EPISODE · May 14, 2026 · 1H 21M
Top neurosurgeon: A man couldn't stop laughing at his brother's funeral. Here's what we found inside his head. Dr. Mazda Turel | Mukul Deora | E24
from The Secret Sauce
Your brain is not just where you think. It is where your memory, sleep, behaviour, movement, judgement, personality and identity are being built every day.In this episode, neurosurgeon Dr. Mazda Turel takes us inside the human brain from awake brain surgery and brain tumour cases to sleep, alcohol, smoking, screen addiction, dopamine detox, AI, neuroplasticity and spine health. He explains what actually happens inside the brain when we sleep less, drink more, sit for too long, outsource thinking to AI, or ignore early neurological symptoms.This conversation also explores the surprising ways brain tumours can change a person’s humour, appetite, smell, emotions and personality and why the brain remains one of the most powerful, fragile and mysterious organs in the body.You’ll learn about:Awake brain surgery and how surgeons protect speech and movementThe 10% brain myth and how much of the brain we really useSleep, the glymphatic system and brain detoxAlcohol, smoking and their effect on brain healthText neck, spine pain and posture damageDopamine detox, screen overstimulation and AI’s effect on thinkingNeuroplasticity, ageing and how to keep the brain activeWatch this episode if you care about brain health, neuroscience, sleep, focus, ageing, and what modern life is quietly doing to your mind.
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Top neurosurgeon: A man couldn't stop laughing at his brother's funeral. Here's what we found inside his head. Dr. Mazda Turel | Mukul Deora | E24
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