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Getting serious on sleep

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Jun 19, 2019

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This month - should we be changing the way we view sleep? We're talking slumber and mental health, body clocks and genes, and snoozing's impact on learning and memory. Plus, we'll be diving into some of the latest neuroscience news with the help of some local experts... For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Jun 19, 2019

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The Wanderings of a Naked Brain: This month we'll be trotting the globe to open our minds! We soak up some naked brain wanderings, including visiting the banja, a Russian sauna, to be whipped by birch leaves. Plus, from the States, we'll meet the caring Robot trio, designed... by Naked Neuroscience, from the Naked Scientists
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