Careers Unusual : Neuromodulation Researcher

Dr Lim Lee Wei

18-Mar-16 13:45

Careers Unusual : Neuromodulation Researcher

Continuing our Science Series this month, Dr Lim Lee Wei, a Neuromodulation Researcher speaks to us about the use of deep brain stimulation to treat dementia - a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes such as memory disorders, depressions and impaired reasoning.

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Tags: neuromodulation, deep brain stimulation

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11:00 AM

Best of Enterprise

(REPEAT) On this episode of Tech Talk, we speak with Sharma Lachu, Founder and CEO of Accendo Technologies, about whether AI has truly solved coding, how teams can maximise productivity with AI tools, and what the future looks like for developers and engineers in an AI-driven world.

12:00 PM

Popcorn Culture

(REPEAT) We review Hamnet and ask what’s a movie or series that always makes you cry?

1:00 PM

Cruise Control

(REPEAT) Daniel got his hands on another hybrid car, this time in the form of the Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS. He shares his thoughts on this supercar on the show.

2:00 PM

Matt-Splained

(REPEAT) There’s a new sheriff in town. Can Roshan Kanesan bring the outlaw Matt Armitage to heel?

3:00 PM

Earth Matters

(REPEAT) In one month, Orang Asli communities faced evictions, arrests and logging without consent. Are reform promises failing? Koong Hui Yein, a Programme Manager at RimbaWatch, explains what is at stake.

4:00 PM

Bar None

(REPEAT) Mandy Cebelle Chen joins us on the show to share her journey in the world of the wushu.

5:00 PM

BBC World Service

Ella Al-Shamahi talks to two women in Pakistan and America who use numbers to help others understand and take control of their pregnancies - by unpacking the data.

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