NeuroPod

May 2012: Cellular batteries and brain disorders, the many faces of the humble synapse, the most advanced brain-computer interface yet, and dissecting the functions of genes in disease.

April 2012: The roots of modern justice in the brain, tuning in to one voice in a crowded room, anaesthetised monkeys play ball, and how our social relationships influence our physical health.

Will we ever know how the brain produces our subjective, conscious experiences? Neuroscientist Christof Koch thinks we will, and his new book sets out his views on consciousness and more.

March 2012: The hardest problem in science, the ultimate memory experiment, a new brainy exhibition opens, and is it possible to be addicted to food?

February 2012: Some neuro myth-busting, the link between ageing and degeneration, how the brain’s wiring makes us who we are, and humans: not just scaled-up monkeys.

January 2012: Computing reward in the brain, how neurons change the language they speak, neuronal Mexican waves boost memory, and some very important cellular gatekeepers.

The changing brains of London taxi drivers, why we love a good story, how learning changes brain circuits, and a round-up of the best neuroscience research of 2011.

Gaming and the brain, growing healthy human neurons, DIY neuroscience, and subjective attention: now you think you see it, now you think you don't.

We look back on twenty colourful years of fMRI, talk about some stimulating treatments for depression, and get some hints from genetics on how to build a brain.

How do you build a brain? Two studies of gene expression in this week's Nature give a few hints. Gene expression varies by brain region and by age. Two teams have been mapping the changes.

How the brain learnt to read, the burden of mental disorders in Europe, how the brain is like an Amazon warehouse, and the many faces of the hippocampus.