Up To Date | Snail Memory Transplants, Eyes In The Back Of Your Head, and Treating Epilepsy with CBD
Inquiring Minds
English - May 18, 2018 08:13 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MB - ★★★★ - 821 ratingsSocial Sciences Science Society & Culture science neuroscience critical thinking female host interview Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This week: There are reports that scientists have ‘transferred a memory' in snails—what does the research actually say?; we examine a study that suggests people can form a “sphere a sensitivity” around their heads; and we look at new research on using Cannabidiol (CBD), a compound derived from the cannabis plant as treatment for a severe form of epilepsy.
Links mentioned:
https://www.inquisitr.com/4898738/we-have-eyes-in-the-back-of-the-head-study-shows/
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-44111476
http://www.psypost.org/2018/05/cannabidiol-significantly-reduces-seizures-patients-severe-form-epilepsy-51258