Have you ever heard someone say, “I can be a little bit OCD”?
On today’s show: the clear difference between ordinary obsession and the disease known as obsessive-compulsive disorder.
And we’ll stay in the cerebral realm for a look at music’s affect on the human brain, and its power to evoke feelings of sadness, serenity, and awe.
Listen to the full show and click Read more for individual segments.
Living With Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- David Adam is the author of, The Man Who Couldn't Stop: OCD and the True Story of a Life Lost in Thought. He spoke with Taylor about the compulsions he struggles with on a daily basis.
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Living With Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Hotwiring Habits
- For decades scientists have used animal models and human technologies like MRI, to learn how habits work in the brain, and how they take control. Now neuroscientist Kyle Smith and his team of researchers are fighting back. Kelly Prime brings us the story.
- You can listen to this story again at PRX.org.
Music, Emotion, and the Brain
- Dr. Robert Zattore is a neuroscientist at the Montreal Neurological Institute at McGill University who studies the ways that music directly affects the brain. He spoke with Virginia last year.
- You can listen to and read about the saddest songs as suggested by our listeners at this link:
Why We love Sad Music, And Other Musical Mysteries Explained (By Brain Science!)
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Music, Emotion, and the Brain
The Music of Noise
- Is it possible to make “music” from “noise”? Is it possible to enjoy it? Randy Wenner reports on an experimental music genre making a comeback of sorts -- and you'll have to judge for yourself whether any of these "songs" will soon be making your playlists.
- You can listen to this story again at PRX.org.
