{"id":4062,"date":"2026-09-27T09:23:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T23:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/invictusheastg.wpenginepowered.com\/brain-pops-podcast\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:12:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T06:12:38","slug":"brain-pops-podcast","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/invictushealth.com.au\/hi\/brain-pops-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Brain Pops Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; 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1fr}#ihlp-brainpops#ihlp-brainpops .host img{max-width:320px}}@media (max-width:640px){#ihlp-brainpops#ihlp-brainpops h1{font-size:40px}#ihlp-brainpops#ihlp-brainpops h2{font-size:30px}#ihlp-brainpops#ihlp-brainpops section{padding:60px 0}#ihlp-brainpops#ihlp-brainpops .secs,#ihlp-brainpops#ihlp-brainpops .flow{grid-template-columns:1fr}#ihlp-brainpops#ihlp-brainpops .stats{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}<\/style>\n<div id=\"ihlp-brainpops\" class=\"ihlp\">\n<section class=\"hero\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"grid\">\n<div><span class=\"kicker\">Podcast<\/span><\/p>\n<h1>Brain Pops<\/h1>\n<div class=\"tagline\">Short, joyful, nerdy episodes about how your brain works.<\/div>\n<pee class=\"lead\">Each episode takes one brilliant brain story, from a brand-new study to a science legend, and has a lot of fun with it in about seven minutes. Hosted by clinical neuropsychologist Dr Judy Tang OAM.<\/pee>\n<div class=\"btns\"><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/033iGr18SCXSu6STPLvJBl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen on Spotify<\/a><a class=\"btn-outline\" href=\"#episodes\">Browse episodes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"player\"><iframe title=\"Brain Pops on Spotify\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/033iGr18SCXSu6STPLvJBl\" loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"stats\">\n<div class=\"stat\">\n<div class=\"v\">~7<\/div>\n<div class=\"k\">minutes an episode<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\">\n<div class=\"v\">1<\/div>\n<div class=\"k\">big brain idea per episode<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\">\n<div class=\"v\">9<\/div>\n<div class=\"k\">themes in Season 1<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\">\n<div class=\"v\">Free<\/div>\n<div class=\"k\">on Spotify<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"center\">\n<h2>How each episode works<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<pee class=\"sub\">Every episode follows the same happy shape, so you know what you are in for.<\/pee>\n<div class=\"flow\">\n<div class=\"step\"><span class=\"n\">Step 1<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>The hook<\/h3>\n<pee>A &ldquo;did you know?&rdquo; moment that gets you curious.<\/pee><\/div>\n<div class=\"step\"><span class=\"n\">Step 2<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>The story<\/h3>\n<pee>The people, the study and the surprising result, told in plain English.<\/pee><\/div>\n<div class=\"step\"><span class=\"n\">Step 3<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>The nerd bit<\/h3>\n<pee>The science explained with a fun, everyday comparison.<\/pee><\/div>\n<div class=\"step\"><span class=\"n\">Step 4<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>The twist<\/h3>\n<pee>There is nearly always a second surprise hiding in the research.<\/pee><\/div>\n<div class=\"step\"><span class=\"n\">Step 5<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>I wonder&hellip;<\/h3>\n<pee>Curious questions about what it could mean for all of us.<\/pee><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"cream\" id=\"episodes\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"center\">\n<h2>101 brain stories in Season 1<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<pee class=\"sub\">Brain Pops has had a glow-up. Season 1 is 101 fun, nerdy episodes in 9 themes, from brain legends to the future of brain science. Every episode is checked against the original research. Episodes 1 to 30 are out now on Spotify, and the rest are on their way. Here are the first three episodes in each theme.<\/pee>\n<div class=\"secs\">\n<div class=\"sec\">\n<div class=\"sec-top\">\n<h3>Where it all starts, plus brain legends<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"count\">11 episodes<\/span><\/div>\n<pee class=\"rng\">Episodes 1 to 11 &middot; all out now<\/pee>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"ep-live\"><span class=\"ep\">1<\/span><a class=\"ep-a\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/0w1cssUiCf7L1otZKQMFlk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Listen to episode 1, Your Dog Has A Picture In Its Head, on Spotify (opens in a new tab)\"><strong>Your Dog Has A Picture In Its Head<\/strong><em>Say &#39;ball&#39; and your dog&#39;s brain pictures the ball, and scientists caught it on EEG<\/em><span class=\"ep-go\">Listen on Spotify<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ep-live\"><span class=\"ep\">2<\/span><a class=\"ep-a\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/0cpQw8RjCQHsToTP25oC8p\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Listen to episode 2, Why I Love Oliver Sacks, on Spotify (opens in a new tab)\"><strong>Why I Love Oliver Sacks<\/strong><em>The motorbiking, weightlifting, face-blind neurologist who wrote brains like love stories<\/em><span class=\"ep-go\">Listen on Spotify<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ep-live\"><span class=\"ep\">3<\/span><a class=\"ep-a\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/5ndUJieiTVwfoBUgsbqTLy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Listen to episode 3, Phineas Gage and the Iron Rod, on Spotify (opens in a new tab)\"><strong>Phineas Gage and the Iron Rod<\/strong><em>A railway worker, a flying iron bar, and the comeback story the textbooks forgot<\/em><span class=\"ep-go\">Listen on Spotify<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<pee class=\"more\">Plus 8 more in this section<\/pee><\/div>\n<div class=\"sec\">\n<div class=\"sec-top\">\n<h3>Brain myths, busted<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"count\">10 episodes<\/span><\/div>\n<pee class=\"rng\">Episodes 12 to 21 &middot; all out now<\/pee>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"ep-live\"><span class=\"ep\">12<\/span><a class=\"ep-a\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/7dPboKV2YgCamUd9kp27ge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Listen to episode 12, Are You Left Brained Or Right Brained, on Spotify (opens in a new tab)\"><strong>Are You Left Brained Or Right Brained<\/strong><em>The two-housemate brain, and why nobody lives on just one side<\/em><span class=\"ep-go\">Listen on Spotify<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ep-live\"><span class=\"ep\">13<\/span><a class=\"ep-a\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/5LPjOjUf77wSluI2YvdpVA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Listen to episode 13, Sorry Lucy You Use It All, on Spotify (opens in a new tab)\"><strong>Sorry Lucy You Use It All<\/strong><em>The ten per cent myth, and the sneaky grain of truth hiding inside it<\/em><span class=\"ep-go\">Listen on Spotify<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ep-live\"><span class=\"ep\">14<\/span><a class=\"ep-a\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/6aPDHgSBFvNm3HOjJZcAJ5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Listen to episode 14, Mozart Blur And The Baby Genius Myth, on Spotify (opens in a new tab)\"><strong>Mozart Blur And The Baby Genius Myth<\/strong><em>How ten minutes of piano became a lullaby law<\/em><span class=\"ep-go\">Listen on Spotify<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<pee class=\"more\">Plus 7 more in this section<\/pee><\/div>\n<div class=\"sec\">\n<div class=\"sec-top\">\n<h3>Your wonderfully weird senses<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"count\">20 episodes<\/span><\/div>\n<pee class=\"rng\">Episodes 22 to 41 &middot; 22 to 30 out now<\/pee>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"ep-live\"><span class=\"ep\">22<\/span><a class=\"ep-a\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/2H2xSPyNr8YqYe20GxF40O\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Listen to episode 22, Face Blindness Is Way More Common Than You Think, on Spotify (opens in a new tab)\"><strong>Face Blindness Is Way More Common Than You Think<\/strong><em>Some brains just don&#39;t do faces, and they&#39;ve become incredible detectives instead<\/em><span class=\"ep-go\">Listen on Spotify<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ep-live\"><span class=\"ep\">23<\/span><a class=\"ep-a\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/7aY9UdjDV3HLrNmnqCQKjK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Listen to episode 23, The People Who Can't Picture an Apple, on Spotify (opens in a new tab)\"><strong>The People Who Can&#39;t Picture an Apple<\/strong><em>Close your eyes and imagine an apple&#8230; what did you actually see?<\/em><span class=\"ep-go\">Listen on Spotify<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ep-live\"><span class=\"ep\">24<\/span><a class=\"ep-a\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/5j3BpVNNi0MpluDnHoNMm7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Listen to episode 24, The Man Who Can Taste the London Underground, on Spotify (opens in a new tab)\"><strong>The Man Who Can Taste the London Underground<\/strong><em>Coloured letters, tasty words, and a very suspicious set of fridge magnets<\/em><span class=\"ep-go\">Listen on Spotify<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<pee class=\"more\">Plus 17 more in this section<\/pee><\/div>\n<div class=\"sec\">\n<div class=\"sec-top\">\n<h3>Memory is a trickster<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"count\">10 episodes<\/span><\/div>\n<pee class=\"rng\">Episodes 42 to 51 &middot; coming soon<\/pee>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"ep\">42<\/span><span><strong>Where Did All The Baby Memories Go<\/strong><em>Babies save memories from about their first birthday, so why can&#39;t we find them later?<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"ep\">43<\/span><span><strong>Inside The Memory Palace<\/strong><em>An ancient Greek party trick that can more than double your memory in forty days<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"ep\">44<\/span><span><strong>Lost In The Mall<\/strong><em>How one word, or one fake family story, can plant a memory that never happened<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<pee class=\"more\">Plus 7 more in this section<\/pee><\/div>\n<div class=\"sec\">\n<div class=\"sec-top\">\n<h3>Sleep, dreams and body glitches<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"count\">10 episodes<\/span><\/div>\n<pee class=\"rng\">Episodes 52 to 61 &middot; coming soon<\/pee>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"ep\">52<\/span><span><strong>Your Brain&#39;s Night-Time Wash Cycle<\/strong><em>While you snooze, your brain pops on a load of washing<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"ep\">53<\/span><span><strong>Waving From Inside A Dream<\/strong><em>Lucid dreamers who send messages out of their dreams, with their eyes<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"ep\">54<\/span><span><strong>Sleep Paralysis And The Horse In The Curtains<\/strong><em>Why your brain sometimes wakes up before your body does<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<pee class=\"more\">Plus 7 more in this section<\/pee><\/div>\n<div class=\"sec\">\n<div class=\"sec-top\">\n<h3>Brain, body and feelings<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"count\">10 episodes<\/span><\/div>\n<pee class=\"rng\">Episodes 62 to 71 &middot; coming soon<\/pee>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"ep\">62<\/span><span><strong>Why Songs Give You Goosebumps<\/strong><em>The science of music chills, and why your brain starts celebrating before the drop<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"ep\">63<\/span><span><strong>Meet Your Second Brain<\/strong><em>Hundreds of millions of neurons in your gut, and the germ-free mice that taught us about them<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"ep\">64<\/span><span><strong>The Wandering Nerve And The Dreaming Scientist<\/strong><em>Frog hearts, a 3am lab dash, and the nerve that mostly listens<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<pee class=\"more\">Plus 7 more in this section<\/pee><\/div>\n<div class=\"sec\">\n<div class=\"sec-top\">\n<h3>Animal brains<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"count\">10 episodes<\/span><\/div>\n<pee class=\"rng\">Episodes 72 to 81 &middot; coming soon<\/pee>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"ep\">72<\/span><span><strong>Does An Octopus Have Nine Brains<\/strong><em>Two thirds of its neurons live in its arms, and it still knows which arms are its own<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"ep\">73<\/span><span><strong>Crows Hold Grudges<\/strong><em>One caveman mask, seven crows, and a grudge that lasted seventeen years<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"ep\">74<\/span><span><strong>Bees Understand Zero<\/strong><em>A Melbourne study found honeybees put nothing below one<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<pee class=\"more\">Plus 7 more in this section<\/pee><\/div>\n<div class=\"sec\">\n<div class=\"sec-top\">\n<h3>Brains across a lifetime<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"count\">10 episodes<\/span><\/div>\n<pee class=\"rng\">Episodes 82 to 91 &middot; coming soon<\/pee>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"ep\">82<\/span><span><strong>The Teenage Brain Is Under Renovation<\/strong><em>Why mates in the room turn a teen brain&#39;s reward system up to eleven<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"ep\">83<\/span><span><strong>Baby Brains Build Faster Than Anything<\/strong><em>A million connections a second, and eight-month-old statisticians<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"ep\">84<\/span><span><strong>London Cabbies and Their Big Hippocampus<\/strong><em>Twenty-five thousand streets, one very buff seahorse<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<pee class=\"more\">Plus 7 more in this section<\/pee><\/div>\n<div class=\"sec\">\n<div class=\"sec-top\">\n<h3>Unusual brains and the future<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"count\">10 episodes<\/span><\/div>\n<pee class=\"rng\">Episodes 92 to 101 &middot; coming soon<\/pee>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"ep\">92<\/span><span><strong>Waking Up With A Brand New Accent<\/strong><em>When a small brain change rewrites the melody of your voice<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"ep\">93<\/span><span><strong>When Someone You Love Seems Like An Impostor<\/strong><em>Right face, missing glow: the fascinating science of Capgras<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"ep\">94<\/span><span><strong>The Hand With A Mind Of Its Own<\/strong><em>Alien hand syndrome, Dr Strangelove, and the brain&#39;s approval desk<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<pee class=\"more\">Plus 7 more in this section<\/pee><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"host\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/invictushealth.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/judy-tang-corporate.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Judy Tang OAM, clinical neuropsychologist and host of Brain Pops\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"kicker\">Your host<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Dr Judy Tang OAM<\/h2>\n<pee class=\"lead\">Clinical neuropsychologist and founder of Invictus Health.<\/pee><pee>Judy works every day with people whose memory, attention and thinking have changed through injury, illness, neurodivergence or stress. 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