The brain has always been a fascinating organ amongst medical students and doctors alike, with its intricate mysteries a puzzle to modern Neurologists. This podcast is a small effort to bring back the 'wow' factor- something that pushed us all into the field of neurosciences and psychiatry. The episode talks about a very interesting case of Clive Wearing- The man with a 30 second memory.

About the host- Nishitha Bujala is an international medical graduate from Kamineni institute of medical sciences, Hyderabad, India. She has always been interested in Neurology, a branch of medicine that truly feels like magic. Currently, she is a Neurology residency applicant(2024) in the USA. In addition to content creation, she also enjoys flying and wants to get her pilot license one day.

About the writer- Anagha Prabhune is a neurosurgeon from India who recently  matched into Neurology in Match 2023.
She loves to paint and garden in her free time. She recently also started a YouTube channel and enjoys creating content.


The links for material used in the podcast-

1. Sacks, Oliver (2007, September 17). “The Abyss, Music and Amnesia. The Newyorker. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/09/24/the-abyss

2. Trosper, Jamie (2014, May 29) “Clive Wearing: “The Man with the 30 second memory” Futurism.

3. Practical Psychology (2022, July 8) “Clive Wearing (Amnesia Patient)”.

The brain has always been a fascinating organ amongst medical students and doctors alike, with its intricate mysteries a puzzle to modern Neurologists. This podcast is a small effort to bring back the 'wow' factor- something that pushed us all into the field of neurosciences and psychiatry. The episode talks about an archetypal case in the history of Neurology- the man who mistook his wife for a hat (Prosopagnosia).

About the host- Nishitha Bujala is an international medical graduate from Kamineni institute of medical sciences, Hyderabad, India. She has always been interested in Neurology, a branch of medicine that truly feels like magic. Currently, she is a Neurology residency applicant(2024) in the USA. In addition to content creation, she also enjoys flying and wants to get her pilot license one day.

About the writer- Aishwarya Ganesh is a medical grad from India, a research assistant currently in Oman, and a Neurology applicant for the ‘24 Residency Match. She has always been a little nerdy about the brain, and has a particular interest in behavioural neurology and neuro-psychiatric disorders.

The links for material used in the podcast-

1. Sacks, Oliver (December 1985). The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, and Other Clinical Tales. Summit Books.

2. Arn, Jackson. "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat Part 1, Chapter 1: The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC

The brain has always been a fascinating organ amongst medical students and doctors alike, with its intricate mysteries a puzzle to modern Neurologists. This podcast is a small effort to bring back the 'wow' factor- something that pushed us all into the field of neurosciences and psychiatry. The episode talks about one of the very famous cases that kickstarted and established the field of Neurology.

About the host- Nishitha Bujala is an international medical graduate from Kamineni institute of medical sciences, Hyderabad, India. She has always been interested in Neurology, a branch of medicine that truly feels like magic. Currently, she is a Neurology residency applicant in the USA. In addition to content creation, she also enjoys flying and wants to get her pilot license one day.

The links for material used in the podcast-

1) https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.18020027
2) https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/05/21/528966102/why-brain-scientists-are-still-obsessed-with-the-curious-case-of-phineas-gage

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