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ALL IN THE MIND
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Prof Raj Persaud explores the limits and potential of the mind, revealing the latest research and bringing together experts and commentators from the worlds of psychiatry, psychology and mental health.
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LISTEN AGAIN Ìý30 min |
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"All in the MindÌýÌýprovides a unique chance to meet the people at the cutting edge of research and developments on all aspects of the mind and brain from around the world. Please join me as we attempt to illuminate the most complex and least understood mechanism we have so far found in the Universe - the mind."
Prof. Raj Persaud
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Living Longer Better
The number of people 75 years old and over will increase by over 60% in the next 20 years. We are living longer. But how can we live longer better?
In this special edition of All in the Mind, Raj Persaud visits theÌý at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne to find out about their latest research and how will it affect the lives of elderly people today and in the future.
Raj Persaud talks to Professor , founder of the Institute, about its history; Gerontologist ProfessorÌý explains the demography of ageing and why there is a need for ageing research;Ìý, a research nurse, discusses the initial findings of the and introduces Raj to some of the 85 year olds who took part; , Professor of Old Age Psychiatry; explains his work on the pathology of depression in older people; and finally Raj Persaud visits theÌý and meets the unit head, Professor , and some of the elderly people whose lives have been turned around by treatment which has helped prevent their dizziness, blackout and falls. |
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Reith Lectures 2003: The Emerging Mind
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