A Lifetime of Brain Fitness , a discussion on the developing brain and how to keep our brain fit. Successful Aging and the Brain , a discussion about what happens to the brain as we age, addressing differences between normal and abnormal memory loss. Surgery and the Brain takes the listener into the world of brain surgey and neurosurgeons. The hour takes a look at the men and women who touch the brain, and the patients who rely on their skills. Sleep and the Brain examines the biological clock that guides us in and out of wakefulness.
Neuroscientists try to decipher the fundamentals of sleep.
The journalists, Garrick Utley, hosts the program. This program explores a range of emotions including happiness, fear and anger as well as the effect of emotion on memory. Hosted by veteran journalist Garrick Utley. Music and the Brain , hosted by Tony and Emmy Award-winning actor and singer Mandy Patinkin, this special explores the emerging field of neuromusicology, including remarkable new research on how music affects the structure and function of the brain. The Teenage Brain explores activity in the brain during adolescence, including what research is revealing about teen depression and suicide, emotional development, sleep, eating disorders and more.