Before you’re even born, your parents’ health is already shaping your future wellbeing. Welcome to the world of epigenetics: where environmental factors – stress, diet and infection – leave molecular marks on genes, altering their expression across generations.  

Professor Anthony Hannan from the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health shares how a father’s health can impact offspring development, why our hunter-gatherer brains struggle with modern life and how precision medicine could transform future healthcare.

Before you&rsquo;re even born, your parents&rsquo; health is already shaping your future wellbeing. Welcome to the world of epigenetics: where environmental factors &ndash; stress, diet and infection &ndash; leave molecular marks on genes, altering their expression across generations. &nbsp;
Professor Anthony Hannan from the <a href="https://florey.edu.au/">Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health</a> shares&nbsp;how a father&rsquo;s health can impact offspring development, why our hunter-gatherer brains struggle with modern life and how precision medicine could transform future healthcare.

This is PsychTalks: a podcast that deep dives into groundbreaking research in psychology. Hear psychology and neuroscience experts unpack how our minds work – and discover how these insights can enrich your own life and help others. Made by the University of Melbourne’s School of Psychological Sciences.

 

This is PsychTalks: a podcast that deep dives into groundbreaking research in psychology. Hear psychology and neuroscience experts unpack how our minds work &ndash; and discover how these insights can enrich your own life and help others. Made by the University of Melbourne&rsquo;s School of Psychological Sciences.
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Can your lifestyle choices affect your child’s brain?

Many children are struggling to attend school, but what if we've been getting the story wrong?

In this episode of PsychTalks, Associate Professor Sarah Knight and Natasha Staheli explore how children's distress is often mistaken for misbehaviour and why terms like "school refusal" can fail to capture the reality of many children's actual experiences, especially the role of neurodivergence and impact of masking.

Together, they look at what parents and educators can do to better support children so they feel safe, understood and ready to learn. 

Yellow Ladybugs is a non-government organisation, dedicated to the happiness, success and celebration of autistic girls, women and gender diverse individuals.

Many children are struggling to attend school, but what if we've been getting the story wrong?
In this episode of PsychTalks, Associate Professor Sarah Knight and Natasha Staheli explore how children's distress is often mistaken for misbehaviour and why terms like "school refusal" can fail to capture the reality of many children's actual experiences, especially the role of neurodivergence and impact of masking.
Together, they look at what parents and educators can do to better support children so they feel safe, understood and ready to learn.&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.yellowladybugs.com.au/">Yellow Ladybugs</a> is a non-government organisation, dedicated to the happiness, success and celebration of autistic girls, women and gender diverse individuals.

What are children trying to tell us when they struggle at school?

If you’ve ever looked directly at a motorcyclist while driving – yet completely failed to see them – you’re not alone. The phenomenon is so common, riders refer to it as a “smidsy” (or, “sorry mate, I didn’t see you”.)

Professor Kristen Pammer and Dr Angus McKerral discuss the cognitive demands of driving; explaining how inattentional blindness can render a motorcyclist invisible and exploring the promises and pitfalls of self-driving cars.

If you&rsquo;ve ever looked directly at a motorcyclist while driving &ndash; yet completely failed to see them &ndash; you&rsquo;re not alone. The phenomenon is so common, riders refer to it as a &ldquo;smidsy&rdquo; (or, &ldquo;sorry mate, I didn&rsquo;t see you&rdquo;.)
<a href="https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/1111883-kristen-pammer">Professor Kristen Pammer</a> and <a href="https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/1125064-angus-mckerral">Dr Angus McKerral</a> discuss the cognitive demands of driving; explaining how inattentional blindness can render a motorcyclist invisible and exploring the promises and pitfalls of self-driving cars.

Why do so many drivers say "sorry mate, I didn't see you"?

‘Cycle syncing’ has exploded online, promoting the idea that women can optimise their wellbeing by planning everything from workouts to work commitments around their menstrual cycles. But what does the science actually say?

Dr Lindsie Arthur cuts through the pop psychology hype and discusses the current research around hormones, behaviour and performance.

&lsquo;Cycle syncing&rsquo; has exploded online, promoting the idea that women can optimise their wellbeing by planning everything from workouts to work commitments around their menstrual cycles. But what does the science actually say?
<a href="https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/868270-lindsie-arthur">Dr Lindsie Arthur</a> cuts through the pop psychology hype and discusses the current research around hormones, behaviour and performance.

Can your lifestyle choices affect your child’s brain?

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