# cortexcast (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover cortexcast. Page: Feed: --- ## [Season 3 Episode 3 | Between Order and Chaos: Exploring the Entropic Brain](https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/season-3-episode-3-between-order-and-chaos-exploring-entropic-brain) _2026-01-26 · CortexCast - A Neuroscience Podcast_ Why do psychedelics, dreams, and mental illnesses feel so different from everyday awareness? We unpack the Entropic Brain Hypothesis and what it tells us about flexibility, rigidity, and the architecture of conscious experience. Consciousness may not be a stable state, but a delicate balance between structure and freedom. In this episode, we explore the Entropic Brain Hypothesis - a framework… [Listen](https://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/dpag/cortexcast/2026-01-26-dpag-cortexcast-s3ep3.mp3) ## [Season 3 Episode 2 | Our Brains, Our Selves: In Conversation with Prof. Masud Husain](https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/season-3-episode-2-our-brains-our-selves-conversation-prof-masud-husain) _2025-11-10 · CortexCast - A Neuroscience Podcast_ If memory fades or motivation disappears, what remains of the self? In this episode, Professor Masud Husain reflects on how neurological disorders illuminate the fragile yet resilient architecture of human identity Our sense of self feels indivisible - until the brain begins to fracture it. In this episode, we are joined by Professor Masud Husain, neurologist and clinical neuroscientist at the… [Listen](https://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/dpag/cortexcast/2025-11-10-dpag-cortexcast-s3ep2-husain.mp3) ## [Season 3 Episode 1 | Through the Looking Glass: How Your Eyes Decode the Light Show](https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/season-3-episode-1-through-looking-glass-how-your-eyes-decode-light-show) _2025-10-09 · CortexCast - A Neuroscience Podcast_ How does the human eye transform waves of light into the vivid, detailed experience we call vision? In this episode of CortexCast, we follow photons on their journey from the moment they strike the retina to the point where visual signals begin to take shape. We explore the cascade of biochemical reactions triggered by molecules such as retinal and rhodopsin, the roles of rod and cone cells in… [Listen](https://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/dpag/cortexcast/2025-10-09-dpag-cortexcast-s3ep1-vision.mp3) ## [Wired for Care: Neural Circuits with Dr. Johannes Kohl](https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/wired-care-neural-circuits-dr-johannes-kohl) _2025-09-09 · CortexCast - A Neuroscience Podcast_ In this episode, Neddy speaks with Dr. Johannes Kohl on the brain circuitry behind instinctive behaviours like parenting and shares insights for early-career researchers navigating the fast-moving world of neuroscience. [Listen](https://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/dpag/cortexcast/2025-09-09-dpag-cortexcast-jonny.mp3)