Dr. Richard Roche of the Department of Psychology, at Maynooth University has recently presented a short series entitled “The brain Box”, broadcast on Newstalk FM. The show investigates several topics in neuroscience and also features an interview with Dr. Michelle Kelly, also of the Department of Psychology at MU. In the series Dr. Roche meet experts in the field, like Professor Ian Robertson and Professor Fiona Newell from Trinity College Dublin, to talk about the brain and the things that we are still discovering every day, including new research into the exciting area of brain plasticity which states that the brain constantly evolves and adapts, even after damage and into old age, which has implications for the rehabilitation of the brain after trauma and in treating diseases like Alzheimer's. He also talks to Professor John Cryan about the link between the brain and the gut, Aine Behan from Cortechs about using tablet games to encourage children to focus and to Kevin Mitchell about the genetics of the brain; Nature vs Nurture.
The Newstalk FM link to the official web page can be found here and a series of podcasts from the show can be found here.