That Neuroscience Guy

The world has recently seen a widespread focus on mental health. It's necessary to understand what good mental health is, what happens when we don't achieve it, and how to improve it. In today's epis…

Next in our series of Neuroscience Bites, we discuss the Primary Motor Cortex: a brain area important for controlling muscles all over the body. 

Brain-Computer Interfaces, or BCIs, are designed to connect our brains to technology with varying uses. It may seem like science fiction, but BCIs allow us to control robot arms, use a computer, or e…

Next in our series of Neuroscience Bites, we discuss Broca's Area: a brain area important for controlling the muscles that produce speech. 

For a lot of us, driving a vehicle is a part of everyday life. It is an incredibly complex skill that requires rapid reaction time, decision-making, and action. In today's episode of That Neuroscienc…

Next in our series of Neuroscience Bites, we discuss Wernicke's Area: a brain area important for producing and understanding speech. 

Before a big game or important meeting, you might rehearse in your head how you think it's going to go. As it turns out, imagining yourself doing something can make you better at it. In today's episo…

Next in our series of Neuroscience Bites, we discuss the hypothalamus; a brain area important for autonomic functions like sleep and hormones. 

Around 75,000,000 people, or roughly 1% of the world's population, have autism. Autism is a broad term for individuals with a variety of atypical behaviours, such as social interaction and communicat…

Next up in our series of Neuroscience Bites, we discuss the Thalamus; a brain area essential for a range of senses, consciousness, and even memory. 

We've spent a lot of time discussing different brain areas and what they do, but that's not the whole picture. How do these areas communicate and work together to create what we experience as brain f…

In this week's Neuroscience Bite, we continue our series of discussions on different brain areas with the Brainstem. 

Marijuana has seen increased support, and even legalisation, around the world in recent years. But how does Marijuana use affect the brain? In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss how…

In this week's Neuroscience Bite, we narrow in on the Hippocampus and discuss its structure and functions.

Sometimes, the area responsible for vision in a blind person's brain changes over time to complete different functions, like hearing. This extreme example of change in brain tissue is called Neuropla…

A sneak peek at what's coming in Season 4 of That Neuroscience Guy, which will premiere on September 18th. 

It's challenging to deal with the loss of a loved one. The grieving process is long and complicated, but what in the brain is causing this? In the season 3 finale of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss…

You've probably been warned about the potential of too much "Blue Light" being harmful, especially for sleep. In today's Neuroscience Bite, we discuss why and how Blue Light actually affects your bra…

We've all experienced those hot and humid days when our brains seem to work slower. Some people, like firefighters, face extreme heat regularly but still have to act rapidly in dangerous situations. …

You're only as old as you feel. In today's Neuroscience Bite, we discuss the brain benefits of feeling younger than you are.