Barbara Sahakian
Jim Al-Khalili meets neuroscientist Barbara Sahakian. Neurotransmitters (chemicals in the brain) affect memory and understanding, but can new drugs make people smarter?
Jim Al-Khalili meets neuroscientist Barbara Sahakian. Neurotransmitters are chemicals in the brain which effect our memory and understanding, and neuropharmacology is the study of drugs which can be used in conditions like Alzheimer's disease or depression. But can new treatments improve the performance of surgeons or pilots and could they even be used to make us more entrepreneurial?
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- Tue 29 May 201209:00BBC Radio 4
- Tue 29 May 201221:30BBC Radio 4
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The Life Scientific
Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work.
