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The Senses

Neurologist Guy Leschziner explores the surprisingly strange world of our senses.

Radio 4,5 episodes

Episodes

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Touch
Neurologist Dr Guy Leschziner explores the surprisingly strange world of our senses.
09 Dec 2020,28 mins
Vision
Neurologist Dr Guy Leschziner explores the surprisingly strange world of our senses.
16 Dec 2020,28 mins
Hearing
‘I could hear my eyeballs moving’: how rogue messages pass between our ears and brain.
23 Dec 2020,1 min
Smell and Taste
‘Everything smelled of rotting flesh, even perfume’: What happens when smell goes wrong?
30 Nov 2020,1 min
Synaesthesia: when senses merge
Synaesthesia: We meet the man whose sister tastes of blackcurrant yoghurt
13 Jan 2021,1 min