As technology develops, we are learning more and more about how our brain works. 10 Things… presenter Jonathan McCrea undergoes an MRI scan to reveal the structures and activity going on in his brain and 2FM DJ Rick O’Shea discusses what it’s like to live with epilepsy and his efforts to raise awareness of the condition.
We meet with consultant neuropathologist Professor Michael Farrell at Ireland’s “brain bank” and learn how the country’s researchers are working to tackle neurological conditions.
And in Weird Science, Fergus McAuliffe tells us what scientists have learned from studying a remote tribe in Papua New Guinea who eat human brains. There are some dangers but also bizarre benefits.
