The human brain is a fascinating organ. It controls everything that happens in your body, from breathing, organ function and movements, to thought, behaviour and emotions. It even helps us create memories. But as important as the brain is, we often know far less about it than perhaps we should.

For example, did you know the brain doesn’t have any pain receptors? This is why surgeons can remove tumours from a patient’s brain without causing them any discomfort. Or maybe you didn’t know that Broca’s area, located in the frontal lobe, is specifically responsible for language production and comprehension?

An anatomy expert shares these and other amazing facts that might help you become better acquainted with your grey matter.

A team of experts has been looking at the global consequences of the Black Death, which might offer us some clues about managing coronavirus. We’ve also learned how China’s history of urban governance has made lockdown possible.

And in the third and final episode of our podcast series “Medicine made for you”, the team looks at whether 3D printing drugs will be able to provide patients with personalised, individualised medicine dosages, and if “social prescribing” is the future of mental health treatment.

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