Swansea University Medical School: Neuroscience

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Dr Phil Newton & Dr Samuel Webster

7 episodes

7 months ago

A series of neuroscience podcasts aimed at medical students with clinical comments.

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A series of neuroscience podcasts aimed at medical students with clinical comments.

Science

Education

Episodes (7/7)

Swansea University Medical School: Neuroscience

7. Neurological basis of movement

Reflex arcs, lower motor neurones, upper motor neurones, the cerebellum, basal ganglia, the frontal cortex and even decussations get a mention.

7 years ago

57 minutes 19 seconds

Swansea University Medical School: Neuroscience

6. Pain pathways

We cover the neuroanatomy, and a little neuroscience, of how pain is perceived by the brain and how analgesics and the brain itself can modify this.

14 years ago

59 minutes 31 seconds

Swansea University Medical School: Neuroscience

5. Addiction

Phil talks about the neuroscience of addiction and withdrawal.

14 years ago

1 hour 1 minute 9 seconds

Swansea University Medical School: Neuroscience

4. Autonomic nervous system

Phil and Sam talk about the anatomy of the autonomic nervous system, the neurotransmitters involved and pharmacological targets.

15 years ago

53 minutes 5 seconds

Swansea University Medical School: Neuroscience

3. Neurotransmitters

Phil tries to teach Sam about neurotransmitters and how they work. We work through a list of the main neurotransmitters and give an overview of their functions.

15 years ago

39 minutes 55 seconds

Swansea University Medical School: Neuroscience

2. Neurobiology of appetite regulation

Phil tells Sam why his weight is fairly stable, what happens in his brain when he gets hungry and what changes when he has eaten. We talk about the adipostat, leptin, ghrelin and obesity, why we choose particular foods and how dopamine, opioids and (probably) serotonin are involved.

15 years ago

48 minutes 25 seconds

Swansea University Medical School: Neuroscience

1. Action potentials and synapses

Phil describes the electrochemical nature of action potentials, the different phases and how a neuron transmits a signal along its length and from neuron to neuron.

15 years ago

33 minutes 28 seconds