modeling the visual system of a male fruit fly closely enough to predict how it behaves when looking at a…

Naked Neuroscience treats touch as a human issue with real health stakes, beginning with the loss of hugs during the pandemic and moving into evidence that regular contact can ease physical pain, stress, anxiety, and depression.

Memory receives a practical, science-led treatment in this extended conversation with Charan Ranganath, whose work with brain imaging and past events gives the subject a steady center.

Political extremism, peer influence, and PTSD treatment sit at the center of this episode, and the result is a clear reminder that the brain is shaped by social and biological forces, not sealed off from them.

The episode tracks multiple sclerosis from relapses to neurodegeneration with a steady grasp of both the biology and the lived cost. It lays out how white blood cells attack myelin, how nerve signals get disrupted, and why symptoms can range from numbness and tingling to…