Super Brain

Eureka moments are a specific form of creativity. They don't just materialise from the ether – it’s simply the work of the human brain. In this booster Dr Sabina Brennan shares some scientific insights into this kind of creativity and offers some tips on how to super charge your own creativity. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/superbrain . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

BP Walter's Sunday Times best seller, The Dinner Guest is one of the best books I've read in quite some time. As soon as I finished it I felt compelled to contact the author to see if he would be a guest on Super Brain because I wanted to get inside the head of such a fabulous author. I must admit I was utterly blown away to discover that BP aka Barnaby is only 29 years old! This episode is all ab...

Dr Sabina Brennan hands the mic for this booster to sex therapist and self-confessed sez geek Emily Power Smith who shares her top 4 tips for great sex Emily is a professional member of the World Association of sexual health. Emily is absolutely passionate about providing current and factual information about sexuality, so that people are equipped to make good choices about their own sexual health...

I've had a clitoris all of my life and never knew that what we refer to as the clitoris is actually only the sensitive tip of an extensive internal organ that is capable of erection. The clitoris was removed from anatomy manuals in the beginning of the 20th century because its only purpose is pleasure. This video by Betty Dodson sketches out the full extent of the clitoris that is absent from text...

Dr Sabina Brennan explores savant syndrome and the circumstances in which humans can demonstrate extraordinary capabilities, usually in art, music and mathematics. As promised within the episode this the Scientific article on Sudden Savant syndrome Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/superbrain . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lauren White-Murphy, aka @lolopopworld was a successful ghost writer signed with Warner Bros whose music had featured on hit shows like American Horror Story when her own horror story struck just weeks before her 30th birthday, Multiple sclerosis not only had her falling down at work but failing to find the words that had helped her become a successful lyricist in Hollywood. Alone with a diagnosis...

In this booster shot Sabina Brennan explains how specialised brain cells that only fire in certain places help us to navigate the world around us Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/superbrain . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Sabina Brennan speaks to Irish Trinidadian author Amanda Smyth about her new book Fortune, about being rootless and untethered, about chance meetings and living life in technicolour rather than in black and white. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/superbrain . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Sabina Brennan makes a surprising discovery about Monday's guest Norma Sheahan Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/superbrain . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sabina Brennan shoots the breeze with multi-talented actor, writer, voiceover artist, Norma Sheahan Her weekly podcast is Heal Your Hole with Norma Sheahan - which is also the name of this episode. Norma is currently in Gaiety performing “Shirley Valentine” - Unlike COVID you'll want to catch it if you can.. She’s RADA trained and has performed in most theatres. She won best actress for Enda Walsh...

Dr Sabina Brennan speaks with Michael Kaplen, a personal injury lawyer, who specialises in representing individuals who have sustained a traumatic brain injury. We speak at length about the often debilitating, long-lasting and often misunderstood consequences of one of the most common forms of brain injury, concussion. We explain why children are particularly vulnerable and why we are passionate t...

Dr Sabina Brennan shares some recent research that shines a light on how the brain detects untruths and why we shouldn't always trust our gut. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/superbrain . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A brief update from my hotel room in London plus some tips on how to protect your most precious organ - your brain Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/superbrain . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Sabina Brennan and Dr Mary McGill continue their conversation about social media with a particular focus on distortion, dehumananisation, selfie-taking, self-esteem, censorship and cancel culture. Mary also makes a case for stoicism. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/superbrain . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sleep loss can lead to weight gain. Did you gain weight during the pandemic? Have you been struggling to lose it? Have you tried and failed at dieting? Perhaps poor sleep or insomnia are at the root of your weight gain and the reason you are struggling to shift the excess. In this episode Dr Sabina Brennan explains the neuroscience behind poor sleep, appetite, willpower, weight gain and obesity. S...

Super Brain host Dr Sabina Brennan chats to Dr Mary McGill author of The Visibility Trap about gender-based online abuse, the need to ethical checks, surveillance, self-monitoring, visibility and exposure. Check out the  Super Brain  blog for full transcripts, links and videos. Get Super Brain ad-free on Patreon No time for ads? Go ad free. For the price of a coffee once a month you get...

Continuing on from the themes of identity and motherhood discussed in Monday's interview with Melissa Hogenboom, Dr Sabina Brennan looks for silver linings and explains how the identity challenges faced by women and mothers more particularly can actually bestow an advantage because they make us more resilient in times of change and transition such as those we have faced throughout the pandemic and...

Dr Sabina Brennan chats to award-winning BBC science journalist Melissa Hogenboom about her new book The Motherhood Complex and the science behind mothering. Melissa and Sabina chat openly and honestly about how challenged they felt as mothers of two young children. There's a good dose of science and myth busting too - as Melissa says - becoming a mother may be an everyday occurrence but it is an...

Building on Monday's fascinating episode on psychosomatic illness with Dr Suzanne O'Sullivan, Dr Sabina Brennan shares her own experiences and more of Suzanne's insights about the physical manifestations of psychological factors. #psychosomaticillness #hypochondria #malingering #mentalhealth #neurology #neuroscience #psychology #psychologicalillness #psychological #brain #brainhealth Support this...

Dr Sabina Brennan chats to neurologist Dr Suzanne O'Sullivan in this fascinating episode about psychosomatic illness, psychogenic disorders and mass hysteria. My favourite books, films and TV shows are mysteries, detective stories and psychological thrillers. As a psychologist I’ve learned not to let the psychological inaccuracies spoil my fiction fun. But I had to do no such thing with Suzanne O’...

Season 4 of Super Brain kicks off Monday September 6th, I chat to an impressive group of inspiring and fascinating guests this season This trailer gives you a little taster of whats in store with short clips from: S4E1 - The Brain Detective with Dr Suzanne O'Sullivan 🕵️‍♂️ 🧠🕵️‍♂️ 🧠🕵️‍♂️ 🧠🕵️‍♂️ 🧠 S4E2 - Happy Mum - Happy Baby with Melissa Hogenboom 🤱🤱🤱🤱🤱🤱🤱🤱🤱 S4E3 - The Visibility Trap...

National Rescue Dog Day which aims to encourage people to adopt dogs from shelters and rescues, as well as educating children about animals and their benefits. As mother to 4 rescue dogs Dr Sabina Brennan shares her personal positive experience and presents some of the science that backs up what we already instinctively feel about the benefits of being around dogs. Support this show http://support...

Dr Sabina Brennan talks to comedian, actor and broadcaster PJ Gallagher about loving motorbiking racing and his weekly courtship with death, hating standup and embracing honesty. For bonus materials, transcripts and more check out the  Super Brain podcast blog . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/superbrain . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week is Mental Health Week and the theme for 2021 is nature, Dr Sabina Brennan explores the neuroscience underlying the mental health benefits of nature T Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/superbrain . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Sabina Brennan chats to Anna Geary about her career choices, her goals, her hopes for the future and body image, particularly the importance of looking after your body for functionality rather than for aesthetics, Watch out for Anna's upcoming RTE documentary which explores the reasons teenage girls drop out of sport. For bonus materials, transcripts and more check out the Super Brain podcast b...